The Sinhala Aluth Avurudda or the Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in the month of Bak according to the traditional lunar calendar of the Sinhalese people. The name ‘Bak’ comes from the Sanskrit word ...

The Sinhalese people are mainly Buddhist; and with the war victory, fervent Buddhist nationalism is on the rise. Walking in the parade is a government minister, Dinesh Gunawardena. He says the UN ...

While everyone expected the National People’s Power (NPP ... this is the first time in the country’s history that a Sinhalese-majority formation, without the support of any established ...

AT: Yes, though the story is completely a crop of my imagination, most of the characters are inspired from or are an ...