Sri Lanka plans to remove all remaining references to its British colonial name Ceylon from state institutions. Ceylon gained independence in 1948 and changed its name to Sri Lanka when it became ...

Sri Lanka's president has revoked a nearly 200-year-old British colonial order, clearing the names of 19 citizens who were branded as traitors for rebelling against British rule.

The National Trust – Sri Lanka Monthly Lecture Series No- 129 October 29, 2020 By Prof. Gamini Keerawella I am extremely thankful to Mr. Kanag-Isvaran, Chairman, the National Trust- Sri Lanka, for ...

In Sri Lanka, colonialism had transformed if not transmogrified precapitalist social relations without fundamentally challenging them: hence the government’s decision to retain rather than overhaul ...

British involvement. Former colonial master Britain is a perfect example. Against domestic opposition, ... Sri Lanka’s civil war was much more an ethnic than religious conflict, ...

The stunning country of Sri Lanka has recovered from colonial rule and civil war to become a proudly independent nation with ...

Unlike many global powers that take pride in their modern accomplishments, Sri Lanka stands unique in its possession of a ...

Sri Lanka lost era recalled by British graves. Published. 21 September 2011. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Image caption, ... to hold out against the colonial power.

The colonial mentality of our past colonial masters is still alive as evident in the British soldiers' behaviour in Basra. Whether it is the present day Iraq or the 19th century Sri Lanka, the ...