The oldest Ramayana manuscripts do not mention China. But the oldest Mahabharata manuscripts do. China became familiar with India first indirectly via Central Asian tribes around 200 BC and then ...

Hidden away in Sri Lanka’s misty hill country, in Uva Province lies Demodera Estate, which is one of the island’s oldest and ...

Strong winds, with speeds of about 50 to 60 kilometres per hour (kmph), are expected at times over the Western, Sabaragamuwa, ...

When the government of Sri Lanka published the  National Red List of threatened plants in 2020, my eyebrows shot up. We’ve ...

Lord Shiva, the cosmic destroyer and transformer in Hindu mythology, holds a place of deep reverence in the hearts of millions. While his presence is most prominent in India, the spiritual reach of ...

It was so lovely to witness the concluding of the Pada Yathra (trek) pilgrimage for 2025 on July the fourth sans major issues ...

What is its connection to Thesawalamai law — and did this law exist before these so-called Malabars arrived in Sri Lanka? Why ...

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote to his Sri Lankan counterpart, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, informing him that the ...

This guide equips journalists with the tools and resources to report on conflicts over land and its resources, such as water ...

A Mountain for Every Continent. A Flag for Every Summit. He dreamed big. He climbed higher. Now, he returns home a legend.

For successive Sri Lankan Governments and the people of Sri Lanka, the subject of Katchatheevu has long been viewed as ...

Days after Indian comic Kapil Sharma opened his café in Canada’s Surrey, it has come under attack. It was targeted by ...