Tag: Art

A mythical bird one of the carvings at Embekke temple. During the Kandyan era of our country's history, old traditions ...

Returning on a visit to the land of his birth after a decade of practising surgery in "the sterile, impersonal ...

Nija If you wish to capture memorable moments of an idyllic holiday on a tropical isle and place it in ...

Johann Raymond The breeze whips in from the sea. All about me there are people. People drawn to the place ...

D.B. Warnasiri Throughout the ages the picture of the artist has not changed. He lives in misery, in agony - ...

Christine Jayasinge. Photographs: Suresh de Silva. Who was the British soldier (circa 1815) whose braided and frogged felt coat, tails, ...

Words: Sharmini Luther Photography: Suresh de Silva It would be very difficult to move around Colombo without bumping into a ...

Preserving Unique Traditions Ishnala Samarasinghe It is a place where artists and craftsmen can practise their skills and talents undisturbed; ...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake Determining the origins of the irrigation works of the ancient cities of Sri Lanka provides a constant challenge ...

Ashok Abharana It's such a dazzling collection you could spend the greater part of a whole morning admiring it, was ...