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 ...

Dissanayake’s speech paying glowing tribute to sham independence and demanding that class interests of workers and the ...

True to its promise of bringing a balanced mix of scholarly analysis and popular narrative, The Ceylon Journal‘s second issue was out just in time for the festive season. Following the successful ...

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 ...

The special commemorative supplement published with the Daily Mirror and the Daily FT on 4th February 2025 to mark the 77th ...

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 ...

Both Kate and Princess Diana have worn the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara. It was commissioned in 1818 by Queen Mary and was ...

Officials in Sri Lanka said a monkey in the wrong place at the wrong time was to blame for a power blackout that affected the ...

Background The history of Sri Lankan Railways dates back to the colonial era, with the establishment of the first railway ...

Today we celebrate the 77th Independence Day.  Independence for the Dominion of Ceylon came on 1948. Since then, Sri ...

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 ...