Only one cereal grain is mentioned in the national anthem for the country known as “India’s teardrop”. How is this food related to the name of a Malaysian fort built by Captain Sir Francis Light?

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CORN and CORNWALLIS India's teardrop is Sri Lanka (a place I've been to 6 times and very nice it is indeed) Their national anthem starts ... Mother Lanka - we salute Thee! Plenteous in prosperity, Thou, Beauteous in grace and love, Laden with corn and luscious fruit http://www.nationalanthems.info/lk'.htm The star-shaped Fort Cornwallis stands at the place where Francis Light and crew landed on August 11th, 1786 to "take possession" of the island of Penang. http://www.malaysiasite.nl/cornwalliseng.htm Jul 09 08, 7:45 AM

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Fort Cornwallis is an old star-shaped fort located on the northeastern coast of Penang, Malaysia. It is named after the late 18th century Governor-General of Bengal, India. Fort Cornwallis was built by Captain Sir Francis Light after taking possession of the island from the Sultan of Kedah in 1786. It was originally built with a nibong (Malay: palm trunk) stockade with no permanent structures, covering an area of 417.6 square feet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Cornwallis Jul 09 08, 5:05 PM