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Subject: Re: 1001 questions
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----- Original Message -----
From: Vanessa Jones
To: Bala Pillai
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 5:09 PM
Subject: 1001 questions
> Dear Bala
>
> I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you with my contribution to
> the 1001 questions about Tamils. This is mainly because I wanted to have
a
> substantial amount of questions for you before sending them off, but now I
> think I should send them as they occur to me, otherwise we won't be in
touch
> for some time. Please find below ten questions, which have come to mind
as
> I've been thinking about and tracing my roots.
>
> Many of my questions will seem to you quite stupid, I'm sure. However, I
> know so little about Tamils/Hindus etc, even though it's part of my
> heritage. Thanks to you, though, I am now in touch with Gnanam Nadarajah,
> my
> grandfather's cousin. She has given me so much information about my
family,
> and I really feel connected in a way I never have before.
>
> I have also sent off for that book you mentioned: Guns Germs & Steel...
> etc. and very much look forward to reading it.
>
> Here are my first 10 questions:
>
> 1. Where do Tamils come from?
> 2. Who started the Hindu religion?
> 3. How old is the Hindu religion?
> 4. What is the difference between being a Tamil and being a Hindu?
> 5. Why were the Tamils less materially rich than the Sinhalese?
> 6. How long have Tamils been in Sri Lanka?
> 7. How/why did they go to Sri Lanka?
> 8. Were the Sinhalese already there?
> 9. Why doesn't the Hindu religion have a book, as per the Bible or Koran?
> 10. How did the system of naming children (i.e. father's name followed by
> given name) come into existence?
>
> Hope all's well with you in sunny Sydney
>
> Anpudan
>
> Vanessa
>
>
>
>
>
