A Historical Review of Four Articles on Thileepan’s Fast Unto Death — September 1987 Published: 13 September — Two Days Before the Commencement of the Fast About D.B.S. Jeyaraj — The Writer and His Work D.B.S. Jeyaraj is one of the most prolific and widely read writers on Sri Lankan Tamil affairs and the history
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The Epics of the Ocean: The History of Valvettithurai Harbour For centuries, the coastal town of Valvettithurai (VVT)—perched uniquely on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula—has shared an inseparable bond with the open ocean. Known colloquially as Valvai, its geographic positioning facing the Bay of Bengal transformed it from a simple coastal settlement into
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GLOUCESTER., Massachusetts USA. August 1, 1938. We have folk stories and mythologies. And then, we have a history most people have either forgotten or are not aware of. This is a real- life story about one of the last sailing vessels built in Valvettithurai, making a long journey to the Atlantic Coast of United States.
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Political history of the Kingdom of Kotte (c. A.D. 1400-1521) This thesis is offered as a contribution to the study of the medieval history of Ceylon® In this study an attempt is made to examine the historical developments mainly political in the principal kingdom of Ceylon in the fifteenth century and in the early part
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For centuries, Valvettithurai has been closely connected to the sea. The harbour played an important role in trade, fishing, travel, and cultural exchange. The story of Valvettithurai is inseparable from the story of its people and their relationship with the ocean. This section of the portal will gradually preserve photographs, documents, personal memories, and historical
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