tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11692430.post111411326140388566..comments2023-04-25T00:03:54.795-07:00Comments on Chandare: Pet theory No.2 .US and Sri Lanka .Two Countries built on immigrationChandarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17234654844903205724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11692430.post-1115228800522632352005-05-04T10:46:00.000-07:002005-05-04T10:46:00.000-07:00What is a city in Sri Lankan context?Colombo is a ...What is a city in Sri Lankan context?<BR/>Colombo is a city.It is probably the only one.Could even be called downtown Sri Lanka !All the others are population centers.Big Villages .You are right ,I should have caled it a town.My bad.<BR/>I have been to Kalmunai but not to Kattankudu.Chandarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234654844903205724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11692430.post-1115191927521032582005-05-04T00:32:00.000-07:002005-05-04T00:32:00.000-07:00Kattankudy a city? Have you ever seen it? It might...Kattankudy a city? Have you ever seen it? It might have the highest popolation density but it is most certainly not a city. And if you had ever been to the east coast youi would not be calling Kalmunai or the other small towns on the east coast cities.Morquendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485106528366831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11692430.post-1114720799294837772005-04-28T13:39:00.000-07:002005-04-28T13:39:00.000-07:00I also forgot sizeable Muslim populations in Matal...I also forgot sizeable Muslim populations in Matale and Kegalle .Aren't all those areas "Urban" or Cities in Sri Lankan sense?Chandarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234654844903205724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11692430.post-1114694691502002782005-04-28T06:24:00.000-07:002005-04-28T06:24:00.000-07:00I don't have the statistic to prove it.You must be...I don't have the statistic to prove it.You must be thinking about the eastern muslim who are mainly farmers.<BR/>If you take Muslim population centers from Puttlam to Hambantota you can see that they are concentrated in coastal Urban Centers.Then of course, they had to flee jaffna which was a city.Then you have another concentration in Harispaththuwa close to Kandy and also I think in Balangoda Chandarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234654844903205724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11692430.post-1114670461130601822005-04-27T23:41:00.000-07:002005-04-27T23:41:00.000-07:00Sri Lanka Muslims live 'in Urban areas mainly'? Wh...Sri Lanka Muslims live 'in Urban areas mainly'? Where on earth did you get that idea? That is statistically wrong.Morquendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485106528366831656noreply@blogger.com