On the 77th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule following foreign domination of some four and a half ...

The factual books on Ceylon of the British colonial period were mainly written in the first half of the 19th century, but extended to the early 20th century. Many of the authors served in the island ...

The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the British Colonial rulers and Kandyan chiefs, was signed in 1815. ..

Research scholars usually keep to the narrow confines of the subject of their interest. However, Dr. S. Ananda Meegama PhD, an internationally known demographer and statistician in his historically ...

Independence has been a long mirage in Ceylon / Sri Lanka, where history seems to repeat itself as tragedy and farce in equal measure. This week, the geostrategic Indian Ocean island is set to mark 77 ...

The first two volumes of the British Empire Series have appeared, bearing the titles "India Ceylon, Straits Settlements, "British North Borneo, Hongkong," and "British Africa." They include a ...

The history of Sri Lankan Railways dates back to the colonial era, with the establishment of the first railway line during ...

After successfully advocating for justice in London, Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan returned to Ceylon to a hero’s welcome. His tireless efforts to ...

Much of the story is by now well known, and should be still better known, for it concerns closely the future welfare and sometimes the very existence of British Colonial territories. The menace of ...