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2. Sri Lanka Matha - Wikipedia

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   "Sri Lanka Thaaye", the Tamil version of the Sri Lankan national anthem, is an exact translation of "Sri Lanka Matha", the Sinhala version, and has the same music. [27] Although it has existed since independence in 1948 it was generally only sung in the north and east of the country where the Tamil language predominates. [27]

3. Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi - Wikipedia

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   Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (lit. ' Sri Lanka Tamil State Party '; Tamil: இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி, Sinhala: ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි; ITAK) is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country.

4. Ananda Samarakoon - Wikipedia

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   1938–1962. Musical artist. Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon (13 January 1911 – 2 April 1962) known as Ananda Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) composer and musician. He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Namo Namo Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Sinhala ...

5. Music of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   Sri Lankan country music. The art, music and dances of Sri Lanka were derived from ritualistic responses to natural phenomenon. Sri Lanka's earliest folk music was later influenced by the influx of Buddhist traditions. These songs were performed by commoners, and not merely recited by the priestly castes. [3]

6. M. Nallathambi - Wikipedia

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   M. Nallathambi. Muruggapillai Nallathambi was a Sri Lankan Tamil poet, scholar and teacher. He was born on 13 September 1899 and died on 8 May 1951. He is popular for translating the Sri Lankan national anthem into Tamil which is an official language of the country along with Sinhalese. Translation was officially accepted from 1950 and is still ...

7. National symbols of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   The colourful bird is endemic to Sri Lanka and commonly found in national parks, jungle and dense scrub. It is an endemic bird of Sri Lanka. [17] [18] National butterfly Sri Lankan birdwing (Troides darsius) Sri Lankan birdwing is endemic to Sri Lanka and was declared as the national butterfly with a connection to the butterfly conservation ...

8. Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism - Wikipedia

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   Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism is the conviction of the Sri Lankan Tamil people, a minority ethnic group in the South Asian island country of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), that they have the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community. This idea has not always existed. Sri Lankan Tamil national awareness began ...

9. Nihal Samarasinghe - Wikipedia

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   Nihal Samarasinghe. Nihal Samarasinghe, ( Sinhala: නිහල් සමරසිංහ; 1937 – 11 July 2017), popularly known as Sam The Man was a famous Sri Lankan saxophonist and singer, who was considered an icon of the Sri Lanka English music scene. [1] He played the Saxophone for Leonard Franke’s band “The Manhattans" (Sri Lankan ...