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We were here before the arrival of Vijaya-Nadira Gunatilleke Source:Daily News The Fa Hien Caves, where humans had lived more than 45,000 years ago. Individuals and groups make various statements to support their claims to land, but very few can provide real proof of their arguments. They have no historical evidence to prove their right to a land. We are talking about the indigenous people of Sri Lanka, the real owners of this land and the real identity of the Sinhalese who have been living in Sri Lanka long before Vijaya arrived from India. Therefore, it is amusing to note how some politicians from a certain part of Sri Lanka describe certain names and places as a heritage of their ethnicity and culture. Several different indigenous clans lived in Sri Lanka during the pre-Vijaya era (before 505 BCE). These clans are mentioned in the great epics, the Mahabaratha, Mahavamsa, Manimekalai, ...