61. Sri Lanka Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org Religion and culture in sri lanka Sinhala sri lanka Background Festivals are a part of sri lankan culture. They can be either religious or http://www.travelnotes.org/Asia/sri_lanka.htm

Car Hire Cruises Flights Hotels ... Oceania Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org Adams Peak Away From The Beach Historical Sri Lanka ... Free TravelNotes e-mail Flag of Sri Lanka The pear-shaped island republic of Sri Lanka , off the south-east coast of India , was formerly known as Ceylon. Buy a Map of Sri Lanka Local Currency Convert your currency into Sri Lanka rupees. National Anthem of Sri Lanka. Food Travel Fiction Health Kids Bios Humor Mags Software Gifts Tech Business Other Your Ad Here Travel Notes Mailing List News Headlines World News Directory of newspapers and news sources from around the world. Tamil News What's happening in Sri Lanka. Sunday Times Sri Lanka's weekly. The whole paper is crammed into a list of hyperlinks on the front page. A little confusing, but everything seems to be there. Sri Lanka Background English was the official language of Sri Lanka until 1957, and is still widely spoken today. A bill was finally passed making Sinhalese the only official language of the country on December 31, 1960, but the Tamil-speaking minority led mass demonstrations against it in early 1961. It wasn't until January 1966, that Tamil become the official administrative language in the northern and eastern parts of the island. The Tamil Tigers still want more than that.

62. Sri Lanka's 'Mud Culture' -- Naturally At The Taj illustrated article about The Samudra Cottage of the Kataragama Devotees Trust in Colombo, sri lanka. http://kataragama.org/centers/mudcul.htm

Farmer Tennekoon circa 1992 Background: The Taj Samudra Sri Lanka's Mud Culture: "Naturally at the Taj" by Patrick Harrigan Visit the Samudra Cottage photo album In 1989, Cultural Survival of Sri Lanka was formed with the object of representing the views and interests of traditional villagers who still form the majority of the island's population. The idea was to show that traditional organic lifestyles should be not merely tolerated but studied and emulated if Sri Lanka is to break the cycle of social unrest and environmental degradation brought on largely by the introduction and resulting hegemony of modern Western values and patterns of comsumption. We decided to take the system head-on and challenge the fundamental assumptions of modern urban Sri Lankans. The usual assumption is that life is better in the the town than in the village and better in Colombo than in a town (and by extension, better in foreign countries than in Colombo). Typically, development agencies fan out from the capital to the towns and villages to enlighten ignorant villagers about how they can achieve a western-style standard of living if they would only give up their old ways. This pattern was epitimized by a government edict stipulating that bank loans for housing construction would be approved only for villagers who agreed to use the money only to purchase materials like cement and asbestos roofing. No villager who wanted to build a traditional wattle-and-daub mud hut using locally-available materials could obtain a housing loan. Villagers had learned that to get a bank loan, they had to agree to build and reside in a glorified cement box. The cement barons were getting richer and the villagers were steadily losing their old way of life in the name of national development as defined by urban bureaucrats.

63. Long Eclipse Of Sri Lankan Culture Is Ending article published in 1987 describing the titanic opposition between modern and traditional mentalities in sri lanka. http://kataragama.org/news/eclipse.htm

Long eclipse of Sri Lankan culture is ending [from The Sunday Times (Colombo) of August 9, 1987] Scholars at the University of California are looking to Sri Lanka for possible solutions to the dilemmas of modern science. How, they ask, could such a small nation survive for thousands of years and manage to preserve intact its diverse cultural traditions? The world, already wracked by terrorism soul conventional warfare, stands on the brink of the ultimate devastation of nuclear war. Mankind’s survival may finally depend upon its ability to recover the wisdom of its ancestors and apply it to present circumstances. Patrick Harrigan, University of California, Berkeley, doctoral student in South Asia Studies who is now visiting Sri Lanka, says, “Here one finds as nowhere else in the world all the classical ingredients of an ancient and ongoing struggle between two modalities of thought that are mutually unintelligible almost separate worlds to themselves. On the one hand you have the civilizing mentality associated with urban life in general and modern or Western ways of thinking in particular and, on the other hand, a much older traditional modality based upon rural culture, most often associated with the so-called Third World. The outcome of their interaction may determine mankind’s future if indeed mankind has any future at all. All the causes of that titanic struggle as well as their potential resolution can be found in microcosm here in Sri Lanka.

