Newton Gunasinghe, a pioneering Sri Lankan sociologist and Marxist scholar ... passed down through generations in vernacular languages such as Sinhala and Tamil. These traditions include village ...

This is the third generation living in refugee camps, attached to the culture here, with nowhere else to go.” Many Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have started to seek Indian citizenship. Kanmani is ...

Sri Lankan expatriates in Romania celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, with more than 2000 members of the community ...

People perform traditional dances in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, April 14, 2025. Sri Lanka celebrated the traditional Sinhala and Tamil new year, which falls on April 14 this year. (Photo: Xinhua) ...

In Sri Lanka, the festival takes on unique characteristics, blending age-old Tamil traditions with local nuances. Here's a comprehensive glossary to explore the cultural and culinary aspects of ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his Sinhala and Tamil New Year message, calls upon all Sri Lankans to come together ...

In a joyful and colourful display of culture and unity, the Sri Lankan community in Mombasa celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil ...

Ranjini reminisces with a mix of nostalgia and regret about her years fighting in Sri Lanka's civil war as a former company commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), popularly known as ...

People play a traditional game to celebrate the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 8, 2025. Sri Lanka's Sinhala and Tamil New Year falls on April 14 this year ...

Tamil Nadu CM urges PM Modi to review Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement for Katchatheevu retrieval and fishing rights protection.

The Sri Lankan community in Mombasa celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with great enthusiasm, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds in a spirit of togetherness and tradition.