Abstract:
Sri Lanka was captured and ruled successfully by the Europeans namely
Portuguese, Dutch and British rulers in the past. Historical experts say that the
British rule in Sri Lanka was between A. C 1800- 1900 Years. The British
captured the Kandyan Kingdom in 1815 and brought the whole island of Sri Lanka
under the one umbrella of British Empire. The whole Sri Lanka was under one
kingdom of British in the 19th and the early part of 20th centuries. This was further
endorsed by famous Tamil poet F.X.C Nadarasa in his book called “The history of
‘Tamil books in Sri Lanka”. The British rule started in the 19th centuries and lasted
till the mid of 20th centuries. During this period there were many changes that took
place in the society’s social, and cultural aspect, with the vast availability of
printing machines, and educational opportunities which transformed people as
Christians. Further under –age marriage, inter social marriage, caste among
societies were some other issues which polluted the Human Society. To rectify and
upgrade the already polluted conduct of this society and with the emergence of
Literature Novels , Irrattai mani malai, sathagam, oonchal, puranas and some new
Literature that came into existence in due course. This Literature illustrate
misconduct of the society. In this back drop, this research categorizes traditional
literatures which emerged during the period of colonial rule, and the role those
Literatures played to transform the social reforms.
