Beli Mal: A Refreshing Respite
By Chamindra Warusawitharane | Photography by Menaka Aravinda Clumps of aromatic Bael flowers adorn branchlets with their delicately curved greenish...
Batik: Creating Timeless Fashion
With a history of over 2,000 years, batik is one of the oldest forms of art that exist in the...
Tastes to Last
Once upon a time when refrigeration was a thing of the future our ancestors dried, smoked, pickled and immersed food...
The Tropical Tree of Life
By Sonali Kadurugamuwa | Photography by Menaka Aravinda Aided by the currents and cupped by the swelling tides, the unassuming...
You Name It. We Make It
Unique Chess Set designed by Mr. Nandadasa If you are in the market for a custom-tailored mounted trophy, a special...
The Silk Road
What secret lies in the facial features of early Buddha statues? How did the knowledge of smallpox vaccination. practised in...
The Home of the Black Prince
A chieftain's fame lives on in his old mansion, discovers Gamini G. Punchihewa Nestling in the valley of Kolonne in...
An offering of flowers
The commonest form of worship in a Buddhist temple is an offering of flowers. The flowers are cupped in the...
The First Christmas in Colomob
Maureen Seneviratne reflects on the celebration 485 years ago Christmas in Sri Lanka, as well as having its deep, religious...
The Ceylon Hotels Corporation
Ishala Samarasinghe Queens Hotel at Kandy The Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHC), is the operator of 13 rest houses countrywide and...