eating only Sri Lankan food, doing minimal activities, etc.) and still found it was hard to break the bank. The expensive days in which I took a tour or decided to try some fancy restaurant were balanced out on the other days I didn’t. ...
pilgrimage destination, is the traditional home of Saman, a Sinhala guardian deity common to both Sri Lankan Buddhists and Hindus. A large rock at the top is believed by Buddhists to have been imprinted with the footprint of the Buddha during one of his legendary visits to Sri Lanka and by...
Effect of Dress Code of Sri Lankan Female School Teachers on their Job Performancedoi:10.31357/VJM.V7I1.4911U.G.L.B. JayasooriyaFaculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
While at one level my experiences as a Sinhala speaking Sri Lankan woman allowed me to identify with the FTZ women workers, at another level my different life experiences set me apart from them. This complex and shifting character of my positionality provided for a more dynamic understanding of...
Kandy is a great place to see spectacularly attired male dancers and musicians performing a variety of Sri Lankan dance traditions. Temple of the Tooth Dress appropriately (long pants or skirts) for this sacred spot and UNESCO world heritage site, unless you want to rent an overpriced sarong....
Now, this technique is used with Sri Lankan traditional designs for handloom sarees. “I have made another machine part for Dik Jala. This is my innovation. It worked. Now I weave neat, beautiful dik jala sarees which are demanding among customers”. (Interview 1, weaving Instructor, ...