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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ethnic_group
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Indian_Tamils_of_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:citizenship
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statelessness until mid-20th century
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gptkbp:citizenshipResolution
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Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement (1987)
Sirima-Shastri Pact (1964)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:culturalPractice
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traditional Indian cuisine
Tamil language education
Hindu temple worship
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gptkbp:diaspora
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:India
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:festival
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gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Deepavali
gptkb:Thai_Pongal
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gptkbp:hasSubgroup
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gptkb:Indian_Christians
gptkb:Indian_Buddhists
gptkb:Indian_Moors
Malaiyaha Tamils
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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statelessness after independence
granting of citizenship in 2003
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sri Lankan Indians
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gptkbp:languageFamily
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gptkb:Dravidian_languages
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gptkbp:mainLanguage
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gptkb:Tamil
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gptkbp:migratory
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19th and 20th centuries
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Arumugam_Thondaman
gptkb:Mano_Ganesan
gptkb:Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman
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gptkbp:occupation
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plantation workers
tea estate laborers
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gptkbp:origin
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descendants of Indian Tamils brought by British colonialists
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Ceylon_Workers'_Congress
gptkb:Up-Country_People's_Front
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 1.6 million (2022 estimate)
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gptkbp:regionOfOrigin
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gptkb:Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Sabaragamuwa_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Uva_Province,_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup
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gptkb:Indian_Tamils
gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkb:Moors
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:traditionalDance
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gptkb:Bharatanatyam
gptkb:Kavadi
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gptkbp:traditionalDress
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gptkb:silk
veshti
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gptkbp:traditionalMusic
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gptkb:Carnatic_music
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gptkbp:traditionalSport
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gptkb:cricket
kabaddi
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_diaspora
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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