Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

Overview Sri Lanka is a country in Asia according to hyperrestaurant. A teardrop shaped island in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is a country rich in cultural and natural treasures. The Indian, Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial powers left their mark on Sri Lanka and provided a fascinating mix of historic towns, monuments and impressive… Read More »

The early settlement The oldest part of the population on the island (old name in Sanskrit and Pali: Lanka, ancient Greek name: Taprobane) is represented by the Wedda. In prehistoric times, members of a presumably pre-Ravidian arable population immigrated from southern India over the Adam’s Bridge. Around the middle of the 1st millennium BC, according… Read More »