M. Asoka T. De Silva’s “Glorious Historical Antecedents of a Cultured Civilisation” is a mosaic of colourful events, episodes and impressions of ancient Sri Lanka which the author has retraced from ...

THERE is something suitably humbling about arriving at Anuradhapura - the first Sinhalese capital, founded 2500 years ago - on a bicycle at the end of a long, hot ride through Sri Lanka's central ...

In recent years, the internet has been alight with speculation that a chart-like carving in Anuradhapura is a stargate: an ancient gateway through which humans can enter the Universe. Sri Lanka's ...

Aathe Athitheye Sita 1948 Dakwa Sangshipthe Sri Lankeye Ithihasaye (A Concise History of Sri Lanka from Ancient Times to 1948) ... corresponding roughly to today’s Anuradhapura District. They were: ...

Sri Lanka’s dry zone has more than 14,000 small ancient village tanks with many still in good shape, supporting 246,000 hectares (608,000 acres) of paddy cultivation, about 39% of the total ...

Strategically important for both Pakistan and India, Sri Lanka has always been extended friendly diplomacy through the preservation of Buddhist relics. Published in Dawn, May 1st, 2018 World ...