The Sri Lankan Government is planning to develop the scared city of Anuradhapura, including Jaffna, and Kandy, as heritage ...

Shakti Peethas are sacred shrines dedicated to the Goddess Shakti, formed at places where pieces of Sati's body fell after ...

Devika Brendon is an academic, teacher, reviewer and editor of English Literature whose first novel ‘Aversion’ was recently ...

JURIST Staff, US Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant and political ...

On March 10, the town opened its new cultural landmark, The Crochet Studio, at 398 Likang Road. The venue has exhibition, ...

Antiquity and Continuity', reveals the advanced fiscal practices of Tamil dynasties, like the Cholas, from managing revenue ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest human face in Western Europe, potentially re-writing the story of human evolution.

Once you’ve supped at Cana, head over to the ancient Egypt department for an ... a 16th-century spoon and fork set from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), carved from rock crystal and decorated with ...

Court documents reveal that Prince Andrew maintained regular written communication with Chinese President Xi Jinping and supported a Chinese-linked venture called the Eurasia Fund after stepping back ...

Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) is an island in the Indian Ocean about 28 kilometers off the southeastern coast of india.

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

During his visit to Sri Lanka in 1646, he informs the reader that there was traffic ... were so highly sophisticated that they were capable of constructing the ancient irrigation network which ...