Ancient Cities & Places
- City of Kandy
- KATARAGMA
- On foot by faith to kataragama
- Sri Pada's glorious shadow and its parallels By Gamini G.Punchihewa
- Akerawita vihara: A historically important temple By Tharuka Dissanaike
- St. Lucia's Cathedral by Nalika Fernando
- The Story of Sigiriya by Nadhira Lawrence
- World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka
- Road to Ramayana By Sirancee Gunawardene
- The Buried Kingdom of Kotte
- Dutch Waterways in Sri Lanka
- Adam's Peak
- Ports in ancient Sri Lanka by Prof. W. I. Siriweera
- Mahavamsa, Mahavihara and Mahayana
- Archeological remains in Sri Lanka
- Galle - A Port City in History
- Kandy: the roots of the rebellion
- Sigiriya by Ari Withanage
- Tissamaharamaya - the modernised monument of Magama by Nemsiri Mutukumara
- Discovering the lost cities of Ruhuna by Denis. N. Fernando
- THE SO-CALLED TAMIL KINGDOM OF JAFFNA by Prof. S.Ranwella
- Search for Sri Lanka’s ancient ports and harbours by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002)
- Aluvihara- where Tripitakas were written
- The historic tale of Matara by Gamini G. Punchihewa
- Cultural Triangle in Ruhunu Rata by Gamini G. Punchihewa
- The secret garden in Dambulla by Ranga Jayasuriya
- Badulla Public Market by W. Panditaratne (Island, 2002)
- The pristine glory of Dighavapi by Walter Rupesinghe (Island, 2002)
- The Unawatuna enigma by Derrick Schokman
- Long ago glimpses of the Vanni (Island, 2002)
- Batticaloa was once called Land of Milk and Honey by Cecil V. Wikramanayake (Island, 2002)
- Sigiriya and its significance By Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne (Island, 2002)
- The sylvan splendour of Tiriyay By Walter Rupesinghe (Island, 2002)
- The Sacred Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura By K. H. J. Wijayadasa (Island, 2002)
- Velgam Vehera – the Buddhist shrine of the Tamils by Walter Rupesinghe (Island, 2002)
- Makulatenna Raja Maha Vihara by Gamini G. Punchihewa (Island, 2003)
- Wasala walawwa by the Tangalle Bay by Padma Edirisinghe
- Sri Lankan monarchs who climbed Holy Sri Pada by Godwin Witane
- Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka
Ancient Art
Religion & Spirituality
People & Personalities
- Ehelapola the great By Dr. Mirando Abeysekere
- Queen Rengammal: Our last queen By by Padma Edirisinghe
- Rajasinghe-II of Senkadagala by S. B. Karalliyaade (Island, 2000)
- Ehelepola Medduma Bandara - A Child Hero By S. B. Karalliyadda
- Myths, legends and the Ramayana
- An attempt to reveal the identity of Ravana (Island, 2001)
- Keppetipola Disawa - The matchless hero by Aryadasa Ratnasinghe
- Galagoda Adikaram - Chief Minister of King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe By Deepthi Jayatunge (Island, 2001)
- Dona Catherina was not an "Empress" By B. P. Aryatilake (Island, 2002)
- Gongalagoda banda the last crowned king of Kandy by H. N. S. Karunatilake (Island, 2001)
- The Palace of Empress Dona Catherina by Dr. K. P. V. D. Fernando (Island, 2001)
- Landmarks events that influenced the life Dona Catherina by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2001)
- The dark prince of Maduwanwala by Andrew Scott
- If Dona Catherina was not an empress what was she? by Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002)
- Saradiel - the Robin Hood of Sri Lanka by W.T.A. leslie Fernando
- The Catholic (?) Don and the Apostate Dona by R. A. Sirimanne (Island, 2002)
- ELARA: Wonderful saga of travellers tales – I by D. G. B.de Silva (Island, 2002)
- Dona Catherina was the direct heiress by virtue of her heredity by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002)
- Madduma Bandara — The lesser known facts about the brutal assassination by S. B. Karalliyadda (Island, 2002)
- King Wimaladharmasuriya (I) by Dr. Mirando Obeysekere (Island, 2002)
- Sri Wickrama Raja Singha by S. B. Karalliyadde
Events
- Koggala, Catalinas, and the double sunrise By Roger Thiedeman
- Vasco Da Gama's heroic voyage Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya
- The first train journey in Sri Lanka: 1864 By Aryadasa Ratnasinghe
- The British owe an apology to Kandyans By Durand Appuhamy (Island, 2001)
- Keppetipola and the Uva Rebellion by S. B. Karalliyadde (Island, 2001)
- King Wessanthara and the cave he lived in exile by Anura Jayatunge (Island, 2001)
- Kataragama: Its origin, era of decline and revival by Godwin Witane (Island, 2001)
- Carnegie and the missionary notion of idolatry in Sri Lanka by V. Basnayake (Island, 2001)
- The rise and fall of the Central Colleges: A cursory glance by C. T. M. Fernando (Island, 2001)
