Inuvil ( ta, இணுவில், translit=Iṇuvil; si, ඉනුවිල්, translit=Inuvil) is a village in Northern

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. It is situated along the KKS main road,

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district. The area is mainly populated by people who speak the

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(''see

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'').

People

The town and the surrounding area has traditionally been populated by farmers. However, many have educated their children to be professionals. There are several people who have started their own business as well. The majority of the people are Tamils. First revolutionary group (EROS)

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formed by Eliyathamby Ratnasabapathy is from Inuvil. Many residents have immigrated to western countries. The Inuvil diaspora is present in

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, Switzerland,

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, Australia,

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and Sweden.

Education

Inuvil Central College Inuvil Hindu College There are few Computer Education centers, too. Inuvil Public Library IT Center (Nenasala)

Diaspora Organizations

Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam - Canada

Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam - Canada is a non-profit

organization created by the Inuvil diaspora living in Toronto started in the year 2000 to bring together all diaspora and their children for reunification in

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. Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam creates academic level

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competitions, art shows,

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shows based on the

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and summer Barbecues yearly to bring gatherings of Tamil diaspora from Inuvil living in the province of

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. The organization creates charities to help with the war-torn development in

for orphanages, resettlement and community development in Sri Lanka and Canada. Inuvil Thiruvoor Onrium keeps in touch with organizations like the National Council of Canadian Tamils and

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to keep networked connections for its resources in charity and development projects in Sri Lanka. Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam plays an active role in the

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community living in the Greater Toronto Area,

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, Mississauga,

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and

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Culture

Most of them are Hindus Around 98–99% and follow Tamil Culture. There are many professional drummers who came from this village including famous Thadshanamoorthy. There is also a "Gurukulam" where most of the Hindu priests are educated here.

Famous Hindu temples(இந்து கோயில்கள்)

In the village of Inuvil there are many temples. There are few huge historical Tamil kingdom era's temples. These are still being well maintained by the people. The large temples in Inuvil are: *Inuvai Pararajasekara pillaiyaar kovil(இணுவை பரராஜசேகரப்பிள்ளையார் கோவில்), *Inuvai Kanthaswamy kovil (இணுவை கந்தசாமி கோவில்) *Inuvai Sivakami amman kovil(இணுவை சிவகாமி அம்மன் கோவில்) *Inuvai Karaikal sivan kovil (இணுவை காரைக்கால் சிவன் கோவில்) *Inuvil Segarajasekarap Pilliar Kovil *Inuvil Manchathdy Murugan Kovil

Transport

* Inuvil Railway Station

Notable people

Srikanthalakshmi Arulanandam Srikanthalakshmi Arulanandam, in Tamil: சிறீகாந்தலட்சுமி அருளானந்தம் (1961 – December 25, 2019) was a Sri Lankan librarian and writer, who was an advocate for feminism, media literacy and Ee ...

References

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