Culture & Heritage

For the minority SL Malays the Independence day celebration would be meaningless if the great Malay National hero DR. T. B. JAYAH is not remembered. His unswerving, unbiased stand to keep the people of Ceylon undivided under the British whose primary motive was to divide and rule is an achievement to celebrate. As a State Councillor, in 1944 he spoke …

On the 8th of April 1875 a remarkable man was born. Noor Deen Hajiar Abdul Ghaffoor was born to a well reputed Moor family in Colombo, Sri Lanka. From a very young age he was apprenticed to his uncle C L Rahmatullah (Periya Thamby), a successful gem merchant. In his early years, together with his uncle, the young boy affectionately known …

By Vinod Moonesinghe The country we now know as Türkiye has a long history, holding within its borders the remains of the world’s first city, Çatalhöyük. Our knowledge of much of ancient foreign relations comes from the records of the Hittite empire, based at Hattusa. The great city of Istanbul formed the confluence of many cultures, a bridge between Europe …

Colonel Orabi Pasha came to Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, 125 years ago. A special programme has been planned on March 8 at the Orabi Pasha Cultural Centre in Kandy to commemorate his visit, Director of the Orabi Pasha Cultural Centre, Mohamed Saleemdeen told Kandy Times. The event will take place under the patronage of Gehan Amin, Ambassador of the Arab …

Photograph of Ahmed Orabi circa. 1900 | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Across a vast history dating back thousands of years, Egypt gave birth to fascinating minds and brilliant legacies. Regardless of the era in question, there feature countless incomparable icons and national heroes – be it authors, politicians, artists, doctors, and possibly professionals across all kinds of fields. This does …