- Diversities and linkages in Sri Lanka By V. Suryanarayan (Island, 2001)
- Mass massacre of elephants in Sri Lanka By Godwin Witane (Island, 2002)
- Uva Rebellion — 183 yrs. ago today and role of Keppetipola By S. B. Karalliyadde (Island, 2002)
- Romance of Colombo's place names by Andrew Scott
- The battle of Ceylon's freedom fighters by D.C. Ranatunga
- The Lion flag -how it came to be by CAROL ALOYSIUS
- Sri Lanka Railway is144 years : The first train to Ambepussa by Aryadasa Ratnasinghe
- Migomu Rala’s role in ceding Trincomalee from the Sinhala King to the Danes (Part 1) (Island, 2002)
- Migomu Rala’s role in ceding Trincomalee from the Sinhala King to the Danes (Part 2) (Island, 2002)
- April 5, 1942 the day Ceylon escaped Japanese occupation By Gamini de Silva (Island, 2002)
- Visit of Alexander the Great to the sacred mount of Sri Pada - fact or fiction? by S. S. M. Nanayakkara (Island, 2003)
- Viharadevi was born at Arugambay? by Sumith Ranasinghe (Island, 2003)
- The last will of Ehelepola (Island, 2003)
- The fall of the Kandyan Kingdom — treason or cruelty? (Island, 2003)
- Constable Tuan Saban’s Shootout with Saradiel by M. D. Saldin (Island, 2003)
- Kandyans urged for three federal states in 1928 and 1948 by LAKSHMAN KIRIELLA
Ancient Civilization
Ancient Customs & Culture
Ancient Agriculture & Irrigation
Ancient Trade & Law
Literature
Medicine
Books & Descriptions
- A SHORT HISTORY OF LANKA by Humphry William Codrington
- Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Samuel White Baker (1845 - 1853)
- Legends of Ceylon - by Aline van Dort (1914)
- Images Of Ceylon - Sri Lankan Antiquity
- DIPAVAMSA AND MAHAVAMSA - By Aryadasa Ratnasinghe (May 1998) <
- Hiuen Tsiang’s description of Sri Lanka - by S. Dhammika
- Ceylon - Catholic Encyclopedia
- HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT - by Sri Lankan Association of Manitoba
- Essays and Correspondence on Sri Lanka by Barr-Kumarakulasinghe
- "Sri Lanka: What went wrong" (Island, 2001)
- THE MAHAVAMSA by Wilhelm Geiger
- Life in the Kingdom of Kandy as seen by Robert Knox (Island, 2002)
- ‘How To See Ceylon’ By Bella Sidney Woolf (Island, 2002)
- Vijaya: interpreting our civilisation myth by Michael Roberts
- Ceylon along the Rail Track by Henry W Cave by Dr. Vernon L. B. Mendis (Island, 2002)
- Immigrant Indians in Sri Lanka by W. T. Jayasinghe by Prof. K. M. de Silva (Island, 2002)
- Kandy –the final abode of the Sacred Tooth Relic by Godwin Witane (Island, 2002)
- The work of kings: The New Buddhism in Sri Lanka - Prof. H. L. Seneviratne (Island, 2002)
- Memories of better days — pre-1960 era in Trinco. district By R. M. A. B. Dassanayake (Island, 2002)
- History of Buddhism in the Tamil Kingdoms of South India By T. N. RAMACHANDRAN (Island, 2002)
- Sinhalayo by Senerat Paranavitana By Dr. Vernon L. B. Mendis (Island, 2002)
- Revisting British oppression by H N. S. Karunatilake By Dr. Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda (Island, 2002)
- Growth pangs of Catholic Church in 19th century by V. Pernicla By Victor Gunewardena (Island, 2002)
- "Sigiriya and its Significance" by Raja de Silva (Island, 2002)
- Buddhist paradise to executioner’s hell (Island, 2003)
- Economy and politics of ancient Rajarata (Island, 2003)
- Vijaya came much later by Nalin de Silva (Island, 2003)
- In quest of King Valagamba in exile II (Island, 2003)
- Sigiriya - a story of revenge and retribution by Godwin Witane
- Was Maya Dannawa the architect of Sigiriya? by Dr. Mirando Obeysekere
- Concise Mahavamsa
- Pre-History of Sri Lanka
Archaeology
- R. L. Brohier’s Seeing Ceylon (Island, 2001)
- Some historical notes on Geology and Mineralogy By A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2001)
- Where farmers till for coins By Kavan Ratnatunga
- Sakwala Chakraya An ancient "Map of the Universe" from Lanka
- Mediaeval Gold Adakahavanu (Island, 2002)
- The handiwork of modern day Kalinga Maghas by Janaka Liyanarachchi (Island, 2002)
- Kantarodai Buddhist Remains by D. G. B. de Silva (Island, 2002)
- Jambukolapotana and Thiruketeswaram by A. Denis N. Fernando (Island, 2002)
- Guard Stones by A. C. B. Pethiyagoda (Island, 2002)
- Samadhi Statue by A. C. B. Pethiyagoda (Island, 2002)
- Did the Abhayagiri Mahayana monks help build the Borobudur stupa? by Dr. Caesar Voute (Island, 2002)
- Ancient Buddhist shrines in Batticaloa and Ampara by Walter Rupesinghe
- The Anuradhapura Cross (Island, 2002)
- The Nagas in Sinhala sculpture by Prof. Abaya Aryasinghe
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