Punanai (; ; sometimes spelled Punani) is a small
hamlet
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in
Sri Lanka
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, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon", by
Christopher Ondaatje
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.
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References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060714024958/http://www.manrecap.com/leopard.html
Villages in Batticaloa District
Koralaipattu West DS Division
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