Ancient Cities & Places City of Kandy KATARAGMA On foot by faith to kataragama Sri Pada's glorious shadow and its parallels By Gamini G.Punchihewa Akerawita vihara: A historically important temple By Tharuka Dissanaike St. Lucia's Cathedral by Nalika Fernando The Story of Sigiriya by Nadhira Lawrence World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka Road to Ramayana By Sirancee Gunawardene The Buried Kingdom of Kotte Dutch Waterways in Sri Lanka Adam's Peak Ports in ancient Sri Lanka by Prof. W. I. Siriweera Mahavamsa, Mahavihara and Mahayana Archeological remains in Sri Lanka Galle - A Port City in History Kandy: the roots of the rebellion Sigiriya by Ari Withanage Tissamaharamaya - the modernised monument of Magama by Nemsiri Mutukumara Discovering the lost cities of Ruhuna by Denis. N. Fernando THE SO-CALLED TAMIL KINGDOM OF JAFFNA by Prof. S.Ranwella Search for Sri Lanka’s ancient ports and harbours by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002) Aluvihara- where Tripitakas were written The historic tale of Matara by Gamini G. Punchihewa Cultural Triangle in Ruhunu Rata by Gamini G. Punchihewa The secret garden in Dambulla by Ranga Jayasuriya Badulla Public Market by W. Panditaratne (Island, 2002) The pristine glory of Dighavapi by Walter Rupesinghe (Island, 2002) The Unawatuna enigma by Derrick Schokman Long ago glimpses of the Vanni (Island, 2002) Batticaloa was once called Land of Milk and Honey by Cecil V. Wikramanayake (Island, 2002) Sigiriya and its significance By Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne (Island, 2002) The sylvan splendour of Tiriyay By Walter Rupesinghe (Island, 2002) The Sacred Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura By K. H. J. Wijayadasa (Island, 2002) Velgam Vehera – the Buddhist shrine of the Tamils by Walter Rupesinghe (Island, 2002) Makulatenna Raja Maha Vihara by Gamini G. Punchihewa (Island, 2003) Wasala walawwa by the Tangalle Bay by Padma Edirisinghe Sri Lankan monarchs who climbed Holy Sri Pada by Godwin Witane Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka Ancient Art Coins from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Postcards of Colombo before 1947 Eighth wonder of the world? Sigiriya By Tharuka Dissanaike Sigiriya Art Gallery The art of Ajanta and Sigiriya which dignifies woman by L. S. D. Pieris Banknotes of Ceylon/Sri Lanka Star-struck stupas in ancient Anuradhapura By Dr. G.T.S. Gunawaradane Creating a place of pride for Sri Lanka’s great art By Neville Weereratne (Island, 2001) On the rocks Sinhala artists of Kandyan era By Rajendra Bandara (Island, 2002) Colossal Buddha images of ancient Sri Lanka By A. D. T. E. Perera (Island, 2002) Religion & Spirituality Religious and ethnic amity in pre - modern Sri Lanka by Dr. Lorna Dewaraja Mystic Roots of Kabalewa Deity By Gamini G. Punchihewa (Island, 2002) People & Personalities Ehelapola the great By Dr. Mirando Abeysekere Queen Rengammal: Our last queen By by Padma Edirisinghe Rajasinghe-II of Senkadagala by S. B. Karalliyaade (Island, 2000) Ehelepola Medduma Bandara - A Child Hero By S. B. Karalliyadda Myths, legends and the Ramayana An attempt to reveal the identity of Ravana (Island, 2001) Keppetipola Disawa - The matchless hero by Aryadasa Ratnasinghe Galagoda Adikaram - Chief Minister of King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe By Deepthi Jayatunge (Island, 2001) Dona Catherina was not an "Empress" By B. P. Aryatilake (Island, 2002) Gongalagoda banda the last crowned king of Kandy by H. N. S. Karunatilake (Island, 2001) The Palace of Empress Dona Catherina by Dr. K. P. V. D. Fernando (Island, 2001) Landmarks events that influenced the life Dona Catherina by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2001) The