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Quote - Joseph Pulitzer

"PUT IT BEFORE THEM BRIEFLY SO THEY WILL READ IT, CLEARLY SO THEY WILL APPRECIATE IT, PICTURESQUELY SO THEY WILL REMEMBER IT AND, ABOVE ALL, ACCURATELY SO THEY WILL BE GUIDED BY ITS LIGHT" ***** JOSEPH PULITZER *****
DISCOVER - SRI LANKA: PROLOGUE

IN PRAISE OF MY BEAUTIFUL ISLAND,
INFORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO.

THE 13th CENTURY VENETIAN TRAVELER MARCO POLO DESCRIBED THE ISLAND AS 'THE JADE PENDANT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN'. THE ABUNDANCE OF GEMSTONES, SPICES, RAIN FORESTS AND WILDLIFE; THE MAGNIFICENT BEACHES, ANCIENT RUINS AND A WRITTEN HISTORY OF OVER 2500 YEARS MAKE THIS ISLAND A TOURISTS' PARADISE.

THE RUINED CITIES OF ANURADHAPURA AND POLONNARUWA ILLUSTRATE THE GLORY OF THE ANCIENT KINGDOMS. THE GIGANTIC STUPAS AND BUDDHA STATUES ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES OF THE WORLD. THE MASSIVE RESERVOIRS, BUILT BY ANCIENT KINGS TO IRRIGATE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND, ARE MARVELS OF HYDRO ENGINEERING. THERE ARE EIGHT UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN SRI LANKA

THE ISLAND WAS KNOWN TO THE GREEKS AS 'TAPROBANE' AND TO THE ARABS AS 'SERENDIB'. EARLY MERCHANTS VISITED THE ISLAND IN SEARCH OF GEMSTONES AND SPICES, MAINLY CINNAMON AND PEPPER. COFFEE AND TEA PLANTATIONS WERE STARTED BY THE BRITISH COLONIAL RULERS. CEYLON TEA IS FAMOUS THE WORLD OVER.

TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR MONEY SPINNER FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. THE VAST EXPANSE OF BEACHES, RAIN FORESTS AND NATIONAL PARKS WITH HERDS OF WILD ELEPHANTS, THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH LITHE WATER FALLS, BRING IN THE TOURISTS. THE ISLAND IS DOTTED WITH HUNDREDS OF HOTELS TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAVELER. AN ISLAND OF 25,000 SQ; MILES HAS 103 RIVERS AND 25000 RESERVOIRS, MOSTLY MAN MADE. WITH VARYING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS THIS IS TRULY A 'SMALL MIRACLE'.

" THE ISLAND OF SRI LANKA IS A SMALL UNIVERSE, IT CONTAINS AS MANY VARIATIONS OF CULTURE, SCENERY AND CLIMATE AS SOME COUNTRIES A DOZEN TIMES ITS SIZE........I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY COUNTRY WHICH SCORES SO HIGHLY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS - WHICH HAVE SO MANY ADVANTAGES AND SO FEW DISADVANTAGES. LOVELY BEACHES, BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES, IMPRESSIVE RUINS, A VIBRANT CULTURE AND CHARMING PEOPLE- NO WONDER SRI LANKA IS A SMALL MIRACLE ".***** Arthur C. Clark *****




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30 June, 2023

Sri Lanka - Pencil sketches

Pencil sketches are a captivating form of art that utilizes the simple yet versatile medium of graphite pencils. Artists around the world have long been captivated by the expressive possibilities of pencil sketches, using them to capture the beauty and essence of their subjects.



Pics by - NelPhotography
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05 February, 2021

Sri Lanka - Kids can draw[Drawings by - Ransadee[Age/8 years]

My garden - By Ransadee[ Age/8 years] 


Friends - By Ransadee[Age/8 years]


Pics by - Asanka




16 October, 2012

SRI LANKA - PAINTINGS [ BY CHANNA ]


A brush, paint and a clever hand, Channa goes again !



Paintings by : Channa Gorokgahagoda

25 June, 2012

SRI LANKA - PAINTINGS [ BY CHANNA ]


More paintings by the talented Channa Gorokgahagoda.



Pics Courtesy : Channa Gorokgahagoda

01 June, 2012

SRI LANKA - PAINTINGS [ BY CHANNA ]


Channa was a gifted artist from his childhood days, he proved his ability at the age of three, reproducing pictures from news papers using crayons.



Pics courtesy : Channa Gorokgahagoda

27 December, 2011

SRI LANKA - PERFORMING ARTS [ BALLET ]


On the 15 th of December, 2011 a magnificent theater, Nelum Pokuna [ Lotus Pond ] was declared open by the President of Sri Lanka; an outright gift from the Peoples' Republic of China, many critics opined that this theater ranked among the best three theaters of the world.

The inaugural performance ' Fa-hsien ' , a ballet directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and choreographed by the talented Channa Wijewardene, adorned the stage of this ultra modern theater.



Pics, courtesy : Channa Wijewardene
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