Ahinsakawa Sanda Amba Yaaluwe (with Jayatha Disanayake) Anjaleeka Daeth Hemin Diwuraa Edaa Eatha Dura Es Dekin Ethugal Vihaaraye Eyi Oba Shookayen Hadey Weadana Hasunaka Leewaata Ithin Api Yamu ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's (1469-1524) voyage to India, which is rated as one of the greatest achievements of mankind. It is only comparable to Neil Armstrong's journey ...

Nagadipa or Naka-diva was the ancient name of the Jaffna peninsula. It is first mentioned in the Pali chronicles of Ceylon in connection with the story of the Buddha's second visit to Sri Lanka in the ...

Roast the rice and coconut in a pan till golden brown, taking care not to burn. Let cool. Stir fry the onions, green chillies, garlic, curry leaves, fenugreek, cinnamon chillie powder, curry powder ...

The system built by the British, began operating in 1864, initially from Colombo, Henerathgodde (Gampaha) and to Ambepussa. Kandy was reached in 1867. 1925-40 was the peak of railway development. Most ...

Combine all the ingredients except the coconut cream and the salt in a saucepan. Cook on a low fire and stir until thick. When thick, add the coconut milk and salt to taste and stir. Take off the fire ...

Sriyani Amarasena needs no introduction to Sri Lankan cinemagoers. Having appeared in more than hundred films in the Sri Lankan silver screen she has established herself as one of the most popular ...

A marriage is said to be consanguineous when the union is between two people, genetically related, by descent, from a common ancestor. All human societies however primitive or geographically isolated, ...

The Maha Aramaya and the Mahacetiya in Magama in the deep South of Ruhunu Rata was built by King Kavantissa's father of the heroic king Dutugemunu and his younger brother Saddhatissa. When the ...

BEVIS BAWA IS AN OLD MAN NOW trapped in his wheelchair, slowly losing his hearing and sense of touch. Age has robbed him of the paradise he has spent his long life creating, and shrunk his world to a ...

For nearly half a century Sri Lankan historian, Professor Laksman Susantha Perera's research on ancient inscriptions in ' Ceylon' between 3rd Century to 10th Century AD was gathering dust at the ...

Casteism is today often viewed as a highly sensitive topic to be discussed only in private in hushed tones or in connection with matrimonial matters when it assumes sudden respectability. Nevertheless ...