There is an ancient community in Sri Lanka called the Colombo Chetties which also traces its ancestry to sethis in the Benares and Coorg areas The late President J R Jayawardena too belonged to this clan so are the Lamkarna Dynasty which ruled Sri Lankan for 350 years. a more detailed account could be had from the Google serch under The Colombo Chetties written by me.  More info in this regard will be greatly appreciated, also could someone tell me if these clans are connected. ?  Shirley Pulle Tissera  The above comment was placed in the main article by 203.81.109.121, I have moved it here.  