Mt Lavinia: Sun, Sea, Sand and a Governor’s Tryst
Vilma Wimaladasa Mount Lavinia just south of Colombo city is among the best known of Sri Lanka's many seaside resorts....
Heraldry on Display: The Flags and Pennants of Sri Lanka
By Maureen Seneviratne A peacock carrying snake - one of many traditional flags of Sri Lanka. Flags always tell a...
Sport Fishing In and Around Colombo
Fishing or angling is an interesting and absorbing pastime, with the added attraction of having fresh fish at table for...
Gem & Jewellery ’88 Exhibition
Theja Weeratne A gem by definition is a mineral worn for personal adornment. In ancient times supernatural properties were often...
The Splendid Sport of Yacht Racing
Virginia Diehl In 1927 Sir Thomas Lipton gifted to the Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC) the ornate and intricately crafted...
The Mountain of the Sacred Footprint
Lucien Rajakarunanayake Ceylon from whatever direction it is approached, unfolds a scene of loveliness and grandeur unsurpassed, if it be...
Mountain Beauty and Glimpses of History
By Sharmini Luther Mist-filled mountain passes, old English cottages, fine-flavoured tea, elegant golf-links - they are just part of the...
Avurudhu: Spring revival and revelry
Florence Ratwatte Saluting an elder with a sheaf of betel. (Suresh de Silva) We prepare for this springtime revelry rather...
Betel: The Sheaf of Greeting in Sri Lanka
Maureen Seneviratne By rising to greet him from afarShe circumvents their sitting on one seat; by the pretext of fixing...
Cave Temples of Dambulla: A Record of Beauty in Painting and Sculpture
Swarnamali Seneviratne A happy blend of antiquity and richly textured artistic splendour cloaks the entire vicinity where the historic Dambulla...