Located at the southern tip of India, it’s a tropical island like Singapore.
On 22 May 1072, Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka which means ‘beautiful island’ in Sinhala.
To have a better understanding of the conflict in Sri Lanka, you need to know more about its people. The 2 main groups of people in this conflict are the Sinhalese and the Tamils.
- Sinhalese: majority in Sri Lanka, speak Sinhala
- Tamils: minority in Sri Lanka, speak Tamil, can be subdivided into 2 groups (look at figure below)
This chapter is indeed very exciting and it's one of my favorite! Lots of photos and videos can be found to make this chapter come alive. SO, have fun learning this chapter! =)
To start, watch this video to get an overview of the Sri Lankan conflict.
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