“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

A Sebastopol writer speculates on what the famous TV chef might have been doing as an agent with the OSS during World War II ...

The sound of students singing karaoke loudly in Tagalog filled the Johnson Student Center as another group kicked around a ...

During his visit to the company’s headquarters, Prince Edward, who was accompanied by Countess Mountbatten of Burma and the ...

It is tempting yet erroneous, to believe that what prevailed two centuries ago, can be transposed today to other countries including Sri Lanka, presently classified ... to livestock expansion. (iii) ...

From famous train journeys to scenic mountain hikes and the ultimate safari, this 1 week Sri Lanka itinerary offers the ...

Illegal Tamil settlements were established in the north and east, after Sri Lanka got its independence ... peace haven or retreat and people settled there were all Tamils from tea estates. This was a ...

Author Asiff Hussein , known for his extensive research on the culture and traditions of Sri Lanka’s Muslim communities, ...

MORE.. “Sri Lanka is a peaceful, beautiful and friendly destination ahead of tourist season” – Foreign Ministry Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the United States today lifted the ...