Kavishka 
Birthday
July 28, 2008
Age
Age: 16
Gender
Boy
Kavishka is 16 years old and lives in Sri Lanka.
I live with my mother and father in the Daduru oya area. The primary language where I live is Sinhala. My father is sometimes employed as a day labourer. At home, the chores and duties I'm responsible for are buying and selling at the market, cleaning and washing clothes. I like cricket and soccer and/or football. My favourite activities at the centre are learning about God, listening to Bible stories, playing sports and playing games. I am in the equivalent of grade 9. My favourite subject is Math.
Sri Lanka is an island nation lying just south of India in the Indian Ocean. The land is mostly made up of low-lying, fertile plains, except for a mountainous region in the south. Because of its tropical location, Sri Lanka experiences an extremely rainy climate, with monsoons in the northeast from December to March and monsoons in the southwest from June to October. Its rich forests are home to hundreds of species of birds, as well as the Sri Lankan leopard and Sri Lankan elephant.
Most Sri Lankans belong to the Sinhalese people, although there is a substantial Tamil minority, along with other smaller groups. Sinhala is the official language, along with Tamil. Although English is used in the government, only 10 per cent of the population speaks English. Buddhism is the dominant religion, practised by 70 per cent of Sri Lankans, while a small minority practise Islam, Hinduism and Christianity. Located close to the major shipping routes in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has long been famous for its exports of cinnamon, tea, rubber and fabulous gemstones. Today, more than half of Sri Lanka's exports consist of textiles and garments. Many Sri Lankans also work abroad, especially in the Middle East, and send home remittances.
Through the centuries, many waves of migration and conquest have swept through Sri Lanka from countries such as India, China, Malaya, Portugal, the Netherlands and Great Britain. Sri Lanka celebrated its independence in 1948. Originally known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka became its official name in 1972. Beginning in 1983, the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority fought an ethnic war that lasted for more than two decades. Repeated efforts to broker and maintain a peace agreement between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were ultimately unsuccessful, and the conflict continued until May of 2009, when the government defeated the LTTE, finally bringing resolution to the longstanding conflict. Although peace has returned to the island, many challenges still remain as the country struggles with high foreign debt and economic instability.
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