Sri Lankan culture has been greatly influenced by India, owing to the geographical proximity of the two countries. ..

In the West, the practice of exchanging rings to mark a betrothal dates back to ancient Rome, when noble families would trade ...

Gamini Akmeemana’s novel ‘The Shark Binder’ is a fascinating study of life in British-ruled Ceylon of the 1920s. It is also a fascinating hypothesis of inter-racial love between a young, idealistic ...

Weligama, Mirissa and Galle, towns on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, are a haven for tourism, hosting surfers and marine ...

Troops from India, Pakistan, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Russia, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Japan and Ceylon served in the Entente. The USA joined in the final stages of the war. The ...

Colorado House Hotel on the northwest corner of Pearl and 13th streets ... The Harvest to the eateries that introduced Boulder to international cuisines: the Indo-Ceylon Restaurant, New Saigon and ...

They have been given to a Buddhist Temple in Ceylon by Mrs. Leslie Smith and Mrs ... and some minute fragments of pearl.

The Sri Lankan Ceylon cha latte is a blend of Ceylon black ... and organic milk tea with toppings like herbal jelly, brown sugar pearls, and tofu pudding. Jin’s boba is kept warm and soaked ...

One of the three large folios displayed from the1,400-page Hamzanama, his first big manuscript project (1557-77), boldly depicts a hairy demon in delicate Safavid style gleefully abducting the ...

Among the more important are the following: From the Philippines—Tobacco, cigars, hemp, cocoanut oil, gum copal, mother of pearl and other ... and spices from Ceylon. Japan—Tungsten ores ...