64. Information On SRI LANKA, The Culture, Geography, Weather, Cost Of Living, Etc., Information on sri lanka, the culture, geography, weather, cost of living, where you an do adventurous and worthwhile voluntary work overseas for gap year, http://www.travellersworldwide.com/09-srilanka/09-srilanka-about.htm

COUNTRIES Search this website Sri Lanka is famous for its 1,600 km of unspoilt, golden beaches "Wow – where do I start I have just had the most amazing experience of my life, the only bad part was that it had to come to an end." Programmes you can do in Sri Lanka: WEATHER in Colombo Click for MAP Sri Lanka is a vibrant country of 18 million people; rich in its diversity of culture, race, language and religion. The island has an abundance of natural resources, fauna and flora, mountains, rivers and beautiful beaches. It is located at the crossroads where East meets West and is regarded as the gateway to South Asia. The hill country has gorgeous rolling hills and tea plantations. The entire island is teeming with bird life and exotics like elephants and leopards T he people are friendly, food delicious and costs l ow A stunning island filled with beaches and wild life sanctuaries like the Elephant Orphanage, ancient cities, hills, beaches - and most of all, it's incredible beauty. EXCITING RURAL PROJECT Wasgamuwa - teach in the heart of this amazing country!

65. An Elephant Experience In Sri Lanka's Famous Elephant Orphanage! A Voluntary Gap The evenings are quiet with the sri Lankan culture favouring early mornings and early nights. There are always a few volunteers on this placement together, http://www.travellersworldwide.com/09-srilanka/09-srilanka-elephant-experience.h

COUNTRIES Search this website AN ELEPHANT EXPERIENCE IN SRI LANKA'S FAMOUS ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE Our Elephant Orphanage Experience programme is based in a famous government-run Orphanage which is home to retired, abused or orphaned Elephants. Programmes you can do in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is a paradise island of 1,600 kilometres of unspoilt, golden beaches and diverse climate zones. Exotic, friendly and welcoming. In our main conservation programme in this beautiful environment, you will work with rescued elephants in the Elephant Orphanage. The Elephant Orphanage Travel and Visas Prices Sri Lanka on the Internet You can now combine a teaching placement with a conservation placement in the Elephant Orphanages. Current Weather in Colombo Click for MAP of Sri Lanka Washing the babies! THE ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE Our Elephant Orphanage Experience programme is based in Sri Lanka's most famous government-run Orphanage which is home to retired, abused or orphaned Elephants. Altogether around 70 Elephants are based there. This is reputedly recorded as one of the largest, if not the largest, centres of its kind in the world, with one of the most successful captive breeding programmes for Asian elephants.

66. Redhotcurry.com - Culture, Detailed Country Profile Of Sri Lanka - Page 1 Page 1 of the country profile detailing the economic profile, the environment and history of sri lanka . http://www.redhotcurry.com/culture/srilanka_p1.htm

Home Feedback About Us Sitemap ... Email CULTURE Culture Sri Lanka SRI LANKA Introduction Destination Facts Economic Profile Environment ... BANGLADESH Hiding behind images of floods is lush Bangladesh INDIA India is the most rewarding drama on earth. MALDIVES More islands than you can shake a stick at in the Maldives NEPAL Nepal PAKISTAN Mind blowing views in modern day Pakistan SRI LANKA The island of many names - Sri Lanka evokes affection. DESTINATION SRI LANKA One in, all in: fishing boats on the beach. Photograph by Greg Elms. Full country name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Area: 66,000 sq km Population: 19 million (annual growth 1.04%) Capital city: Colombo (pop 2 million) People: 74% Sinhalese, 18% Tamils, 7% Moor, 1% other Language: Sinhala, Tamil, English

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68. Ancient Cities Of Sri Lanka - Kandy It is still very much a focal point of sri lankan culture. It was the capitol of last generation of sri lanka`s kings until it fell in to the hands of http://www.mysrilanka.com/travel/history/kandy.htm

KANDY Kandy (1469 to 1815 A.D) The city of Kandy lies at an altitude of 488.6 meters (1629 feet) above sea level in the center of the island and surrounded by the ranges of mountains. It is still very much a focal point of Sri Lankan culture. It was the capitol of last generation of Sri Lanka`s kings until it fell in to the hands of British in 1815. Kandy was originally known as Senkadagala pura after a hermit named Senkada who lived there. Many of Sinhalese people call it “Mahanuwara” meaning the "Great City”. But the name Kandy was derived from the Word Kanda, which means mountain. Due to it’s geographical location Kandy was not an easy target for the foreign invaders who could gain the control of coastal area of the island. The royal palace in Senkadagala was built by King Vikramabahu the 3rd of Gampola on the advice of a Brahmin who selected the site as a lucky ground for a Capital city. The first king to ascended the throne of Senkadagala was Sena Sammata Wickramabahu.

