In the first part of this post we discussed Sinhala and Hindu New Year as Traditional and Cultural Festival. In this post we discuss Sinhala and Hindu New Year Rituals. New Year Rituals Amunugama (1990) divides the New Year rituals for four different parts. The old year The interim period between the ‘Old’ and the ‘New’...Read More

The Sinhala and Hindu New Year has been one of the annual and seasonal events but the exact beginning of it is buried in the history. History of Sinhala and Hindu New Year In 1885 the British Colonial rulers have announced this as a holiday. Science then, even though there were many successive administrative changes,...Read More

What is Agarwood? Agarwood is a highly fragrant and very valuable resin produced in the stems, branches and roots of certain tree species of family Thymelaeaceae. Agarwood is believed to be the most expensive wood in the world because of resinous fragrant heartwood. The main species are scientifically known as Aquilaira, Gyrinops, Aetoxylon and Gonystylus....Read More

The doctrine of Buddha is disseminated through the Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. Buddhism increases the understanding of the suffering of mankind and recognizes excessive desire as the cause for this suffering. However, these desires can be controlled through the practice of the Eightfold path.  While the Four Noble Truths are meant to...Read More

In managing our lives successfully, we draw inspiration mainly from religion and/or philosophy. It is widely accepted that our lives can be beautifully shaped by applying the teachings of religious leaders such as the Lord Buddha, Jesus Christ, and the Prophet Muhammad Nabi and the theories of philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Bertrand...Read More

Homosexuality or being gay isn’t a disease but a difference in sexual orientation which makes one’s sexual preferences differ to that of the majority. Sexuality is understood in terms of Sexual identification, Sociological identification and Sexual Orientation which in turn could either be Heterosexual, Homosexual or even Bisexual. A society would usually have a majority...Read More

Avoid Abortions, Avoid Complications. What is an Abortion? It the process of removing a fetus before 28 weeks of pregnancy; which is currently a sensational but serious topic of discussion debated on socio-cultural and religious forums. An abortion could take place due to both natural and intentional influences; the latter being the complex one since...Read More

Video lessons on GCE A/L new syllabuses are now available for free at Jayewardenepura Open Learning platform. National Institute of Education and Ministry of Education are going to implement new syllabuses from 2017 for 2019 A/L students. These video lessons were conducted by University Professors and Lecturers of University of Sri Jayewardeepura and University of...Read More

A much awaited breakthrough for Dengue The Director of the Dengue Research Center of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Prof. Neelika Malavige was interviewed by the “Ada” newspaper on 27th February 2017 regarding its promising medical breakthrough in the field of dengue. Speaking to the newspaper Prof. Neelika mentioned that the dengue hemorrhagic fever resulting...Read More

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the health benefits of this Cinnamon are coming under the microscope in a comprehensive, multi-centre scientific study. Spices they came in search of to Ceylon in the Old World amongst which was the much-sought after cinnamon or kurundu. These days, housewives break off pieces of this spice and...Read More