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LankaWeb – Yupa in a Buddhist Stupa


Posted on February 28th, 2021
By Ama H. Vanniarachchy 
Since
the Department of Archaeology began exploration and excavation work in the
Northern areas of the island, it has been the talk of the town. There were some
incidents which stirred up some controversy, starting from arguments about the
identity of these ancient monasteries and the true inheritance of them. One
such highly controversial place was Mullaitivu. Despite the archaeological and
historical evidence, there were disputes about the place’s history. Therefore,
Ceylon Today took you on a voyage to the past of Mullaitvu in one of our
previous heritage articles. 
As ....

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LankaWeb – The Special Sri Lankan Elephant and the Import Export Trade.


Posted on January 24th, 2021
Ashley de Vos
Stemming from the advice given by Arahat
Mahinda to King Devanampiya Tissa (3 C.BCE), that all beings including the
animals in the forest and the birds in the air have a right to live, tradition
dictated that all precious resources, are always protected. The thick forest
covered hills and mountains, referred to, by Ferguson (1815) as black, leach
infested and full of animals”, were dedicated to the Gods or Devas, and as a
royal decree ensured its continuous protection, very few went in to desecrate
it.
The central highlands were mostly uninhabited;
the few villages that existed were limited to the edges of the fertile valleys. ....

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Mourning Mala: Remembering Malathi De Alwis - Colombo Telegraph


Mourning Mala: Remembering Malathi De Alwis
Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
Mala’s passing has shaken me; cut my finger which bled profusely yesterday, making breakfast, while thinking of her and remembering that she wrote a poem titled: “To a Tamil Friend” after the 1983 riots. 
We were ‘best friends” in school, at Ladies College (LC), for many years. Our (extended) families knew each other and our fathers had been in the same school. Mala was creative, always in the top 3 in class, quiet, sensitive and kind in school, more serious than me. She had a discerning eye and enjoyed nature. During lunch-break we used to swap food – usually sandwiches, cutlets or Chinese rolls, or had ‘bites’ from each other’s. Mala ‘hated’ egg sandwiches! She used to lecture me when an LC Prefect because I did not wear the required “underskirt” with the white uniform and signature red buckle. I thought wearing underskirts was uncool; was more rebellious. We did ....

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