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Carol Aloysius From time immemorial, the spices of the tropics have beckoned travellers and trad­ers from distant lands and lured the adventurous explorer in search of the elusive pot of...

Muditha Dias 'Whateverwe givewe haveand whateverwe havewe lose' Whatever we give we have and whatever we have we lose is the philosophy of Sri Ishwara Sarma, Lecturer in Religion, Philosophy...

Nalin Wijesekera A liberal slice of the colourful vernacular of Sri Lanka was taken in hand by Le Galadari Meridien, given a brilliant sheen by Orientations and the total package...

A Part of our Heritage Nalini De Lanerolle. Photographs by Suresh de Silva From about 500 B.C. till the advent of the British to Sri Lanka in the early 19th...

Christine Jayasinge. Photographs: Suresh de Silva. Who was the British soldier (circa 1815) whose braided and frogged felt coat, tails, and epaulettes is mounted in all its crimson, if somewhat...

Elephants, bears, leopards and a variety of birds can be seen at the Yala National Park – An ideal spot for the wildlife enthusiast. An on the spot report from...

Rehan Fernando Judy, Sohan and Estelle-make up one of the top groups of Sri Lanka. We Sri Lankans have never been reticent about our love for music. And pop music...

Words: Sharmini Luther Photography: Suresh de Silva It would be very difficult to move around Colombo without bumping into a creation by Senaka Senanayake. As Sri Lanka's best-known painter, locally...

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...