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The Colombo International Book Fair is an annual trade fair for books usually held in mid-September at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [1] Organized by the Sri Lankan Book Publishers’ Association, it is the largest book exhibition and fair in the country. [2] 22nd edition of Colombo International ...
1.11 ha. Design and construction. Architect (s) Michael Brawne. Developer. Ministry of Housing and Construction. National Library of Sri Lanka is a research and a reference library and the main library and information centre in Sri Lanka. It is located on Independence Avenue, Colombo .
Buddhist Publication Society. The Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) is a publishing house with charitable status, whose objective is to disseminate the teachings of Gautama Buddha. It was founded in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 1958 by two Sri Lankan lay Buddhists, A.S. Karunaratna and Richard Abeyasekera, and a European-born Buddhist monk ...
Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara ( Sinhala ආචාර්ය ක්රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නන්ගර; 18 October 1894 – 23 September 1969) was a Sri Lankan Lawyer and a politician. He rose up the ranks of Sri Lanka's movement for independence in the early part of ...
Chandu Haputhanthri ( Managing director) Products. Books, Maps. Number of employees. 500. Website. www .sarasavi .lk. Sarasavi Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd is a bookstore chain in Sri Lanka. Currently Sarasavi Bookshop is the largest bookstore chain in Sri Lanka [citation needed] with branches covering major cities in the island.
A study conducted by Social Scientists Association, a think tank based in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, revealed the perceptions of the general population on LGBTQ issues. 27% of respondents knew someone who was transgender, and 24% knew someone who was lesbian or gay. 60% of respondents stated that they would not be ashamed to travel next to a ...
The caste systems of Sri Lanka were historically not tied to the religious establishment but rather a tool to service the ruling elite - a model more reminiscent of feudalism in Europe. At least three major, parallel caste systems exist in Sri Lankan society: Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamils. [1]
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it.