For thousands of years, the golden kingdom of Lanka described in the Ramayana has captured people’s imaginations. It was said ...

This dealt a crippling blow to Sri Lanka’s ancient hydraulic civilization. The Sinhalese were, under Vijayabahu I, able to expel the Cholas from the Island in 1070, and under Parakramabahu the Great, ...

Aathe Athitheye Sita 1948 Dakwa Sangshipthe Sri Lankeye Ithihasaye (A Concise History of Sri Lanka from Ancient Times to 1948) Author – Indrakeerthi Siriweera A Sarasavi publication Reviewed by Lynn ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake officially opened the Wax Museum this morning (17) at the historic Ehelepola Walawwa in ...

The Kotte Kingdom which lasted for almost two centuries was Sri Lanka’s first ancient kingdom to face Western colonisers. According to resources from the E.W. Perera Museum in Kotte, out of 28 ...

Few places on earth match Sri Lanka for the pervasive sense of an ancient culture. The island’s rock monuments are central testaments to this culture and crucial to feeling its power, and they ...

Sri Lanka's first ancient technology museum will be declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena in Polonnaruwa tomorrow (Jul 3). The museum built at a cost of Rs 900 million is expected to create ...

The myth of a Tamil homeland collapses under scrutiny of historical records, colonial chronicles, and demographic facts. The ...

If you're in Kandy it's easy to feel a little underwhelmed by the "ancient cities" of Sri Lanka. It's pleasant enough, set around a lovely lake and with an interesting and important temple that ...