Courtesy Wikimedia Ceylon was strategically important as it had a command and control of the Indian Ocean and was a “mere stepping stone” to India. Shortly after the Pearl Harbour attack, the East ...

furnishas the finest pearls as well as mo-ther-ot-pearl: it is found round the coasts of Ceylon, near Ormus, in the Persian Gulf, at Cape Comorin, and in some of the Australian seas. The dealers ...

Considering the shape of the island, it is often referred to as 'India's tear drop' and 'Pearl of the Indian Ocean'. Even after Independence in 1948, the country continued to be called Ceylon for over ...