SL and its relations with India - Part II:
Sri Lanka as a home for all its communities
The ruthless methods they used included the
deployment of child soldiers and suicide bombers. They killed a
Prime Minister of India, a President of Sri Lanka, a Tamil Foreign
Minister of Sri Lanka and many more Tamil political leaders as well
as Sinhalese and Muslims.
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Socio-economic scene
Kastanes, collectables and costumes
In Sri Lanka, the modern handicrafts market has
concerned itself mainly with items of traditional provenance, curios
such as devil masks, ebony elephants and Dumbara mats. There is also
a thriving, if borderline illegal, trade in historical artefacts.
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Northern railway on track once again
It is known that in the past people were able to
travel by train to Thalaimannar and proceed to Danushkodi in India
by boat by purchasing a ticket of Rs. 360. During that period, a
majority of those who travelled in this manner were Sinhalese and
Muslims.
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