JAGTIAL: A rare sculpture dating back to the Kakatiya period, depicting two warriors locked in horseback combat, came to ...

Three human skulls lie in a row on a disk of black cloth – not the bones themselves, but small wooden tokens representing an ...

Galle Fort played a key role in connecting Sri Lanka with the world. Today it is a vibrant community where colonial-era buildings stand alongside bustling cafes, boutiques and art galleries.

Revered by millions and regarded as Sri Lanka’s seal of sovereignty ... which is hid by the profusion of stones.’ Encrusted with gems Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, James Emerson Tennent in the Volume ...

Architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) loved views over water and was influenced by colonial ... of Sri Lanka’s must-try meals, lamprais, which dates back to the 17th century Dutch period, with ...

Two weeks after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its third review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund ... the repeal of the colonial-era Foreign Debt Act in December 2024 and its ...

Author is an art historian, filmmaker and photographer ... Day’ by Theravada Buddhists in Sri Lanka.In the medieval period, when the original Bodhi Tree declined at Bodh Gaya, a sapling was ...

When the invading Portuguese built a small fort in southwest Sri Lanka in 1588, they could not have guessed that ... It features thought-provoking discussions, stunning visual art displays, and ...

The generous lamprais, a classic dish from the island’s Dutch colonial era, is Sri Lanka on a plate. It sees rice with your choice of protein served alongside piquant fried eggplant (cooked with ...

But, I was soon drawn into the inner world of Genevieve Dumont, brought up in austerity by her doctor parents in the quiet French enclave of Pondicherry in South India; she travels to Sri Lanka to ...

The recently opened Pekoe Trail, which runs for more than 300km through tea plantations, villages and forests, tells the story of Sri Lanka's complex ... a colonial-era cricket club here, a ...

The Dutch government said it is returning 288 objects wrongfully taken during the colonial era to Indonesia ... items were returned to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. All these restitutions have followed ...