dark prince of Maduwanwala by Andrew Scott If Dona Catherina was not an empress what was she? by Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002) Saradiel - the Robin Hood of Sri Lanka by W.T.A. leslie Fernando The Catholic (?) Don and the Apostate Dona by R. A. Sirimanne (Island, 2002) ELARA: Wonderful saga of travellers tales – I by D. G. B.de Silva (Island, 2002) Dona Catherina was the direct heiress by virtue of her heredity by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002) Madduma Bandara — The lesser known facts about the brutal assassination by S. B. Karalliyadda (Island, 2002) King Wimaladharmasuriya (I) by Dr. Mirando Obeysekere (Island, 2002) Sri Wickrama Raja Singha by S. B. Karalliyadde Events Koggala, Catalinas, and the double sunrise By Roger Thiedeman Vasco Da Gama's heroic voyage Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya The first train journey in Sri Lanka: 1864 By Aryadasa Ratnasinghe The British owe an apology to Kandyans By Durand Appuhamy (Island, 2001) Keppetipola and the Uva Rebellion by S. B. Karalliyadde (Island, 2001) King Wessanthara and the cave he lived in exile by Anura Jayatunge (Island, 2001) Kataragama: Its origin, era of decline and revival by Godwin Witane (Island, 2001) Carnegie and the missionary notion of idolatry in Sri Lanka by V. Basnayake (Island, 2001) The rise and fall of the Central Colleges: A cursory glance by C. T. M. Fernando (Island, 2001) Diversities and linkages in Sri Lanka By V. Suryanarayan (Island, 2001) Mass massacre of elephants in Sri Lanka By Godwin Witane (Island, 2002) Uva Rebellion — 183 yrs. ago today and role of Keppetipola By S. B. Karalliyadde (Island, 2002) Romance of Colombo's place names by Andrew Scott The battle of Ceylon's freedom fighters by D.C. Ranatunga The Lion flag -how it came to be by CAROL ALOYSIUS Sri Lanka Railway is144 years : The first train to Ambepussa by Aryadasa Ratnasinghe Migomu Rala’s role in ceding Trincomalee from the Sinhala King to the Danes (Part 1) (Island, 2002) Migomu Rala’s role in ceding Trincomalee from the Sinhala King to the Danes (Part 2) (Island, 2002) April 5, 1942 the day Ceylon escaped Japanese occupation By Gamini de Silva (Island, 2002) Visit of Alexander the Great to the sacred mount of Sri Pada - fact or fiction? by S. S. M. Nanayakkara (Island, 2003) Viharadevi was born at Arugambay? by Sumith Ranasinghe (Island, 2003) The last will of Ehelepola (Island, 2003) The fall of the Kandyan Kingdom — treason or cruelty? (Island, 2003) Constable Tuan Saban’s Shootout with Saradiel by M. D. Saldin (Island, 2003) Kandyans urged for three federal states in 1928 and 1948 by LAKSHMAN KIRIELLA Ancient Civilization PRE- AND PROTOHISTORIC SETTLEMENT By S. U. Deraniyagala ANCIENT SINHALESE CIVILIZATION By Sydney Karunawardena SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE @ the Library of Congress Ancient Customs & Culture History of the Dutch in Sri Lanka Orang Melayu: The story of Sri Lanka"s Malay folks by Asiff Hussein History of the Dutch in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by Marco Ramerini Where have all the Burghers gone? By Frederica Jansz THE PEOPLE OF THE LION by K. N. O. DHARMADASA Olden day Sinhalese sports and games by Asiff Hussein They came in Marak Kalams (Muslims in SL) By Dr. S. K. Vadivale Moor or Muslim? who came first? by Hafsah Isfahan Wild Show: Modern Veddhas TRILOGY AND THE BURGHERS OF SRI LANKA CARL MULLER Veddhas: The unspoilt children of nature by Asiff Hussein Veddas - now only a household name by Gamini G. Punchihewa Sinhala Caste System The 'untouchables' in Jaffna are not Tamils by Professor Abaya Aryasinghe Sinhalese birth rituals of yore by ASIFF HUSSEIN History and origins of the Sinhala race by Ranjit C. Dissanayake