Bridging Different Eras & Continents

THE CEYLANKAN ….

Contents … Latest Issue

Thiru Arumugam – History of the Journal “The Ceylankan” from 1998 to 2024. 5

Asiff Hussein –  Early Chinese Influence on the Sri Lankan Society and Culture Through the Ages. 8

Dr. Srilal Fernando- Early 17^th and 18^th Century Dutch Botanists in Ceylon. 13

Cassim Rahuman – Essay 1 – Growing up within Galle Fort in the 1950s 17

Essay 2 – Galle Fort, New York City and the Cartesian Legacy. 19

Essay 3 – The Sea, Intimate Handmaiden of the Charming Fort of Galle 21

Essay 4 – Dutch Engineering Skills – Moving Outward from Galle Fort 22

Dr. Nimal Chandrasena –  A Unique Cricketing Event In Ceylon: 1901 – The Boer POWs vs. the Colts Game. 25

Jeremy De Lima –  Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka – RASSL – Some Reflections. 32

L. Kaluarachchi – Memories of Geoff Weinman. 35