Sri Lanka was known in many names: Ratnadivpa (i.e. the island of precious stones), Lanka & Lankadweepa (in Hindu epic Ramayana) Heladiva (island of Hela=island of Sinhalese) Tambapanni (Copper-coloured beach) Simoundou, Taprobane by the Greeks & Romans (from Sanskrit Tambapanni) ...
Saudi Arabia has lifted COVID-related travel restrictions on citizens travelling to India, Ethiopia, Turkey, and Vietnam and is accepting pilgrims for the forthcoming annual Hajj season,The HindureportsJune 20, 2022. The requirement to wear face masks in closed places has also been relaxed. China...
With so many Sri Lankan beaches to choose from, we started our route at the furthest beach town we could find. We took an 8-hour train ride to Trincomalee with a 30-minute tuk tuk to Nilaveli. Small, quiet town. Expansive, swimmable beach. Check. Nilaveli is colorful. School lets ou...
With so many Sri Lankan beaches to choose from, we started our route at the furthest beach town we could find. We took an 8-hour train ride to Trincomalee with a 30-minute tuk tuk to Nilaveli. Small, quiet town. Expansive, swimmable beach. Check. Nilaveli is colorful. School lets ou...
“alien familiarity” here, which I’m finding difficult to handle. It’s similar to home yet so very different. I am constantly oscillating between feeling at home and being displaced. Sri Lankans only seem to be able to associate with Southern India—hence the dazed reactions of nearly ...
but certainly more unique; as of 2023, only 8 out of a million babies were given the name. Though some may think of Ezlynn as a more contemporary-sounding name, it is actually a Sri Lankan moniker coming from Ezlynn Deraniyagala, who was known for her feminist activism in the 1960s, pe...
He was appointed by the Sri Lankan Government as its advisor on Maritime security. His experience in this field has also been tapped at various fora like the Asia Centre and the National Institute of Advanced studies Bangalore. He ...
“Makara” is a name that’s common in Sri Lankan mythology as well, and in Sinhalese, the word directly translates into “Dragon”. I think it’s quite possible that these Magma Wyrms were inspired by those of Hindu mythology, despite theElden Ring’sones’ possession of differences. ...
“Mr. Singh said “ The First batch of training of Sri Lankan Tamil militants was done by India in 1983 under the orders of then Prime Minister (Late) Mrs. Indira Gandhi. The camp was located at Chakrata, Tamil Nadu.”” “Out of embarrassment Indian Army Chief General Kapoor said, “...
For the last few months, this is what a few elders within the Sri Lankan-Tamil community have been telling me - that I’m a winner. No, I didn’t receive a scholarship to school; I didn’t score the winning goal to help my team win the league trophy; I didn’t discover a ...