So wrong place them, Post Independance is after 1900I was referring to the history of post Independence India.
So wrong place them, Post Independance is after 1900I was referring to the history of post Independence India.
Why not? The island of Sri Lanka is a natural extension of the Indian subcontinent, and Sinhalese are an indo aryan people. If politics had played out differently, Sinhalese could well fall under the banner of Indian "Peoples", no different than the Bengalis, Punjabis, Assamese, and countless others.I don't think Sinhalese people could be called an Indian ethnicity any more than Afghans are Iranians.
You are dismissing the fact that Sinhalese hate India with a passion. Sinhalese identify India with chola invasions to this date. And it is a sore point since Chola invasions caused massive destruction to Buddhism in the country. Important thing about Sinhalese and Buddhism are, they are one and the same. Monks hold so much power over the local sentiments, and they control history. Every Sri Lankan source available is written by them. So I don’t see Sinhalese willingly join India in a federation in any PoD bar full on invasion. And that is plausible but not realistic. Too costly for so little gain.Why not? The island of Sri Lanka is a natural extension of the Indian subcontinent, and Sinhalese are an indo aryan people. If politics had played out differently, Sinhalese could well fall under the banner of Indian "Peoples", no different than the Bengalis, Punjabis, Assamese, and countless others.
That can be applicable to every part of India which has been invaded by other parts of India, if they are treated as one colony by British Raj, their independence struggle would integrate and become oneYou are dismissing the fact that Sinhalese hate India with a passion. Sinhalese identify India with chola invasions to this date. And it is a sore point since Chola invasions caused massive destruction to Buddhism in the country. Important thing about Sinhalese and Buddhism are, they are one and the same. Monks hold so much power over the local sentiments, and they control history. Every Sri Lankan source available is written by them. So I don’t see Sinhalese willingly join India in a federation in any PoD bar full on invasion. And that is plausible but not realistic. Too costly for so little gain.
another major race you have to take in to account is Sri Lankan Tamils. They are one people only for the most ignorant. The divide between the northern tamil, Colombo Tamil and ‘estate Tamil’ (those who were brought by british to work in plantations) are very clear to anyone who lived there. In this case, Northern Tamils will never be willing to be absorbed in to Tamil Nadu. Estate Tamils won’t care. Colombo Tamils may be willing but they are the smallest group.
These are my observations. Then there is the next minority group, Sri Lankan muslims. They are the smallest group discussed here but hold a lot of influence. They might not be willing to become an even smaller minority in a state of Sri Lanka of a union of India.
The only reason Sri Lanka isnt part of India is because it wasnt part of the British Raj. If the British attached it to the raj it would probably have become indian.You are dismissing the fact that Sinhalese hate India with a passion. Sinhalese identify India with chola invasions to this date. And it is a sore point since Chola invasions caused massive destruction to Buddhism in the country. Important thing about Sinhalese and Buddhism are, they are one and the same. Monks hold so much power over the local sentiments, and they control history. Every Sri Lankan source available is written by them. So I don’t see Sinhalese willingly join India in a federation in any PoD bar full on invasion. And that is plausible but not realistic. Too costly for so little gain.
I didn’t imply that India would do anything to the Buddhist. It is the Sri Lankan Buddhists who I’ll have an issue. Keeping in mind a lot of Sri Lankan despised being free from Britain in the first place, I don’t see what use joining back willingly with 1930s- 1940s India would bring Sri Lanka.The only reason Sri Lanka isnt part of India is because it wasnt part of the British Raj. If the British attached it to the raj it would probably have become indian.
Plus, there are Buddhist majority areas of India that do fine.
I'm not saying itll be good or bad for Sri Lanka compared to otl. I'm just saying if it was adminsitratively added to the Raj it would most likely become part of an independent India as well.I didn’t imply that India would do anything to the Buddhist. It is the Sri Lankan Buddhists who I’ll have an issue. Keeping in mind a lot of Sri Lankan despised being free from Britain in the first place, I don’t see what use joining back willingly with 1930s- 1940s India would bring Sri Lanka.
If it was part of India before british took over, then maybe. But you are forgetting the fact why Kandy kingdom surrendered to the British in the first place.I'm not saying itll be good or bad for Sri Lanka compared to otl. I'm just saying if it was adminsitratively added to the Raj it would most likely become part of an independent India as well.
Don’t get me wrong. Sri Lanka will gain a lot by joining India. A merger between india and Sri Lanka even today, will be a win for Sri Lanka. And it will be good for Buddhism as well. However, that is if those in power socially and politically, had any sense , which is sorely lacking since Sri Lankan history was written down. They will always attempt to hold on to power using their selectively written history and the basic ignorance of your average local.@Vidura1707 @HistoricalArthropod
There is possiblity of Sri Lanka being part of India, and that being it joined with British Raj and ruled alongside other Indian regions like Bengal, Punjab etc and Buddhist Sites in India become much more developed due Sri Lankan Buddhists and as such there is much less reason for them to leave due to being Pintegrated Culturally, Economically and Politically
And like said before, is Sri Lanka become a part of British Raj, it becomes part of Independent India
That is true, but again as I said before, that could be said for literally every Indian regionDon’t get me wrong. Sri Lanka will gain a lot by joining India. A merger between india and Sri Lanka even today, will be a win for Sri Lanka. And it will be good for Buddhism as well. However, that is if those in power socially and politically, had any sense , which is sorely lacking since Sri Lankan history was written down. They will always attempt to hold on to power using their selectively written history and the basic ignorance of your average local.