Explore Sri Lanka

Gamini G. Punchihewa The Veddahs, or hunters are the aboriginals of Sri Lanka, whose origins could be traced to the dim distance of prehistory. Newspapers in Sri lanka recently highlighted...

Maureen Seneviratne In the range of creative handicrafts in Sri Lanka, ivory carvings have taken a very important place. Ivory seems to have been used lavishly for personal ornaments, for...

Nija Fashion designing and the world of haute couture are not altogether alien to Sri Lanka. On the contrary the fashion scene here is a hive of activity with more...

Rodney J onklaas I have, for years, been laughed and jeered at, frowned on, sometimes threatened, in my pursuits of fish and knowledge therefrom. Sri Lankans rank high in the...

Ancient Cities Anuradhapura The best known of Sri Lanka's ancient cities, it was the capital of the island for more than a thousand years from the 5th Century B.C. A...

Harris N.de Lanerolle As dawn breaks over the City of Colombo, anglers make their way to the breakwater of the Colombo Harbour for several hours of good fishing. All along...

Anura Thanthilage They float down like streaks of glistening cloud from mountains whose peaks are lost in thick clouds. Waterfalls. Those rushing, falling, tumbling, roaring cascades of water which cannot...

Rodney Jonklas Over most of the gluttonous globe, all sorts of chutneys, pickles and sambols, especially the varieties you can keep for long periods, add zest to the bland food. ...

(The Honourable Minister of Tourism) Sri Lanka– the name conjures up images of the exotic East, sun-kissed beaches, emerald seas and a warm, hospitable people. This island for the last...

A. Felician Fernando Boats on the beach (Ranjith Senaweera). The catamaran has a somewhat adventurous and romantic sound about it. Actually, the name is an anglicization of the composite Tamil...