69. Travel Guide For Sri Lanka France sri lanka Cultural Exchanges Suriyakantha - Diffusion de la culture Development of research on sri lankan culture. Promotion of cultural http://www.allsrilanka.com/directory/travelinfo/infolanka.htm

Back to Home Page Directory Travel Guide of Sri Lanka A Guide to Sri Lanka - A travel guide to Sri Lanka, with an introduction to its history and favourite destinations. A Journey to Sri Lanka - Travel guide offering information on its culture, history, maps and city information. A Travelogue by Erik Futtrup - Erik Futtrup shares his 13 day escapades in Sri Lanka. A Virtual Library of Sri Lanka - Information on people and ethnic groups, traditions and rituals, languages and literature, arts and entertainment, travel, tourism, universities, etc. Adam's Peak The website of Sri Pada or Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka. Adam's Peak Travel Sri Lanka Many thousands devotees make the arduous climb up the peak during the season that spans December to May. An online exhibition of paintings by Sri Lankan artist Pradeep Jayatunga - An online exhibition of paintings by Sri Lankan artist Pradeep Jayatunga Ancient City of Sigiriya - also known as Lion Rock. Site includes state of conservation report. Art Lanka Paintings that project images of Sri Lanka Art Sri Lanka -Virtual gallery for the art and culture of Sri Lanka. Depicting art history, ancient, colonial and contemporary paintings, Portrays Buddhist, Christian and Hindu art. Presents maps and masks.

70. Sri Lanka Arts - Travel Guide By Sri-Lanka-Tour.com Indian culture has also given dominant and deep mark in sri lankan arts. So to say that, sri lanka is a place where different cultures have intertwined http://www.sri-lanka-tour.com/travel-guide/arts.htm

Sri Lanka Tour Comprehensive Travel Guide By Royal Exclusive Travel www.sri-lanka-tour.com Travel Guide Travel Guide People Society Religion Government ... Map of Sri Lanka History of Sri Lanka In the Beginning Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Portuguese Period ... Incoming Peace Tourist Attraction Beaches Coral Sanctuary National Park Bird Sanctuary ... Golf Arts of Sri Lanka Owing to its long, rich history, Sri Lanka endows exquisite arts evolving through the course of time which has refined its culture to be unique and precious heritage of the nation. Sri Lanka. Its pivotal position on the ancient Silk Route made Sri Lanka a crossroad of cultural and trade exchange of the West and the East. India and China's record ha proved the cultural, political and trade exuberance of this island. In many ways Sri Lankan arts is an inspiration of its long and lasting Buddhist tradition which in turn absorbed and adopted countless regional and local tradition for thousand of years, evolving to be a unique variant of Sri Lankan arts. Unsurprising, most of Sri Lankan arts originated religious beliefs, represented in many artistic forms such as painting, sculpture, architecture, and so on.

71. CUSRS | Main The Cambridge University sri lanka Society was started with the aim of providing a for sri lankan culture, religions, languages, food, sports, http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cusrs/

Welcome to the Cambridge University Sri Lanka Society The Cambridge University Sri Lanka Society was started with the aim of providing a focal point for members of Cambridge University who have an interest in Sri Lanka, maintaining an open and apolitical status. We seek to promote appreciation and enthusiasm within Cambridge University for Sri lankan culture, religions, languages, food, sports, people and any other aspect of Sri Lanka. Please read our events page. [Please note that this is a new site, and is currently under construction] Last updated: 08/FEB/2004 Comments or suggestions? Mail the computing officer

72. How One Sri Lanka City Stays Above The Ethnic Fray | Csmonitor.com They don t have much connection with northern sri Lankan Tamil culture, either because even the Tamil they speak is different. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0812/p07s01-wosc.html?s=yaht

73. Travel-Directory.org: Destinations/Asia/Sri Lanka/Society And Culture Travel Resources Destinations Asia sri lanka Society and culture. http://www.travel-directory.org/Destinations/Asia/Sri_Lanka/Society_and_Culture/

TRAVEL-HOME ADD A LINK MODIFY A LINK NEW LINKS ... LOGIN Looking for something in particular? the entire directory only this category More search options Home Destinations Asia ... Sri Lanka : Society and Culture CATEGORIES: Chats and Forums Communities Education Ethnicity ... Women LINKS: British Council British cultural centres in Colombo and Kandy. http://www.britishcouncil.lk/ Rate It Review It Details France Sri Lanka Cultural Exchanges - Suriyakantha Supports diffusion of French culture in Sri Lanka, as well as development of research on Sri Lankan culture, and promotion of cultural exchanges with France. http://www.chez.com/suriyakantha Rate It Review It Details INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Internet Country Guides: Sri Lanka A guide to internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Sri Lanka. http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/srilanka.html Rate It Review It Details Infolanka: Cultural Events and Publications Database of Sri Lanka related information: reviews of books and other aspects of Sri Lankan culture. http://www.infolanka.com/org/srilanka/cult.html Rate It Review It Details Peace in Sri Lanka Web Site Official Sri Lanka government site on the ongoing peace process.

