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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, monks, consorts, usurpers, and invaders. This does not necessarily say...

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 Tamil Buddhist monks during Anuradhapura Period Describing further details about the...

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 a slave. And I believe it is better to know...

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 Naskar, Sleepless for Society Cultural heritage pays a price in times...