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  • Who are the Veddahs of Sri Lanka?
    Admin Oct 04, 2022

    Who are the Veddahs of Sri Lanka?

    We’ve heard of the aborigines of Australia, the Mayas in Guatemala, the Lakota in the USA and the Maori of New Zealand; what about the Veddahs of Sri Lanka? The Veddahs are also known as ‘Vanniyalaththo’ or forest dwellers, the term ‘Veddah’ itself comes from the Sanskrit...

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