What Happened To The Veddas, Sri Lanka’s Indigenous People? – OpEd

Princeton University Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Gananath Obeyesekere, explains

The Veddas, the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka, were once numerous and lived throughout the island. But they have almost disappeared now, being less than 0.13% of the population according to the last census taken in 2011. Presently, they...