Did you know the first person to win an Emmy Award was a lady?! That's right. Lots of famous women in history have achieved important female firsts, paving ...
Strange as it may seem, the story of Ceylon Tea begins with coffee. The tale begins in the early 1820s, barely five years after the surrender of Kandy, the last surviving indigenously-ruled state in Ceylon, to the British crown. By then, the rest of the
In 1820, shortly after the Kandyan Rebellion, Walker, the wife of a British general, embarked on an expedition to climb Sri Pada. What makes her ascent remarkable is that she was the first white woman to do so and that she did so at a time when most would have expected...
Mulgirigala Raja Maha Vihara consists of five cave temples in the Royal Temple complex, the Siyambalamuluwa, the Upper Temple complex, the Bomaluwa, and the Lower Temple complex. You can find a range of paintings and sculptures in each temple that are from the Kandyan Era. Among others, ...
which right now meant his property. ” Whereas I have learnt that the elephants in the Island of Ceilao are and always have been from ancient times the property of the Crown,…”-(The Kingdom Of Jafanapatam 1645 Being An Account Of Its Administrative Organisation As Derived From The Portug...
In 1796, the British captured Colombo, and used it as a strategically important military outpost until 1815 – when the Kandyan Kingdom was relinquished to them. At this, the British established Ceylon as the colony of British Ceylon. Although Ceylon changed its name when freed from British ...
Kandy National Museum This building established during Sri Wickrama Rajasingha era was then known as “Palle Vahala” This was used as the palace where the Queens of the king lived. This building had been built according to the architectural features of the Kandy period. This...
Did you know the first person to win an Emmy Award was a lady?! That's right. Lots of famous women in history have achieved important female firsts, paving ...
Blackwell played an important role in both the United States and the United Kingdom as a social and moral reformer, and pioneered in promoting education for women in medicine. Her contributions remain celebrated with the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, awarded annually to a woman who has made ...
History of Sri Lanka, a survey of the notable events and people in the history of Sri Lanka from ancient times to the present day. The country, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Pa