Revered in Sri Lanka as a wise and noble king, Ravana’s dual identity reflects a broader narrative of cultural divergence, ...

On the 21st of March, 1952, mournful shockwaves shook the entire nation with the sudden announcement that the First Prime Minister and the beloved “Father of the Nation”, passed away following an ...

According to the book, in January 1891, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala visited India for the first time with Japanese Buddhist monks Theravada and Kozen Gunaratna. They subsequently ...

allah and halalaa must be controlled before it’s too late. nip at the bud. Anagarika Dharmapala is right. The predicament of the Sinhala Buddhists is due to 3 reasons. 1) The ahem hamuduruwane ...

In 1891, Anagarika Dharmapala embarked on a pilgrimage to the recently restored Mahabodhi Temple, only to be shocked by what he encountered. The temple was under the control of a Saivite priest, the ...

In 1590 a Hindu priest by the name Ghamandi Giri occupied the temple and started living there uninvited. He claimed Bodh Gaya to be a Hindu shrine, evicted Buddhists and monks and performed Hindu ...

The National Government of Dudley Senanayake in 1965 was a seven-party coalition comprising the UNP, FP, SLFSP, MEP, ACTC, JVP and CWC. It was popularly referred to as the “Hath Haula” meaning an ...