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Rodney Jonklaas Wrecking as they need to say in Ye Olde Englishe days, was done by dastardly villains, coastal highwaymen, in the grande olde days of sailing vessels. But it...

Maureen Seneviratne Kapuyukkariya ceremony of exorcism practiced in Sri Lanka from ancient times. Belief in the power of spirits to control human destiny and the awe of the unknown are...

Rajpal Abeynayake Like all cosmopolitan cities, Colombo too has been hit by the fitness craze, and ever since then squash has enjoyed a boom. Small wonder too. Squash, to put...

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...