Ancient Agriculture & Irrigation GENIUSES OF IRRIGATION by Sydney Karunawardena Rice grown in Lanka before 6th century B.C. Ancient feats in granite Small tank heritage of Rajarata by Dr. C. R. Panabokke (Island, 2002) Historic Kandy and Beira Lakes by M. B. Dassanayake (Island, 2002) I write from the shores of the Sath Korale by Janaka Liyanaarachchi (Island, 2002) The ancient hydraulic civilization of Sri Lanka by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002) Ancient Trade & Law Search for Sri Lanka’s ancient ports and harbours by Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2001) Understanding Thesawalamai By Guiendran Tambiah (Island, 2002) A'pura - a commercial hub (Island, 2003) Literature Sinhala, 6000 years ago -a reply by Aelian de Silva An Anthology on Rudiments of the Sinhala Language By Cumaratunga Munidasa (Island, 2002) Entrenching the Sinhala language by Kamalika Pieris (Island, 2002) A closer look at southern part of the Vanni by K.B. Manewa (Island, 2002) Medicine The evolution of health systems in the country by R.A.A. Ranaweera Books & Descriptions A SHORT HISTORY OF LANKA by Humphry William Codrington Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Samuel White Baker (1845 - 1853) Legends of Ceylon - by Aline van Dort (1914) Images Of Ceylon - Sri Lankan Antiquity DIPAVAMSA AND MAHAVAMSA - By Aryadasa Ratnasinghe (May 1998) < Hiuen Tsiang’s description of Sri Lanka - by S. Dhammika Ceylon - Catholic Encyclopedia HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT - by Sri Lankan Association of Manitoba Essays and Correspondence on Sri Lanka by Barr-Kumarakulasinghe "Sri Lanka: What went wrong" (Island, 2001) THE MAHAVAMSA by Wilhelm Geiger Life in the Kingdom of Kandy as seen by Robert Knox (Island, 2002) ‘How To See Ceylon’ By Bella Sidney Woolf (Island, 2002) Vijaya: interpreting our civilisation myth by Michael Roberts Ceylon along the Rail Track by Henry W Cave by Dr. Vernon L. B. Mendis (Island, 2002) Immigrant Indians in Sri Lanka by W. T. Jayasinghe by Prof. K. M. de Silva (Island, 2002) Kandy –the final abode of the Sacred Tooth Relic by Godwin Witane (Island, 2002) The work of kings: The New Buddhism in Sri Lanka - Prof. H. L. Seneviratne (Island, 2002) Memories of better days — pre-1960 era in Trinco. district By R. M. A. B. Dassanayake (Island, 2002) History of Buddhism in the Tamil Kingdoms of South India By T. N. RAMACHANDRAN (Island, 2002) Sinhalayo by Senerat Paranavitana By Dr. Vernon L. B. Mendis (Island, 2002) Revisting British oppression by H N. S. Karunatilake By Dr. Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda (Island, 2002) Growth pangs of Catholic Church in 19th century by V. Pernicla By Victor Gunewardena (Island, 2002) "Sigiriya and its Significance" by Raja de Silva (Island, 2002) Buddhist paradise to executioner’s hell (Island, 2003) Economy and politics of ancient Rajarata (Island, 2003) Vijaya came much later by Nalin de Silva (Island, 2003) In quest of King Valagamba in exile II (Island, 2003) Sigiriya - a story of revenge and retribution by Godwin Witane Was Maya Dannawa the architect of Sigiriya? by Dr. Mirando Obeysekere Concise Mahavamsa Pre-History of Sri Lanka Archaeology R. L. Brohier’s Seeing Ceylon (Island, 2001) Some historical notes on Geology and Mineralogy By A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2001) Where farmers till for coins By Kavan Ratnatunga Sakwala Chakraya An ancient "Map of the Universe" from Lanka Mediaeval Gold Adakahavanu (Island, 2002) The handiwork of modern day Kalinga Maghas by Janaka Liyanarachchi (Island, 2002) Kantarodai Buddhist Remains by D. G. B. de Silva (Island, 2002) Jambukolapotana and Thiruketeswaram by A. Denis N. 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