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Caste in modern Ceylon; the Sinhalese system in transition.

By Ryan, Bryce F.,. New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 1953 . ix, 371 p.

Amavathura

By Wickramasinghe , K.D.P. Colombo M.D. Gunasena & Co. Ltd 1953 . 174 p ., , This Edition Contains Six chapters of Amavatura, With a Complete English Translation. Amavatura, is one of the best Sinhalese prose classics written in the twelfth century A.D. Gurulugomi, the author of the book, has made a successful attempt at elucidating some intricate problems of the doctorine and at narrating several incidents in the life of the Buddha, in a purely sinhalese style.

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Ceylon under the British Occupation 1795-1833

By Silva, DE R. Colvin. New Delhi Navarang 1953 . xi, 341 p ., ( V - 1) , This book is an attempt to present a reasonably detailed and accurate account of the early period of British rule in Ceylon. 8170131405

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