Category ‘The Maldives’ 
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United Suvadheeb Republic
While the British developed Gan as a base for Royal Air Force, the people of the three southern most atolls revolted against the government of Mr Nasir. They formed a separate government and declared the ‘United Suvadheeb Republic’ in 1959.
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The Constitution and Maldives
A written constitution did not exist in Maldives till 1932 and the customs and traditions along with Islamic Shariah formed the Law. The sultans usually consulted a group of advisors or bodun who included his ministers and the Fandiyaaru or Chief Justice. The Islamic scholars usually exercised much influence in the government affairs but quite [...]
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Colonial powers and the Maldives
The abundance of cowry shells, coir rope and ambergris in Maldives attracted Portuguese interest in the country during the 16th century. Consequently the Portuguese launched attacks against Maldives. Their attempts were in vain until a better equipped and organised fleet attacked the capital Malé. In 1558 they seized control of the country, after defeating Ali [...]
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Maldives Culture
The Maldivian culture is rich with flavours from most of the seafarers who set foot on its soil. Traditional dances and music may not be an everyday event but there are occasions where traditional music and dances are performed. Though traditional dresses are not used by present day generation there are many types of traditional [...]
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Maldives Histroy
The origin of the first settlers of the Maldives still remains a mystery. The historians date early settlers back to 5th century BC with the Aryan immigrants coming from the neighbouring countries India and Sri Lanka. The Maldivian language is said to be Indo-Aryan with influences from Sinhalese, Tamil, Sanskrit, Persian, Urdhu and Arabic. It [...]
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Geography
The sea covers 99% of the Maldives and inside its blue depths lies the mysteries and riddles related to the formation of the Maldives. The islands are formed around a ring shaped coral reef encircling a lagoon. This reef structure, typical of Maldives, is called an atoll. In fact, the English word ‘atoll’ itself is [...]
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The Maldives
The Maldives is a nation of coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean. Geographically, it is located between 72o 32′ 30″ E 73o 45′ 54″ E and 7o 06′ 30″ N to 0o 41′ 48″ S, which puts her just north of the Equator and southwest of the Indian peninsular. The Maldivian archipelago consists of [...]
