Complex sentence: He arrived at the northern seaport town of Talaimannar of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), by crossing the sea, and made his way to Colombo in 1938, with just 25 Rupees in his hand, and the clothes he was wearing.
Split into simpler sentences: He arrived at the northern seaport town of Talaimannar of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), by crossing the sea. He then made his way to Colombo in 1938, with just 25 Rupees in his hand, and the clothes he was wearing.