By Prof. Samitha Hettige The Sri Lankan civilisation has approx 26 centuries of written records. Some others go beyond to Ravana’s aeronautics. It wasn’t a smooth sail but SL gained energy & colour with contributions from Indian, Chinese, Persian, Arab & the western civilisations since colonisation in 1505. Those inputs made new traditions which will.
UN resident coordinator in SL recently appealed to SL’s friends to donate food, medicine etc. to help SL face the crisis (Ref. Media). There is much discussion on paddy prices and sufficient rice stocks in the coming months. There were also concerns about chemicals mixed with the imported rice. However relevant officials denied those allegations..