The first part of this article published last week briefly outlined the history of Sri Lanka’s national anthem being sung in Tamil. In this second and final part, the focus would be on the regress and ...

Karunatilleke and Hemapriya, who were friends, saw the significance of Maduru Oya for Eelam. Tamil settlements would strengthen Eelam. A Sinhala settlement there could puncture Eelam. They turned to ...

The Tamil scholar “Pundit” M. Nallathamby, a teacher at Zahira College, Colombo was entrusted this task and a neat, precise ...

which was traditionally used by Tamil-speaking Hindus to worship Athi Shivan Iyanar, are some of the widely-discussed instances of Sinhala-Buddhisisation. Pointing out how the DoA focusses ...

The Primary year students of The Overseas School of Colombo (OSC) celebrated the Sinhala/Tamil New Year at a special assembly on April 8 at the school's basketball court prior to closing for their mid ...

Sri Lanka’s Aluth Avurudda, or Sinhala and Tamil New Year, unfolds in April. It’s a time when the harvest is brought in, and the sun moves from Pisces to Aries. Marking this astrological ...

Ramanathan Archuna and Mawei Senathiraja_ Sri Lankan Tamil politicians. Image credit- Ramanathan Archuna Facebook page and ITTAK party Facebook Ease into the English language and Australian culture.