Sri Lankan Tamils in India

Sri Lankan Tamils in India
Total population
Hundreds of Thousands
Regions with significant populations
Tamil Nadu~123,000[1]
Kerala[2]~7000[3]
Pondicherry~500[4]
Karnataka~35,000[3]
Languages
Tamil, Sinhala, English
Religion
Hindu (Saivite), Roman Catholic and Protestant Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Sri Lankan, Indian Tamils, Dravidian

Sri Lankan Tamils in India mainly refer to Tamil people of Sri Lankan origin in India and non-resident Sri Lankan Tamil. They are partly who migrated to India and their descendants and mostly refugees from Sri Lanka because of the concluded Sri Lankan Civil War. In general socio economically they are living below poverty line, except few people who settled in India during early times, rich businessmen, and professionals. In Tamil Nadu they are also known as Ceylon Tamils or Jaffna Tamils.

  1. ^ "Travails of Sri Lankan Refugees". Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Rediff on the NeT: Kerala is new sanctuary for fleeing Lankan Tamils". www.rediff.com.
  3. ^ a b "'Ceylonkaran' -- a tale of Sri Lankans in India". sundaytimes.lk.
  4. ^ "Conditions in Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps".