It was built by soldiers, Malay soldiers who came to this island in service to the Dutch crown and, after 1796, to the British, and who stayed, raised families, and made Ceylon their permanent home.
There is a mosque on Slave Island in Colombo that has stood for more than three centuries. Masjidul Jamiya was not built by merchants or pilgrims. It was built by soldiers, Malay soldiers who came to ...
This month, Nepal's Indigenous Nationalities Commission submitted a 25-point proposal to change parts of the constitution. Among suggestions on language rights and representation, one idea has caught ...
From 1933 onwards, Hitler and Nazi Germany were admired by certain groups of right-wing Indians, who were often anti-British ...
The island of Divar is known for many reasons and draws tourists from across the world but in February 2026 it brought two ...
The Buddhist Sinhala resistance in Kandy against Christian missionaries stemmed directly from the British violation of the ...
Hans Aarsleff, a professor of English and renowned scholar of the history of the study of language, died July 1. He was 100.
We gather here today to celebrate yet another publication of a prolific writer on public law in Sri Lanka. Congratulations, Dr Wickramaratne, and thank you for this valuable contribution to our ...
The earliest surviving fragments of the epic poem—the subject of Christopher Nolan's latest Hollywood blockbuster—date back ...
July 16, 2026 • Route 66 turns 100 this year. It's considered America’s most nostalgic road trip. With wide open road, sunsets that fill the whole sky, dirt-kissed Chevy trucks, and revving ...
The landmark, nearly a millennium old, has housed kings, hosted royal executions and safeguarded Britain’s crown jewels. New education centers aim to invite more people to learn about that history ...
Language is a means of communicating complex ideas or feelings. Although human language can be verbal or non-verbal, it is more complex than any form of animal communication and reflects the culture ...