The question arises: how did Indian mythology merge to turn an actual Sinhala hero-king into a villain? You don’t have to go far to find the answer. It was the Tamil Nadu settlers who projected Raavan ...

Sri Lankan soldiers dressed in traditional costumes carry national flags during the Independence Day celebration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Sri Lanka’s independence process is very ...

In recent years the History of Sri Lanka has become an important subject, not only because it is in school curriculum, but also because it has been used to shape politics and justify the ...

Concise, lucid and readable, Aathe Athitheye Sita 1948 Dakwa Sangshipthe Sri Lankeye Ithihaseye by Emeritus Professor of History Indrakeerthi Siriweera, which title translates into English as ‘A ...