“The Complex Human Geography of Sri Lanka” by Lost in Context

The first video in the series introduces the island of Sri Lanka, the people that live there and where they come from, with a particular focus on the Sinhalese and the Tamils. It also explores part of Colombo.
 
Sources:
-A History of Sri Lanka, K. M. de Silva -Elephant Complex; Travels in Sri Lanka, John Gimlette
-The Cage: The Fight for Sri Lanka and the Last Days of the Tamil Tigers, Gordon Weiss
-The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History, Sanjeev Sanyal
-This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War, Samanth Subramanian
  • Various news sources, especially The Economist
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:20 Geography
02:30 Ethnicity
03:33 Veddas
04:40 Sinhalese
05:12 Tamils
08:31 Indian Tamils
09:45 Caste
11:50 Sinhalese-Tamil Relations
13:30 Moors/Muslims
15:15 Summary
15:56 Colombo