On the 77th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule, following foreign domination of some four and a half ...
The Tamil scholar “Pundit” M. Nallathamby, a teacher at Zahira College, Colombo was entrusted this task and a neat, precise ...
Ex-professional banker Jonathan Alles has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Vallibel ...
Dissanayake’s speech paying glowing tribute to sham independence and demanding that class interests of workers and the ...
Although there were extensive Tamil settlements in Ceylon since the Dravidian conquest of Sri Lanka during the Chola dynasty in the 11th century AD, the British plantation programme caused an ...
Reivew by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Edited by Avisha Mario Seneviratne When over forty years ago I produced the first volume of the New Lankan Review, which proved popular if controversial, I realised ...
During World War II, Force 136 agents fought bravely to defend their homeland. This is the story of one of them.
Today the Parsis of Sri Lanka number around 40. At the height of the British Empire, in India and Ceylon, they wielded a formidable influence. As traders and businessmen, they smelt opportunity ...
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Davie and three others escaped but Davie was taken as a prisoner to the king along the Paranaganthota road. Governor North and MacDowall made many attempts to secure his release but the king refused.