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Tamil Brāhmi Inscriptions from Vedukkunarimalai | Prof.S.Pathmanathan
Article by | Prof.S.Pathmanathan | Emeritus in History, University of Peradeniya In 1970, Senarat Paranavitana published the texts and translations of 54 Brāhmi inscriptions, which had been discovered at four sites: Periyapuliyankulam (35), Orupotana (12), Mahakatchadkodi (04) and Vedukkunarimalai (03). All these localities are in the southern part of the Vavuniya District. These inscriptions are in a hybrid Prākrit that…
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Kadhaliyar Samalankulam: Destroyed for Stone Quarrying
Story | North East Narrative Picture | T.Ravikaran Kadhaliyar Samalankulam is a village located in the Oddusuddan Divisional Secretariat Division of the Mullaitivu District. This village is historically connected to the legacy of Kulasekaram Vairamuthu Pandara Vanniyan, who fought against the British colonial forces from the Vanni region and attained heroic martyrdom. Kadhaliyar Samalankulam is well known for its agricultural…
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