Hence, the Tamil people found no reason to reject or protest against the national anthem. Once the meaning of the Sinhala words was known, no Tamil found it objectionable.

Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of Sri Lanka’s main cultural holidays, is a celebration governed by astrology.

Questionnaires for the next census on heavy vehicles entering Colombo city, to be conducted by the police, will be printed both in Sinhala and Tamil, DIG Traffic, Amarasiri Senarathne said. This ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year or Avurudu as it is known in Sinhala, is an important national holiday for both the Sinhala Buddhists and the Tamil Hindu communities of Sri Lanka. It is a holiday ...

Prime Minister and Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Minister Dr.Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament that the Government has planned to make it compulsory to teach Sinhala as the ...

Divers ring in Sinhala and Tamil New Year beneath the waves In a groundbreaking celebration, the Malima Diving Club of the Sri Lanka Navy Malima Hospitality Services (MHS), in collaboration with the ...

The Storting, Tamil Nadu, Sinhala1. Yemen 2. Israel 3. France 4. Chile 5. Czech Republic (also acceptable: Czechia) 6. India 7. United Kingdom 8. Italy 9. Germany 10. Cambodia Policies Report an ...

People play a traditional game to celebrate the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 8, 2025. Sri Lanka's Sinhala and Tamil New Year falls on April 14 this year, with ...

In a joyful and colourful display of culture and unity, the Sri Lankan community in Mombasa celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with great enthusiasm, bringing together people from diverse ...

Sigiri.Ai founded by Lasitha Gunasinghe has introduced a groundbreaking development for Sri Lanka’s digital landscape: the first-ever Sinhala and native Tamil Large Language Models (LLMs). This ...

Tasha Marikkar observed that since 1950, Sri Lankan cookbooks have focused on a single ethnic cuisine. That’s when she got the idea of uniting the entire island’s food culture in one book.

Teachers perform traditional folk dances for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, a traditional festival to be observed on the coming weekend, at a school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9, 2024.