Commonly known as “Avurudu” in Sinhala and as “Puthandu” or “Puththandu” in Tamil, the celebration is governed by astrology and revolves around the movement of the sun, as well as community values and ...

The little girl did become a queen – a moviedom Queen! She took to acting and reigned for many years as the Queen of Sinhala cinema. Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order ...

A Sinhala family staying at the Jaffna railway station premises Ms Sukumar said that she had not been informed about these displaced families coming back to Jaffna and thus it had caused food, ...

V. Jacob de Mel the Patriarch of a well-known Sinhala family dominated the business and agricultural landscape of Ceylon during colonial times and died on April 1, 1919. His 100th death ...