Tag: Tradition

Lasanda Kurukulasuriya It should come as no surprise that the item most sought after by tourists shopping in Sri Lanka ...

Renuka Jeya Raj Of all the many mediums through which the versatile craftsmen of yore sought to express themselves, sculpture ...

On the 13th June 1820 one of the most famous auction sales ever to be held in London took place ...

Lasanda Kurukulasuriya In any handicraft shop today, the counter that is most likely to attract the customer's eye as he ...

Photographs: Gamini Jayasinghe Embekke is the name of a village in Sri Lanka that is virtually synonymous with wood carving. ...

Maureen Seneviratne The art of puppetry in Sri Lanka has a long tradition. The mechanics of the art were known ...

Maureen Seneviratne " ... Lanka was known to the Conqueror as a place where his doctrine should shine in glory ...

Renuka JeyaRaj If the streets were lined with snow and the children playing with snow men a westerner would feel ...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake The blurbs and brochures speak much of the ancient cities of Sri Lanka. A visitor to the island's ...

Renuka Jeyaraj The Elegance and exquisiteness of her handicrafts has earned Sri Lanka the reputation for fine craftsmanship. This skill ...