Punanai
Punani
புனானை දොඹාපෙ | |
|---|---|
Batticaloa Highway from Punanai | |
Punani | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Batticaloa |
| DS Division | Koralai Pattu West |
Punanai (Tamil: புனானை, romanized: Puṉāṉai; Sinhala: දොඹාපෙ, romanized: Dom̆bāpe; sometimes spelled Punani) is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, 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.