Born 10 years before the 20th century, Martin Wickramasinghe was one of the leading purveyors of cultural modernity in Sri ...

The High Commission of India in Colombo today launched the Sinhala translations ... launch of the Jataka Tales comic books and the exhibition are a continuation of the efforts by the High Commission ...

Venerable Walpola Rahula Thero’s 118th death anniversary fell on the 9th of May. On the 24th of May, a commemorative event is ...

India's High Commission in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo and Bihar Museum, Patna, India ...

These sculptures reflect the spiritual depth and exquisite craftsmanship of early Buddhist artists and offer ... of India also distributed copies of the Sinhala translations of five Amar Chitra Katha ...

“Dhamma Roopa” showcases a rich collection of rare and symbolic Buddhist images from India ... the Indian High Commission also distributed Sinhala translations of five Amar Chitra Katha books based on ...

who formed the base of the emerging take-no-hostages Sinhala-Buddhist majoritarian state, would stray from the script—as has been made clear in the book. The book’s importance lies in the fact that ...

(Shutterstock) We know that Buddhist missionaries were sent to Sri ... Sri Lanka still calls India ‘Dambadiva’ in Sinhala from our name for ourselves, ‘Bharatavarshe Jambudvipe’.

During his recent visit to the United States, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People’s Power, addressed an interesting question from a Sri Lankan resident. The person highlighted ...

Critics also accuse Wickremasinghe — whose policies have included cuts in social welfare schemes to balance the country’s books ... kind of divisive Sinhala Buddhist nationalism we saw ...