The
Traditional
Homeland
of
The
Tamils
By A. R. Arudpragasam
First Printed and published 1996 by Kanal Publications
P.O. Box 57, Sri Jayawardenapura
Kotte, Sri Lanka
ISBN: 955-9424-00-9
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For your convenience we include the text:
Chapter One THE DISTURBED IDEA OF UNITARY STATE OF SRI LANKA
Chapter Two HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF SRI LANKA
Chapter Three THE PORTUGUESE AND THE TAMIL HOMELAND
Chapter Four THE TAMIL HOMELAND DURING THE KANDYAN DUTCH PERIOD
Chapter Five THE TAMIL HOMELAND DURING THE BRITISH PERIOD
Chapter Six THE HOMELAND DURING INDEPENDENCE AND AFTER
Chapter Seven THE MERGED PROVINCE AS TAMIL HOMELAND...
Chapter Eight THE TAMIL HOMELAND WITHIN A UNITED SRI LANKA
Chapter Nine THE IMPEDIMENTS TO PEACEFUL TRANSITION
Chapter Ten THE DEVOLUTION DEBATE AND TAMIL HOMELAND
Appendix I The Proclamation of the Unitary State of Ceylon. 1833
Appendix II Bell's Memorandum on the Boundaries of Tamankaduwa. 1903
Appendix III Territorial and Administrative Boundaries. R. L. Brohier
Appendix IV Alphabetical list of the Villages in the North East Province