As the subspecies name suggests, the Sinhala word for leopard is Kotiya, a word which is also commonly, although not entirely accurately, used to denote the tiger, ... their associated paraphernalia ...

In 1912, Dr. Joseph Pearson, Director of the Colombo Museum, realized that as the 20th Century ticked away, an overlooked tradition of Sinhalese standards and banners was slowly decomposing in musty ...

This flag depicted a yellow lion holding a sword in the right hand, facing the hoist, on a dark red background, with a yellow border, with four pinnacles of a Buddhist dagaba in the four corners. The ...

Whole-genome analysis of urban Sinhalese and Adivasi clans in Sri Lanka reveals migratory history and genetic relationships.