74. 3o. Case Study: Sri Lanka [Beyond Books - Culture And Geography] Today, independent for just over 50 years, sri lanka continues to suffer from With so many cultures mixing on the little island, it s no wonder sri http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu91/3o.asp

Hello, GUEST Log in Ayubowan. Mat ekka enna? Naa? Mat ekka enna. " That's Sinhalese for "Good morning. Do you understand? No? Come with me." Read, hear, or watch the story of the Ramayana as told by the monkey warrior Hanuman. What's going on in Sri Lanka today? Click through the noteworthy areas of this pear-shaped nation. Seven percent of the planet's known frog species reside in Sri Lanka. What a hoppy place! Search BB Program Contents Page Culture and Geography [Introduction] 1. What Is Geography? 1a. The Five Themes of Geography 1b. Physical and Human Geography 1c. What Does a Geographer Do? 1d. Climate and Weather 1e. Weather Extremes 1f. Oceans and the Hydrosphere 1g. Water Resources 1h. River Systems 1i. Ecological Essentials 1j. Geologic Hazards 1k. Shaping the Earth 2. The Middle East and North Africa 2a. The Geography of the Middle East 2b. The Sahara Desert 2c. Judaism 2d. Christianity 2e. Islam 2f. Society and Family Life 2g. Breaking Up the Ottoman Empire 2h. The Emergence of Israel

75. 1Up Travel : Sri Lanka - History And Culture Of Srilanka Or Sri Lanka. sri lanka was part of the Empire of Asoka during the 3rd century, during which time the population was converted to Buddhism. http://www.1uptravel.com/international/asia/srilanka/history-culture.html

Flags Maps Sightseeing Travel Warnings ... National Parks More Categories Introduction Topography Local Life Local Cuisine Local Holidays Festivals-Events Embassies Administration News Stand Worth a See !! Sight Seeing Maps Flags Shopping Eating Out Recreation Travel Essentials Country Facts Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Airline Tickets Car Rentals Cruises Hotels ... Vacations Web 1UpTravel.com You are here 1Up Travel Countries of the World Asia Srilanka ADVERTISEMENT Country At a Glance Introduction Topography Life Cuisine ... Newstand Worth a Visit !! Cities Attractions Shopping Eating Out ... Travel Links Country Facts Introduction Geography People Government ... Transnational issues Related Sri Lanka Guide Sri Lanka Maps Sri Lanka Hotels Sri Lanka Flag ... Sri Lanka Travel Warning Sri Lanka History and Culture History Sri Lanka was part of the Empire of Asoka during the 3rd century, during which time the population was converted to Buddhism. The Sinhalese inhabitants later moved their capital to Polonnaruva in the south of the island to escape from repeated Tamil invasions during the 11th and 12th centuries. The first Europeans to arrive were the Portuguese, quickly supplanted by the Dutch in the 17th century. In 1796 Sri Lanka (as Ceylon) was acquired from the Dutch by the British.

76. Sri Lanka, Hotels, Culture Club Resort, Dambulla - Ceylon sri lanka Hotels booking culture Club Resort, Dambulla. http://asiatours.net/srilanka/hotels/cultureclub.html

Hotels Round Trips Golf Programs Ayurveda Cures ... e-Mail Today at Colombo Sri Lanka Hotels Transfers Booking Amaya Lake Resort, Dambulla Extraordinary resort in the middle of a lush tropical park for guests appreciating nature and a tranquil atmosphere Location : 160 km from Colombo at the historic town of Dambulla, in close proximity to many cultural and archaeological sights, overlooking a picturesque lake. On walks through the large park or while boating on the lake, you will enjoy the many beauties of nature. Accommodation : 92 air-conditioned luxury chalets with bedroom and sitting area, telephone, radio, veranda, attached large bathroom with bath, shower, w.c. Facilities : Large open lobby with sitting area and bar. Open and air-conditioned restaurants, TV lounge, shopping arcade, conference room with facilities, Ayurveda centre. Your health: Let yourself be pampered back to fitness and health through Ayurveda, by doing a cure at the hotel's Ayurveda Centre under competent medical supervision. Ayurveda is a health system that has been practised in Sri Lanka and India for many thousand years. It relies solely on natural medicines. Ayurveda has helped even in cases that seemed hopeless, where western medicine had failed. This "Science of Life" is aimed at giving human beings better and longer life. Ayurveda is recommended to all those seeking inward balance or equilibrium, a long and health life and to all those who like to experience the fullness of life. Ayurveda is conducive to your health, provides you with new vital energy, invigorates your powers of resistance and self-healing and maintains the efficiency of mind and body even in old age.

