Until 1972 it was Ceylon
The Tamils, 
primarily... [DOC] [TLE] WSU SLSA | Sri Lanka [PAR] Known until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the 
northwest across the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait, and the Maldives to the... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka : History | The Commonwealth [PAR] A land bridge connected India and Sri Lanka until around 5000 BCE, allowing