What Happened In Sri Lanka.

What Happened In Sri Lanka.

The father of Sinhalese, Vijaya was chased away by his father from his kingdom, Kaling, presently known as Andra Pradesh in order for lack of discipline. He roamed here and there and finally arrived in Sri Lanka in A.D. 543. He saw Kuweni, a Yakka woman and enticed by her and married her but after a short while he chased away her and married a Pandiya princess, and his 700 followers as well. When he arrived in Sri Lanka the indigenous people were Yakkas and Nagas, high in civilization who’re called as Dravidians. At that time Buddhism wasn’t here in Sri Lanka. Buddhism was spread later by the monk reverent lady Sangamiththa. How Sri Lanka got its name is an interesting story. In Sanskrit cinnamon was called Sinhale and the people of this country were called Sinhalese. In Tamil it’s called Lavangam so the country got its name Lanka.

In Dravidian history there were four kingdoms or territories, viz, Kurinji, Mullai, Marutham and Neithal. They had flags of fish, tiger and the like. Dravidians history is rather interesting. Ponniah, Selliah, Vadivelu of Thanjai poet laureate introduced Bharatham reforming the former form Sathir. But the indigenous people were interested in Yaksha gaanam rather than sathir or Bharatha Natyam. It’s considered as people hunted in Kurinji, graced cattle in Mullai, made agriculture in Marutham and dealt in trade in Neithal. Thus it’s considered as an evolution.

Federalism is highly suitable for countries where more than one race lives. Already federalism is highly successful in countries like U.S.A, Australia, Switzerland, South  Africa. Sinhalese themselves requested for a federalism when the British made the country under single reign.(in 1920 when the British tried to unite all other territories with Kandiyan kingdom they feared the uniqueness of Kandiyan kingdom will be  lost). Now when the Tamils seek for a solution like federalism if it’s wrong means it’s a pointless and meaningless argument. Tamils never sought for violence all at once. First they fought non violently. The hunger strikes which were totally non violent  led by Amirthalingam and father Selva was carried out very successfully with a vast support of general public. But unfortunately this was suppressed by terrible, horrible violence. Poojya Sri Sri Ravishankar once visiting Sri Lanka emotionally told it’s not clear what these rulers have in their brain.(I'm not a follower of him.) If such a religious person is losing his temper means it’s thought provoking.

Howsoever Sri Lanka should bloom as  a country where there are zero conflicts.

Om Sri Sai Ram!!!