08-18-2004, 09:06 AM
Sandeep, Thanks for the link.
Amarnath, I infer that even before the advent of Buddhism, there were immigrants from North India in Sri Lanka. The buddhist immigrants mixed a lot with the locals. I have spoken to a few Sinhalese, who say that they have a lot in common with North Indian languages and they trace their roots to Indian. Again whatever i post is from my personal interactions with certain people in the know and not through proper reading.
Amarnath, I infer that even before the advent of Buddhism, there were immigrants from North India in Sri Lanka. The buddhist immigrants mixed a lot with the locals. I have spoken to a few Sinhalese, who say that they have a lot in common with North Indian languages and they trace their roots to Indian. Again whatever i post is from my personal interactions with certain people in the know and not through proper reading.