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Rodi or Rodiya (lit., filth) are an untouchable social group or caste amongst the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. [1] Their status was very similar to all the Untouchable castes of India with segregated communities, ritualised begging, economically weakest section of the society.
The Lambakarna dynasty (Sinhala: ලම්භකර්ණ වංශය) (alternatively spelt as Lambakanna) was a powerful clan that ruled Sri Lanka. Many Sri Lankan kings, beginning with King Vasabha, and up until the formation of Kingdom of Kandy, belonged to this clan or related clans.
A few years after the arrival of Mahinda, Bhikkhuni Sanghamitta, who is also believed to be the daughter of Emperor Ashoka came to Sri Lanka. She started the first nun's order in Sri Lanka, but this order of nuns died out in Sri Lanka in the 11th century. Many women have been ordained in Sri Lanka since 1996. [158]
The leftist Sinhalese Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna drew worldwide attention when it launched an insurrection against the Bandaranayake government in April 1971. Although the insurgents were young, poorly armed, and inadequately trained, they succeeded in seizing and holding major areas in Southern and Central provinces before they were defeated by the security forces.
Burger King is crowdsourcing its next million-dollar idea. On Feb. 5, the fast-food chain announced the Million Dollar Whopper Contest, which asks fans to submit the ingredients in their ideal ...
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Palihapitiya was born on 3 September 1976 in Sri Lanka. [5] His family has origins in Galle. [6] His father was posted to the High Commission of Sri Lanka, Ottawa and moved his family to Canada when Chamath was five years old.