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Heritage: Ambassadors of peace (Part IV)

In ancient Sri Lanka, according to inscriptions and chronicles, there had been an ancient ethnicity known as Dameda or Damela, who were merchants, sailors,...

Heritage: Ambassadors of peace (Part III)

Continuing from where we stopped at last week, let’s take a detailed look at the Tamil Householder’s Terrace Inscription. Inscription of a Tamil householder and...

Heritage: Ambassadors of peace (Part II)

“I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be...

Heritage: Ambassadors of peace (Part I)

“The seed of cultural harmony lies not in the culture you are born in but in the recognition of the sweetness of other cultures.” —Abhijit...

Nationality via archaeology

Although Sri Lanka gained independence from British rule in 1948, there was no independence mentality and free thinking among the people of Sri Lanka....

13th Amendment is not a home-grown solution

While politicians of both communities add fuel to this ethnic issue, it is the innocent people of both races who pay the price for it.