Tag: Tradition

Lucien Rajakarunanayake The island produces more beautiful and valuable rubies than are found in any other part of the world ...

Sarasi Wijeratne Walk down any of the more populous streets of Colombo, or any other town in Sri Lanka, and ...

Lucien Rajakarunayake If the road to Kandy is full of promise, arrival there is promise come true. After the commercial ...

M B Dissanayake The Dalada Maligawa, or the Temple of the Tooth, is the very heart of Kandy, Sri Lanka's ...

Maureen Seneviratne 0n 13th June 1820 one of the most famous auction sales ever to be held in London took ...

Florence Ratwatte We prepare for this springtime revelry rather early in the year. Or rather the koel, popularly accepted in ...

A. Felician Fernando The festivals of Sri Lanka, most of them springing from a deeply religious background, are a blend ...

Sarasi In February, Colombo comes alive to the throbbing of drums and the mystic rhythms of the Orient. Yes, it ...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake As a form of decoration it is the simplicity that impresses one most. It can set the mood ...

Douglas Warner When my brother wrote to ask me to "look after two good friends while they are in Colombo ...