H.W. Tambiah — The Laws and Customs of the Tamils of Jaffna (1954, revised editions)

H.W. Tambiah · Tamil Cultural Society of Ceylon / later editions

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Standing scholarly reference on Thesawalamai. Cited by Sri Lankan courts.

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