Mendis' book, An Invisible History of Early Sri Lanka, covers the history of Sri Lanka from the time of King Panduka Abhaya in the mid-fourth century BCE to the death of King Kashyapa in the fifth ...

Travels in a Paradoxical Island," Razeen Sally skillfully blends the narrative styles of George Orwell and Bill Aitken.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has officially declared opened the Wax Museum at the historic Ehelepola Walawwa in Kandy ...

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

By Malaka Rodrigo Kataragama, SRI LANKA — For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, following a sacred route to a ...

Sri Lanka’s ancient customs and natural beauty come together here, with temples, shrines and palaces reflected in the glassy surface of the lake, hugged by hills as green as any you’ll ever see.

- Chapter XXXVI The Thirteen Kings, Mahavamsa (Wilhelm Geiger, 1912) The discovery of archaeological evidence for this nunnery also provided evidence for the existence of a large Buddhist nunnery in ...

Dog is man’s best friend! It is a statement that has been with us human beings for ages.The aphorism is on everybody’s lips.

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

In 2022, Frieze—which operates art fairs in London, New York City, and Los Angeles—introduced its first Asian iteration in Seoul: an indication of South Korea’s robust appetite for contemporary art.