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

Book Review  by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Soon after I finished Ameena Hussein’s book about Ibn Battuta’s pilgrimage, I opened ...

Guarded by female warriors, this forgotten Ramayana site holds powerful divine energy and remains a must-visit for ...

Was Sita held captive by Ravana in Sitavaka? Was the name Sitavaka coined after this fact? And did Ravana rule Sri Lanka five ...

Culture & Society 'Ravana’s Lanka: The Landscape Of A Lost Kingdom' Review: An Intriguing Mix Of The Myth And The Real With 'Ravana’s Lanka,' Sunela Jayewardene transforms the mythical past of ...

Excerpted with permission from Ravana’s Lanka: The Landscape of a Lost Kingdom, Sunela Jayewardene, Penguin India. We welcome your comments at [email protected] . sri lanka ...

Ravana, Jayewardene writes, belonged to the Mayuranga dynasty of the Yakas, ... Ravana's Lanka: The Landscape Of A Lost Kingdom. Author: Sunela Jayewardene. Publisher: Penguin Vintage. Pages: 336.

In one story, Ravana’s maternal grandfather, Sumali, fears the destruction of his kingdom. So, he leaves his daughter, Kaikeshi, in the care of Vaisrava Rishi.