Echoes of our History: A legend retold
A mythical bird one of the carvings at Embekke temple. During the Kandyan era of our country's history, old traditions ...
Tag: Heritage
When a King Reigned in Colombo
Royal Day Recalled by Maureen Seneviratne The Portuguese buildings occupied the area of the President' House. Colombo, a royal city? ...
A Guide to the Kandy Perahera
Details of the grand parade By Kalpana Isaac. Photos: Suresh de Silva For two weeks at the end of July ...
Kings and Queens of Sri Lanka
A Part of our Heritage Nalini De Lanerolle. Photographs by Suresh de Silva From about 500 B.C. till the advent ...
Hidden Treasures at The National Museum
Christine Jayasinge. Photographs: Suresh de Silva. Who was the British soldier (circa 1815) whose braided and frogged felt coat, tails, ...
Stepping Back Through Time
Lucien Rajakarunanayake Determining the origins of the irrigation works of the ancient cities of Sri Lanka provides a constant challenge ...
The Viceroy Express: A Journey to Remember
Vilma Wimaladasa One of the charms of the island is its infinite variety, wrote Leonard Woolf more than eighty-odd years ...
Sri Lankan Jewellery Through the Years
Sarasi Wijeratne Walk down any of the more populous streets of Colombo, or any other town in Sri Lanka, and ...
A Museum Display that Dazzles
Ashok Abharana It's such a dazzling collection you could spend the greater part of a whole morning admiring it, was ...
Kandy: Past and Present in the Last Kingdom
Lucien Rajakarunayake If the road to Kandy is full of promise, arrival there is promise come true. After the commercial ...