The Fourth World and Sri Lanka: world Indigenous Communities and Vanniyaletto of Sri Lanka is a fulfilling of a long felt and much awaited need of students and common readers who glean and seek facts and information of world indigenous peoples and vanniyaletto (veddas) of Sri Lanka. The light thrown on the subject by the editor is indeed immense and commendable. By reading this report, one can understand the point of view of each and every country regarding the indigenous communities living in their respective countries.