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Maureen Seneviratne A beautiful bronze of Tara in seated position Discovered by the then Archaeological Commissioner, H.C.P. Bell in 1907 and 1908, the "Polonnaruwa Bronzes of Sri Lanka are among...

Renuka Jeya Raj Of all the many mediums through which the versatile craftsmen of yore sought to express themselves, sculpture is just one. Try as he may, however, the craftsman...

Jeya Rutnam If you are a tropical bird enthusiast, then the Dehiwela Zoo is the place for you. Amidst a lush setting of flowering plants and trees and landscaped gardens,...

Theja Weeratne The wayside vendors or pavement hawkers are a common yet popular sight in Sri Lanka selling their wares with slick salesmanship and an ever flashing smile. Fruit sellers...

Chitra Ranawake If you zoomed in suddenly upon Sigiriya the Lion Rock (Sinha-Giriya) rising starkly into the sky you would imagine it was a mirage in stone. What strikes you most-its...

Fred R Malvenna Watching Birds : The winged ones can be a most interesting and time absorbing past time for anyone who cares to spend a few days in the...

On the 13th June 1820 one of the most famous auction sales ever to be held in London took place in the "great room" of one Thomas King. in Covent...

Maureen Seneviratne The Kandy Road, which every visitor to Sri Lanka will drive along at least twice - that is, up and down - to Kandy, the hill capital and...

Lasanda Kurukulasuriya In any handicraft shop today, the counter that is most likely to attract the customer's eye as he or she enters is the one that radiates the glow...

Photographs: Gamini Jayasinghe Embekke is the name of a village in Sri Lanka that is virtually synonymous with wood carving. This fairy-tale hamlet is reached by a road that winds...