Tag: Dambana

  • Sri Lanka’s Last Indigenous People

    Sri Lanka’s Last Indigenous People

    By Zinara Rathnayake The Veddas were traditionally forest dwellers, who foraged, hunted and lived in close-knit groups in caves in the dense jungles of Sri Lanka. But most people haven’t heard of them. “This is our cave,” said the man. He was tall with curly, shoulder-length hair and his lower lip was caked red with…

  • Tissahamy Vows to Preserve Identity of His People

    Tissahamy Vows to Preserve Identity of His People

    Interview with Wanniyalaetto Chief Tissahamy Colombo: The Sunday Times, Sunday, May 24, 1992By Ravindra Wickremasinghe Vedda chief Tissahamy, whose community is embroiled in a major controversy over their traditional homelands and the ill-effects of development, in an interview with The Sunday Times this week went to the core of the crisis. Following are extracts from the…