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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:ancestry
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gptkb:South_Indian_Tamils
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gptkbp:citizenship
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1980s
statelessness until 20th century
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:culturalOrganizations
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gptkb:Upcountry_Arts_Foundation
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gptkbp:culture
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distinct from Sri Lankan Tamils
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gptkbp:danceType
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gptkb:Kummi
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gptkbp:demographics
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majority in Nuwara Eliya District
significant in Badulla District
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gptkbp:diaspora
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:discrimination
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social and economic marginalization
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gptkbp:education
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limited access in estates
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gptkbp:festival
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gptkb:Deepavali
gptkb:Thai_Pongal
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Indian_and_Pakistani_Residents_(Citizenship)_Act,_1949
gptkb:Indo-Sri_Lanka_Agreement,_1987
gptkb:Sirima-Shastri_Pact
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Up-country Tamils
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamil_dialect
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gptkbp:mediaType
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gptkb:Tamil_newspapers
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gptkbp:migratedDuring
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British colonial period
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gptkbp:musicBy
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folk
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman
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gptkbp:occupation
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estate laborers
tea plantation workers
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Ceylon_Workers'_Congress
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 1.6 million
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gptkbp:region
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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:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
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gptkbp:settlementType
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plantation estates
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gptkbp:traditionalDress
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gptkb:silk
veshti
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gptkbp:traditionalFood
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gptkb:dessert
sambar
idli
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Indian_Tamils
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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