Inuvil


Inuvil is a village in Northern Sri Lanka. It is situated along the KKS main road, Jaffna district. The area is mainly populated by people who speak the Tamil.

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 Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students formed by Eliyathamby Ratnasabapathy is from Inuvil.
Lots of the people have immigrated to western countries. There are many people from Inuvil diaspora living in Canada, England France, Germany, Switzerland, United States, Australia, Norway and Sweden.

Education

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

Diaspora Organizations

Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam - Canada

Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam - Canada is a non-profit Tamil 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 Toronto. Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam creates academic level Tamil language competitions, art shows, Bharata Natyam shows based on the Tamil culture and summer Barbecues yearly to bring gatherings of Tamil diaspora from Inuvil living in the province of Ontario. The organization creates charities to help with the war-torn development in Sri Lanka 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 Canadian Tamil Congress to keep networked connections for its resources in charity and development projects in Sri Lanka. Inuvil Thiruvoor Ontriam plays an active role in the Tamil Canadians community living in the Greater Toronto Area, Brampton, Mississauga, Pickering, Ontario and Ajax, Ontario.

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 lot of temples every where. 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: