Randika Jayakody Archives

eLanka Newsletter – 05th September 2021 – 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “NIKITA” – By Des Kelly ABBA Voyage – LIVE (and the two latest songs!) Happy Father’s Day – by Gehan Gunasekera Watch ODI Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern reveals details of NZ terror attack at supermarket Apostolic Cleansing Power (Plague Duster) by Lakshman Navaratne Radio Eastern’s Talent Search Competition Brisbane 4EB Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – September 2021 Live From Emmet’s Place Vol. 67 – Samara Joy – by Patrick Ranasinghe Should we ‘Dare to Dream’? By Dr Remy Perumal Sri Lanka Police celebrates its 155th Police Day THE PAST and the PRESENT – WHAT A CONTRAST !!! – Wijeyananda Dahanayake – by Sukumar Shan Sinhala old hits – Gangawai Maha Muhudai and Mama Taxi ...

The First Census of Sri Lanka-by Randika Jayakody and Jerome Perera Source:Brisbane 4EB Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – August 2021 The first scientific census of Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, was conducted in March 1871. The census identified a total population of 2.4 million spread across the islands of Sri Lanka. The census of 1871 demonstrates the staggering diversity present on the islands of Sri Lanka and is a reminder of the mixed origins of the current population. Individuals from at least 79 distinct races (as stated on the census) lived on the island at the time, and included communities from Portugal, Netherlands, England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland amongst others. Communities such as the Bengali, Brahmin, Carnatic, Chetty, Maratha and Pattan (Afghan) from greater Hindustan were also present. Moors, Turks, Parsees and Jewish individuals arrived from the Middle East, whilst the Malays and Javans arrived from the Indonesian ...