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STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF CEYLON FOR CHILDR - 1

RAMAYANA IN SRI LANKA

SIGIRIYA - MANAGING HERITAGE WITH COMMUNITY

THOMIA

THE LAST KINGDOM OF SINHALAY

TIMELESS TRUTHS

DEAR FATHER

MAHANAGA RAJATHUMA

DESHAPREMI VIVIDA LABDHIKA DAE VIRUWO

SHASANAMAMAKA AKBO RAJAWARU SAHA DESHAMAMAKA SENA

SIRI PARAKUM RAJA PARAPURA

DAKUNU INDEEYA AKRAMANA

ANANDA KUMARASWAMI MAHATHA

Veteran scholar Dr. Prashantha Perera’s latest publication, titled Cultural Symbolism is a result of a prolonged comprehensive research study conducted in the fields of Art history, Sociology, and Archaeology.  Though we are familiar with certain cultural symbols up to some extent, often we are ignorant of their origin and inherited symbolic meanings. Dr. Perera enlightens us on lesser-known or unknown meanings of many tangible and intangible cultural symbols and symbolic practices of the Sinhala Buddhist culture in a logical manner.  He has paid attention to Hindu cultural symbols and their influence on molding local cultural symbolism since the early Anuradhapura period. He explains in detail the symbols found on ancient coins and inscriptions and their role in non-verbal communication in the past.  As highlighted by Dr. Perera, a symbol could have a couple of meanings and also it could convey a completely different cultural belief when it finds a place in a different culture as a result of cultural diffusion. Dr. Prashantha Perera’s broad knowledge of the Hindu culture has enhanced the importance of this invaluable research publication.  We are confident that his effort will be recognized by the worldwide intelligentsia as well as the learned general public of the globe.
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CULTURAL SYMBOLISM

BHARATHIYA BAUDDA URUMAYA NEWATHA SOYA GENIMA

“Muslim heritage in Sri Lanka is extremely important and largely under-recognised.  Jesmil Abdul Raheem is to be commended for taking on the challenge of identifying and recording elements of Muslim heritage across the island and demonstrating the very real potential there is here for archaeologists and heritage professionals.  Ensuring that Muslim communities in Sri Lanka have the many different aspects of their long and rich heritage recorded is important not only for these communities themselves but also to show their value to others.”

THE MUSLIM HERITAGE OF SRI LANKA

SEETHAWAKA RAJASINHA RAJATHUMA

PANDUKABAYA RAJATHUMA

THE LEGEND OF RAVANA

THE GREAT DAYS OF BAMBALAWATTE

A well-researched and richly readable book RAMACHANDRA GUHA SEVENTY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE PARTITION, and a momentous event now recedes in memory. Generations have grown up outside the shadow of the communal killings and mass displacement that shaped the contemporary history of the subcontinent. Despite being born into a family affected by the Divide, artist and oral historian Aanchal Malhotra too had thought little about the Partition until she encountered objects that had once belonged to her ancestors in an Undivided India. A gaz, a ghara, a maang-tikka, a pocketknife, a peacock-shaped bracelet, and a set of kitchen utensils: these were what accompanied her great-grandparents as they fled their homes, and through them she learnt of their migration and life before the Divide. This led her to search for the belongings of other migrants to discover the stories hidden in them. Remnants of a Separation is a unique attempt to revisit the Partition through such objects carried across the border. These objects absorbed the memory of a time and place, remaining latent and undisturbed for generations. They now speak of their owners pasts and emerge as testaments to the struggle, sacrifice, pain and belonging at an unparalleled moment in history. A string of pearls gifted by a maharaja, carried from Dalhousie to Lahore, reveals the grandeur of a life that once was. A notebook of poems, brought from Lahore to Kalyan, shows one woman s determination to pursue the written word despite the turmoil around her. A refugee certificate created in Calcutta evokes in a daughter the feelings of displacement her father had experienced on leaving Mymensingh, now in Bangladesh. Written as a crossover between history and anthropology, Remnants of a Separation tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research. It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later, lest we forget.

REMNANTS OF A SEPARATION

THE THIRD EYE

A BEND IN THE MAHAWELI

HELA HAVULA AND EARLY HISTORY OF HELADIVA 2ED

ARAHANT MAHINDA

EVOLUTION OF THE SINHALA SCRIPT

THIRTY SHADES OF TAPROBANE  - STRANGE BELIEFS AND

EMPEROR OF ROME

BELONGING - THE STORY OFTHE JEWS

UNMASKING THE EMPIRE

It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents âe" from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes you to unimagined places: to a Jewish kingdom in the mountains of southern Arabia; a Syrian synagogue glowing with radiant wall paintings; the palm groves of the Jewish dead in the Roman cataco

THE STORY OF THE JEWS

WHITES TO BROWNS

On the ancient system of Buddhist education and learning centers for Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka.

COMMUNITY OF MAHASANGHA IN SRI LANKA

A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Seychelles covers the inner and outer islands of the Seychelles archipelago, and includes photographs of over 220 species of flora and fauna, including birds, mammals, butterflies, and other insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, molluscs, and crustaceans, with descriptions, information about where to find them, and their conservation status. Although the Seychelles islands only amount to an area of 455 km2 and are spread across 115 islands in the Western In

A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE WILDLIFE OF SEYCHELLES

A photographic identification guide to the reef fishes of Seychelles aimed at divers, snorkelers, scientists, students, and general fish enthusiasts. To date nearly 900 species of fish have been recorded from coral reefs and their associated habitats within Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone. With over 550 species and almost 700 photographs all captured in situ, this book represents the most comprehensive field guide to the reef fishes of Seychelles currently available. The general introduction 

REEF FISHES OF SEYCHELLES

A NATURALISTS GUIDE TO THE LIZARDS OF SOUTHEAST AS

Beginning with a definition of who the people of The Philippines are, this fully illustrated history then tracks back to describe the prehistory of the country through to 1500 AD. The next two chapters chart the colonial experiences under Spain (1500-1896), then the first republic and the subsequent defeat by the United States (1860-1910). Following this are chapters on the Japanese occupation and the third republic (1910-1972). Next comes a description of the Marcos dictatorship and its consequ

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES

An expanded and fully updated edition of the successful The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in Southeast Asia. This lavishly illustrated guide describes the 125 best sites for viewing both common and rare species in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Alongside a map of the area, detailed descriptions of each site cover the type of terrain and specific spots at which certain species are likely to be encountered. Othe

THE 125 BEST BIRDWATCHING SITES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

EVERYTHING ROMANS IN BRITAIN - MARCH ONWARDS FOR F

Strong warriors! Epic battles! Ancient settlements! It's time to learn everything about the Anglo-Saxons! Packed with facts, photos and tantalising anecdotes from experts, it's ideal for homework, topic work, KS2 school projects and for kids who are curious about the Anglo-Saxons.

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