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In Search of Archaic Practices & Features in Ancient and Medieval Lanka
Two foreign personnel, one a British man and the other a Taiwanese Chinese lady, have developed a deep interest in Sri Lanka and a considerable äcquaintance”, so to speak. with the land and its peAnswer: perhaps Sigiriya?oples, and have recently … Continue reading →
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The Old and Sturdy Dutch Fort in Galle
“Everyman” writing for The World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka, with this title “The Old Dutch Town of Galle” Cricket in the 1980s –Pix by Nihal Fernando Volleyball, it is claimed, is our national sport. However there is no … Continue reading →
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Thiruketheeswaram: the Site of a Temple from Pre-Historic Times
Thiru Arumugam, being an article presented recently in The CEYLANKAN, Journal of the Ceylon Society of Australia. No. 3, August 2021 Thiruketheeswaram is located about eight km north of Mannar Town. It is on the coastal mainland of Ceylon, near … Continue reading →
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A Sino-Tibetan Folded Book from 1410 predates the Gutenberg Bible
Colin Marshall in Open Culture, 15 May 2020, where the title is “Breathtakingly-Detailed Tibetan Book Printed 40 Years Before the Gutenberg Bible” The Gutenberg Bible went to press in the year 1454. We now see it as the first piece of … Continue reading →
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The British in Ceylon: The Camera as Power
In 2011 Godfrey and Amar Gunatilleke sponsored the presentation of a pictorial history entitled Potency. Power & People in Groups, (Colombo, Marga Institute, 2011, ISBN 978-955-582 129-2. Kotahena Riots 1883 This work was, albeit partially, the presentation of items gathered … Continue reading →
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Ravana Fables penetrate Sri Lanka’s Historical Terrain
PK Balachandran When the media reported that the Sri Lankan Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has issued a newspaper advertisement in Sinhala urging people to share documents, books, and research material on Ravana, the legendary king of Lanka, it … Continue reading →
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Skandakumar introduces Anura Tennekoon’s Cricketing Autobiography to the World
Island News Item, 27 February 2020, entitled “A Tribute to Anura Tennekoon” Former Sri Lanka captain Anura Tennekoon’s autobiography – Passionately Cricket – was launched at Sinhalese Sports Club Wednesday evening. Tennekoon, who captained S. Thomas’ and SSC was Sri … Continue reading →
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The “Colombo Bharathas”: A Merchant Community
Joe “Malli” Vaz *** The ghosts of forgotten family histories haunt the children of immigrants, pressing us to take on the role of scribes to recover and record those enduring tales implanted deep within our childhood memories. Iruthamma De Votta … Continue reading →
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Goolbai Gunasekara secures Well-earned Honours
Nanda Pethiyagoda, in Island, 4 January 2020, where the title is “Dr. Goolbai Gunasekara Wins the Life Time Achievement Award in the Field of Education“ The moment I heard that Goolbai had won this prestigious annual award presented by The … Continue reading →
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The Bharathas of Sri Lanka: Roots and Tales
Jeremy De Lima, in The Ceylankan Number 1 of February 2020, Journal 89 Volume XXIII…… Bhāratha’s, பரதர், භාරත United Nations Map – (Common source material) India and Sri Lanka are geographically very near, but yet so far in culture, civilisation … Continue reading →
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