Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia, located about 31 kilometers off the southern coast of India. It is home to around twenty million people.Sinhalese kingdoms ruled the island now known as Sri Lanka from ancient times until the 1500s, when Europeans established colonial rule. First the Portuguese, then the Dutch, and finally the British colonized the island. The island was a Portuguese colony from 1517 to 1658, a Dutch colony from 1658 to 1796, and a British colony from 1796 to 1948. The British colony, called Ceylon, gained independence in 1948. The newly independent nation retained the name Ceylon until the 1972 constitution renamed it Sri Lanka. Since independence Sri Lanka has maintained a democratic, multiparty system of government. A civil war that erupted in 1983 between the Sinhalese-dominated government and Tamil separatists, who demand the creation of an independent Tamil nation, remains unresolved.
Sri Lanka is a Beautiful Country...................
The mountain resort “Nuwara Eliya”
Nuwara Eliya, also known as 'Little' England', was the favourite hill station of the British who tried to create Nuwara Eliya into a typical English Village. The old brick Post office, country house like hill club, with it's hunting pictures, mounted hunting trophies and fish, and it's strict formal dinner attire; the 18 hole golf course, race course etc., all remind you of 'England'.
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"Polonnaruwa The Medieval capital of Sri Lanka"
The history of early Sri Lanka was very carefully recorded and written down by monks.The Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle) records the earlier period of the Sri Lankan, and Chulavamsa (lesser Chronicle), gives an accurate picture of the 'Polonnaruwa' period.
Maduruoya Dame
Due to the abundance of water in the park, many aquatic birds including the Painted stork and white-bellied sea eagle are frequent visitors and are spectacular sights if you're lucky to see them. Forest residents include the endemic Sri Lankan jungle fowl and the rare broad-billed roller while you may see the little nests of tidily sewn-together leaves intimately constructed by the tailor bird, who may even proudly be in residence!
Reverstern
A The island is blessed with 103 rivers and streams radiating from the central hills, rushing down rocky precipices forming a number of roaring waterfalls of various shapes and heights, all ending up loosing the momentum at the Indian Ocean. Here are some of the most picturesque waterfalls, out of which only a few can be viewed with ease, where as the others can only be seen by penetrating thick forests and tea plantations.
Nice article ape hamuduruwane! keep up the good work!!
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