Roar Media Archive - History & Culture

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The Californian Countess And Early Lankan Feminism

In March 1896, in the San Francisco suburb of Oakland, the Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and missionary Hewavitarne (Anagarika) Dharmapala, on a lecture tour…

Balangoda Man

Ancient Sri Lanka Vs. World History

Is The Sinhala Language Haunted?

The Sinhala language should be a goldmine for anyone looking at unearthing the jewels of the past. It is embedded with strata or layers…

Treasured Stamps From Colonial Ceylon

When stamps were first introduced to Ceylon by the British, our ancestors probably never thought these little pieces of paper would one day become…

The Dark Side Of Galle

Galle Fort today may be all trendy cafés and pretty sunsets, but history has different tales to tell.

The Colpetty That Was

Colpetty, the small yet plush ward of downtown Colombo, still has a certain charm to it. It’s a mini town of sorts, with a…

How The Ancient Kingdom Of Kandy Administered Justice

The current judicial system of Sri Lanka was established by the Judicature Act No 02 of 1978 and was entirely influenced by the English…

Origins Of Traditional Lankan Furniture

Faces Of Old Ceylon – Part 1

During the years of European colonisation, Ceylon was often seen as the common voyager’s place of refuge or revelry. In a broader dimension, Alan…

Kōpi Kāle ‒ When Coffee Was King

The Ethiopians cultivated coffee from about the 8th century. The Iranian philosopher and physician Abu Bakr Muhammed ibn Zakariya al-Raz (Rhazes) first recorded the…

From Elding To LKR

A brief history of your local currency.

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