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Page 193
... Sinhalese attacked the Tamils with considerable loss of life and destruction of property . I thought that after that kind of bloody disturbance there might be restrictions on travel in some areas , and I did not want to go to Ceylon ...
... Sinhalese attacked the Tamils with considerable loss of life and destruction of property . I thought that after that kind of bloody disturbance there might be restrictions on travel in some areas , and I did not want to go to Ceylon ...
Page 199
... Sinhalese and a Sinhalese company is making a film of it . The book is still read in the island and has won me the reputation among many Sinhalese and Tamils of not only loving the country and sympathizing with the people , but also of ...
... Sinhalese and a Sinhalese company is making a film of it . The book is still read in the island and has won me the reputation among many Sinhalese and Tamils of not only loving the country and sympathizing with the people , but also of ...
Page 204
... Sinhalese life still goes on beneath the modern surface . There were many bad things in those old days , but there were also some good things . At any rate it is to the Sinhalese way of life and the Sinhalese people who lived it that I ...
... Sinhalese life still goes on beneath the modern surface . There were many bad things in those old days , but there were also some good things . At any rate it is to the Sinhalese way of life and the Sinhalese people who lived it that I ...
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