However, it is unmistakably clear that many of the Lankan patronymics and surnames have European roots. The Ceylon Burgher Community is the finest exponent of this European Onomatology in Sri Lanka, ...

Like the country, she was full of potential but failed to obtain a position. Never mind, certainly. She went, people all around the world saw her and she conquered hearts and goodwill. Very many in ...

“Sri Lanka has a history, a history which cannot be forgotten and erased,” he said. “If we fail to preserve our culture than everything and everyone will be the same.” Search for identity ...

"When people ask if you're from Sri Lanka, you kind of identify as Sinhalese, Tamil, or you're a Burgher, which was a much smaller minority," Mr Boon said. Burghers are historically a mix of ...

On the East coast of Sri Lanka in the city of Batticaloa the Burgher community have preserved the music dancing and language of the Portuguese settlers of the 16th century.