Tamils

James Nachtwey

TIME Magazine

The Tamils, who are mainly Hindu, claim that over the past 38 years since the country, then known as Ceylon, won independence from Great Britain, their 2 million peipls have been discriminated against by the island's 11.8 million majority of predominantly Buddhist Sinhalese.

James Nachtwey, "Tamils," in POYi Archive, Item #15045, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/15045 (accessed June 9, 2025).