The History of Sri LankaImtiyaz, A R M
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history. September 26 Sri Lanka’s new leader must balance ties between regi...
Sri Lanka’shistoryspans over 2,500 years, featuring ancient kingdoms, colonial rule by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, and its transition to independence in 1948. The island has a rich cultural and religious heritage. PageContent: –Sri Lanka History 2500 Years –Sri Lanka history dates b...
Referred to as the teardrop of India, Sri Lanka sits just off the southeast coast in the Indian Ocean. Scars of a bitter civil war are fading, and an island nation rich with resources and ripe for adventure is shining through. More on Sri Lanka Behind the Crisis in Sri Lanka What to...
The National Museum of Natural History is the only museum in Sri Lanka that showcases the natural heritage and the diversity of life offered by the island. Situated by the same premises of the Colombo National Museum (facing Nelum Pokuna Mawatha), this place is easy to find. ...
Mahawamsa which was first written by Bhikku Mahanama, has documented the history of Sri Lanka since the 3rd century CE. Though the record has been accepted as correct in most instances, there were discrepancies in para-history and protohistory. The concept of origin of Sinhala race as ...
In 1972, the national constitution discarded the name Ceylon and adopted the name of Sri Lanka. In Sinhala, the language of the majority, Sri means "blessed" and Lanka is the name of the island. The island's history of immigration, trade, and colonial invasion has led to the formation ...
Sri Lanka, a large island lying at the southernmost tip of India, was an important maritime center from ancient times, linking the East with the West. The Greeks called it Taprobane, and the Arabs Serendib. Sri Lanka's recorded history dates from the mid-first millennium B.C.E. Around ...
Sri Lanka, island country lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction between Sri Lanka and India from ancient times. Sri Lanka gained i
Adam’s Peak is a mountain in southwestern Sri Lanka. It is 7,559 feet (2,304 metres) high. It is well known for the Sri Pada (Sinhala for “sacred footprint”), a hollow resembling the print of a human foot, and it is venerated by Buddhists, Hindus, Chr