Sri Lanka

From the Quicksilver Metaweb.

This is a page for Sri Lanka.

**A Good Candidate
For Enoch Root

Would Be Arthur C. Clarke**

The island and nation of Sri Lanka had many names, including Serendip. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known in ancient times as Lanka, Lankadweepa meaning "Resplendent Land" in Sanskrit, Taprobane and Serendib (derived from the Sanskrit name Sinhala-dweepa) and selan, the island was formerly known as Ceylon in colonial times, a name still used on occasion. It has the current name Sri Lanka. Life on the island has been marred by nearly two decades of ethnic conflict, mainly between the national government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (pronounced "L-T-T") insurgency; in early 2002 there was agreement on a ceasefire.

Arthur C. Clarke has lived here since 1956.

Related entries

• Stephenson:Neal:The_Confusion:Queena-Kootah was the original location of the text of this entry.
• Serendipity has its etymological origin tied into Sri Lanka

External links

• Wikipedia: Sri Lanka was the basis of this entry.
• Wikipedia: Arthur C. Clarke