By Maneshka Borham and Rukmal Gamage | Sunday Observer

By Maneshka Borham and Rukmal Gamage

Ahikuntika culture is fast disappearing
The community is fighting a losing battle in preserving...
Tambuttegama: These days the future of his community and its traditions rests heavily on the mind of 60-year-old Engethennage Podi Mahattaya. After the demise of his uncle, the former headman, Muttu Sami Appu, Podi Mahattaya took over as the village headman in Kudagama, Tambuttegama, a small hamlet of nomadic people locally known as the Ahikuntika community. Podi...
28 June, 2020
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