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The magnificent man-made Kandy Lake, the ‘Milky Sea’ is at the heart of the hill country town of Kandy, ringed by a leafy promenade. We walk along the promenade of the Kandy Lake, a walk in the footsteps of a great civilisation.
Shutterbugs always love water and light. Perhaps, it is a combination of a poetic expression for them. For me, it is a painting. In fact, the...
At this time of the year, during the month of Esala (July/August)the focus is on Kandy – the hill capital, because of the annual Sri Dalada Perahera. Crowds throng Mahanuwara, the capital of Kanda Uda Rata, which earned the reputation of being the last Sinhalese kingdom which kept the foreign rulers at bay for nearly 500 years.
For over 15 years, as a photographer, I had...
A healthy immune system is the key to achieving a healthy life. It is the immune system of human body that defends it against the harmful alien substances such as viruses and bacteria. If the immune system is weak or fail to function, onslaught of disease-causing microorganisms are evident.
People across the globe are stricken by an unprecedented pandemic and the health...
I had a long cherished ambition to photograph the massive standing Buddha statue of Maligawila, one day. That day finally dawned on January 15, 2008, a day before the gruesome LTTE bomb attack that took many innocent lives in the Maligawila, Okkampitiya and Niyadella villages.
The day before the bomb exploded, I travelled along the same road and saw women bathing in the...
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Temple excursions in Kandy
Shading our eyes against the rays of a mild sun, we gazed further inside the narrow Daulagala - Embilimeegama road and the grand...
INS Delhi, India’s first indigenously built Destroyer departed Colombo on September 3, after completing a goodwill visit.Indian...
Whenever you read a book, magazine or newspaper, you should be grateful to trees. There are, of course, some people who never...
“Mindful or mind-full?’
Mind full or Mindful?– a panel discussion exploring the profound dimensions of mindfulness and its potential to shape and enrich...
The proposed Lower Malwathu Oya reservoir in the Anuradhapura district is one of the long standing major irrigation projects...
It was Spring when I was a kid,Flowers grew, birds flew,The sun glittered..I saw all of them.All my school years were...
APEW Research Centre global survey conducted in 2016 found that Buddhists were slightly above the global average in their levels...
In more senses than one, I grew up with Nanda Malini. Taking the bus from Kadawatha to Moratuwa the other day, I realised how...
Budugehinna Sri Naga Raja Maha Vihara
Budugehinna Sri Naga Raja Maha Vihara better known as the “Punchi Dambulla Cave Temple” due to its resemblance to the popular...
Historically and archaeologically significant Wilandagoda Salavana Rajamaha Vihara Arannya Senasanaya is in Wilandagoda in the...
Mount Lotus Eye and ENT Hospitals has unveiled Sri Lanka’s first Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) technology for glaucoma...
Temple excursions around Kandy
Sri Lanka is embellished by countless Viharas and Devalas. Not surprisingly, there are many such places of spiritual...
The Budumuttawa Tempita Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient temple about one mile away from the Nikaweratiya...
Most of us have experienced the warm glow that comes from performing a good deed and getting credit for it. However, there is a...
In September each year the world makes it a point to remind everyone that as we age, several of us will lose our power to...
The Body Shop, is reaffirming its commitment to creating a fairer and more beautiful world with its new global “Changemaking...
ICCA Asia Pacific Business Events Youth Challenge
Cinnamon Life Integrated Resort clinched second place at the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Asia...
Fostering education and cultural exchange
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is taking a bold step towards...
The High Commission of India, Colombo, commemorated 50 years of association between the National Defence College (NDC), India and...
Schools’ English Debating Championship
The English Debating Team of Ananda College emerged Champions at the 18th Sri Lanka Schools’ English...
Twenty-two Sri Lankan students, from across the country, have been awarded full scholarships by Government of India to study...
Asiri Surgical Hospital successfully performed the advanced Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), a complex heart...
Speaking at the prize distribution ceremony at Anula Vidyalaya in Nugegoda on August 16, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that...
Chandrayan-3 successfully landed at the South Pole of the Moon, marking another victory for India’s Space Missions,...
This photographic essay is on Sri Lanka’s age-old relationship with temple elephants. During the days of the Esala Perahera, I...
Alu Vihara is a religious, cultural, historical and archaeologically important place at Aluviharaya village in the Gampahasiya...
If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is. Angelina JolieAll...
Appé Lanka, a rural development project initiated to empower the people of Kilinochchi District, is working with Sri Lankan...
SriLankan Airlines has relaunched direct flights from Colombo to Jeddah with a thrice weekly service every Tuesday, Wednesday and...
SeylanTikiri, joined hands with the Primary Section of Hillwood College, Kandy to provide a practical learning experience on the...
The Sri Lanka Apparel Sourcing Association (SLASA) held a sundown meeting to move beyond immediate challenges facing the apparel...
As someone who buys eggs regularly for my family, I would often visit the local market. There, I’d make a weekly stop at a...
Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) conducted an opinion survey on increasing cigarette taxes, covering 15 districts of...
Back again after many years, as Covid19 enveloped the world, all doors and closed curtains kicked off for a melodious evening in...
An interaction was held on Wednesday at the Parliamentary complex between High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay, members of the...
I walked the streets of the beautiful hill country capital, the city of Kandy, home to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha....
Sri Lanka is a culturally rich, traditional country which has no dearth of historical records that bear testimony to its...
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that they worry without working.- Robert Lee FrostPeople rush around worrying...
Traffic congestion, capacity constraints and sweltering heat make travelling in public transport a stressful and draining...
Climate change is making us sick. It has become urgent to build resilient health systems to secure humanity’s well-being, said...
According to the Mahawamsa, a city named Uruvela was built by a minister of Prince Vijaya, 8 yodunas (40 miles) West of...
In Sri Lanka, as in most South Asian countries, the concept of Guru Bhakti (devotion to one’s teachers) plays a significant role...
China - Sri Lanka ‘Solidarity and Coordination for Common Development’
The 7th China-South Asia Expo, themed “Solidarity and Coordination for Common Development”, kicked off in Kunming, Yunnan...
British shadows and Sri Lankan dreams
The name of Sir Muttu Coomaraswamy remains obscure in the modern intellectual circles of Sri Lanka or elsewhere as his...
The Helvetas Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) helps popularise bee keeping in the Anuradhapura district. The program has been...
One day I witnessed a family drama at a supermarket. A young mother was pushing a trolley with her child in it. The child grabbed...
The British Council in Sri Lanka supported the dedicated youth group ‘Earth Friends’ with a ‘mangrove tree planting’ event in...
July has been confirmed as the hottest month on record globally after several heatwaves in parts of Europe, according to the...
What is diplomacy? It is the art and science of maintaining peaceful relationships between different individuals and nations. For...
Bridging conservation and livelihoods:
On World Elephant Day, attention turns to the unique challenges faced by Sri Lanka in the realm of human-elephant conflict (HEC...