77. Tea And Sri Lanka An indepth exploration of the history and culture surrounding tea in Britain and sri lanka (Ceylon). http://www.panix.com/~kendra/tea/

Tea The content on this site comes from my college thesis, written as a part of a BA in Cultural Anthropology at Vassar College written in 1994. The thesis, A Different Cup of Tea: The Culture of Tea in Britain and Sri Lanka is about the culture surrounding tea, and the different meanings affixed to the commodity by different cultures. I've excerpted the parts of this work that I think will be of interest to a larger audience. This is neither intended to be a complete history of tea or of Sri Lanka. Chinese Beginnings Tea Comes to England Afternoon Tea in Britain Tea and the Working Class ... Home

78. Pre-Colonial Sri Lankan History sri lanka s culture has evolved separately from its northern neighbor, Little is known of the culture of daily life in sri lanka before 1681, http://www.panix.com/~kendra/tea/precolonial_history.html

ri Lanka is an island nation located about 35 miles off the southern tip of India. The island is divided into two distinct climatic zones, the Dry Zone and the Wet Zone. The Wet Zone is located in the central highlands and southwestern corner of the island, and receives an average about 50 inches of rain, spread relatively evenly over the course of the year. This is enough to sustain rainforest vegetation. The Dry Zone covers the remaining 70% of the island and although it receives between 30 and 70 inches of rainfall a year, it all falls only during one three month rainy season and the rest of the year remains dry ( DeSilva 1992 Peiris 1992 According to the Mahavamsa, one of the traditional chronicals of early Sri Lankan history, King Asoka of India sent his son and daughter to Sri Lanka from India to establish Buddhism on the island during the first century B.C.E. His son started the first order of monks, and his daughter the first order of nuns on the island. The religious beliefs of the Sinhalese before Buddhism is not known, although it is thought to be some form of Brahmanism. The Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa and Culavamsa, were written by Buddhist monks, or debatably by nuns, and they attempt to increase Sri Lanka's importance to world Buddhism, going as far as claiming that the Buddha's death coincided with Vijaya's arrival on the island ( DeSilva 1981: 4 ). The traditional historical texts of Sri Lanka were part of a thriving civilization, members of whom wanted it to be the ideal Buddhist state. The chronicals try to verify this claim. One story told is that the Buddha visited the island three times, and predicted the domination of this civilization over the indigenous population, the Veddas, who are referred to as demons. On his last visit he left his footprint at the top of Adam's Peak, one of the highest mountains in Sri Lanka, and a popular pilgrimage spot. Pali texts mention no references to the Buddha ever leaving eastern India (

79. British Council - Sri Lanka language materials and upto-date information about UK education and culture. Some of sri lanka’s finest young people lead the way down in Kirinda http://www.britishcouncil.org/srilanka.htm

Text only Print E-mail this page Add to favourites ... Suggest similar pages Welcome to the British Council  Sri Lanka We connect people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and build lasting relationships between the UK and Sri Lanka. BECOME A LIBRARY MEMBER Get quick and easy access to English language materials and up-to-date information about UK education and culture. Training for English teachers We can help you improve your English language teaching skills. Get in touch with us We have centres in Colombo and Kandy. If there is any information you cannot find on our website, contact us. British High Commission in Sri Lanka Learn English online Where we are in Sri Lanka British Council history Edexcel A-level results You can now access your Edexcel O-level and A-level results through our website. The results are available of candidates of both Colombo and Kandy centres. UK - Sri Lanka Partnership Links Scheme British Council Sri Lanka invites applications from UK or Sri Lankan universities and colleges for a contribution of up to £5,000 towards a project which will develop links between UK and Sri Lankan institutions. LEARN ENGLISH WITH US If you want to improve your English skills, we can help you with our courses from beginner to advanced.

80. Sri Lanka Society And Culture Organizations sri lanka Society and culture Organizations, sri lanka Society and culture Organizations homepage, sri lanka Society and culture Organizations http://search.asiaco.com/Sri_Lanka/Society_and_Culture/Organizations/

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