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

With 'Ravana’s Lanka,' Sunela Jayewardene transforms the mythical past of Sri Lanka into a tangible, vivid exploration of history and legend. A Updated on: 31 August 2024 7:38 am ...

We’re taught stories young, who’s good, who’s evil. Rama is the hero. Ravana is the villain. Case closed. But life doesn’t ...

There are some important facts we must consider while trying to comprehend various aspects of history—fact or fiction. According to Deborah de Koning’s The Many Faces of Ravana, Sri Lanka was ...

Ravana’s siblings include Vibhishana, Kumbhakarna and Ahiravana and a step brother, Kubera. It is said that Ravana ruled Sri Lanka for several hundred years prior to the times of Ramayana. Yet some ...

COLOMBO, (IANS) – Sri Lanka’s opposition lawmaker has filed a motion in the Parliament seeking an in-depth study on Ravana, the mythical demon king referred in the Ramayana – the oldest ...

There has long been speculation that the Easter bombing of April 2019 had a relationship to Sri Lankan politics. The near simultaneous bombings of three Christian churches and three luxury hotels, ...

Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, boasts stunning landscapes, rich history, and diverse cultures. Explore its lush jungles, ancien Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

Sri Lanka’s aviation authority has said it will lead a research project to study the mythological character Ravana’s “aviation routes”. In a recent newspaper advertisement in Sinhala, the ...

While the controversy over Adam's Bridge continues, in Sri Lanka, the mythological character of Ravana is undergoing a process of Sinhalization. More at Transcurrents. Global Voices stands out as one ...

Kirigalpoththa highlights the legendary Ravana Ella (waterfall) of Sri Lanka: “according to the great epic ‘Ramayana’ the mythical King Ravana of Lanka kidnapped Princess Sitha of India and kept her ...