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Welcome Welcome to the LankaLibrary Forum |
4 | 24 | Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:50 pm Gordman  |
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Posting Guidelines This is an open public forum for those who are interested in Sri Lankan affairs. Visitors are allowed to post in the forum. Please use decent language and common sense when posting. |
1 | 1 | Sun Dec 25, 2005 12:15 am Administrators |
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DO NOT POST Advertisements Don't waste your time! All advertisements will be deleted within minutes of posting!!!!! |
1 | 1 | Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:33 pm Administrator |
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Sri Lanka Latest News  Sri Lanka Latest News, Breaking News, Hot News and Lanka News updates |
1191 | 1556 | Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:15 am dhevind |
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Offbeat News and Feature Articles Offbeat, Odd and weird  |
24 | 30 | Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:05 pm Rohan2 |
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Sri Lanka Photo Album Picture Gallery of Sri Lanka, an island of immense beauty with a diversity of people and places. |
1 | 4 | Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:46 pm drkolitha |
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Needs Information If you are looking for information, please post your request here! |
138 | 227 | Sun May 04, 2008 12:13 pm NATO123 |
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Classified & Announcements Please post your Sri Lanka related classified ads & Announcements to this forum |
48 | 57 | Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:57 pm remo88 |
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Public Forum Post your Stories, Complains, Critics, and Shouts here! |
29 | 48 | Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:33 am Upul |
| Languages & Literature | ||||
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Languages & Literature Post your comments, questions & articles on Sinhala & Tamil languages and literature in this forum |
21 | 27 | Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:19 pm JasonGawker |
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Books and Book Reviews your comments, questions & articles on Sri Lank related books in this forum |
14 | 17 | Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:30 am beeryoni |
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Arts, Poetry & Drama Even though there is no dearth of talent, Sinhala poetry does not enjoy the popularity that it had a few decades ago. |
7 | 8 | Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:32 pm Rose2 |
| History & Archaeology | ||||
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Mahawamsa - Ancient History Information on Ancient History of Lanka |
28 | 30 | Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:32 am Guest |
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Kandyan Kingdom Please post your comments, questions and articles on Kandyan Kingdom in this forum |
21 | 23 | Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:57 am LankaLibrary |
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The Kingdom of Sitavaka Mayadunne, Rajasinha I and Rajasurya ruled the Kingdom of Sitavaka from 1521 to 1594. |
6 | 6 | Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:00 am Rohan2 |
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Colonial History (1505 – 1948) Portugees, Dutch and British period of Lanka |
30 | 34 | Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:42 am Nissanka |
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HMS Highflyer  The Royal Naval Base at Trincomalee was commissioned on 1 July 1943 to be HMS Highflyer. The RN Base was paid off on 30th September 1958, and HMS Highflyer was re-commissioned at Welisara and Kotugoda on 1st October 1958. The two stations were known collectively as Ceylon West. |
5 | 5 | Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:26 pm LankaLibrary |
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Archaeology News and articles on Archaeology |
30 | 33 | Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:40 am Rohan2 |
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Memoirs of Yesteryear Those were the days...... |
3 | 4 | Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:37 am Rohan2 |
| Buddhism , Science & Mysteries | ||||
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Buddhism Comments, questions and articles on Buddhism |
51 | 64 | Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:06 pm abeykoon |
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Life after Death & Rebirth Post your questions, articles and comments on "human destiny after death". |
11 | 13 | Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:43 pm GreenMonkey |
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Science |
9 | 14 | Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:36 pm Rohan2 |
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Myths & Mysteries "The island of Sri Lanka has been a favorite haunt of aliens, extra terrestrials, gods, devas, angels, sky dwellers, demons, deities whichever way you describe them. Our chronicles, traditions, folklore, prehistoric cave drawings, archaeological evidence and ancient traveler's' records testify that there have been strange beings living in this island from time immemorial." |
8 | 10 | Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:06 pm Rohan2 |
| Socio-Economic issues | ||||
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Socio-Economic issues - general With the advent of the Portuguese, Dutch and the British our outlook, habits and behaviour patterns especially in the urban areas like have undergone drastic changes. |
45 | 53 | Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:33 pm LankaLibrary |
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Human Rights Your comments, articles and questions on Sri Lanka related Human Rights issues |
35 | 42 | Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:07 am Percy |
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SRI LANKAN HOUSEMAIDS More than a million Sri Lankans - roughly 1 in every 19 citizens - now work abroad, and nearly 600,000 are housemaids. The women often leave indebted, work virtually indentured and have almost no legal redress against the sexual harassment, confinement or physical abuse they often suffer in the countries they adopt. |
43 | 46 | Fri May 18, 2007 6:30 pm Percy |
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Sri lanka NGO Forum NGO and INGO activities in Sri Lanka |
26 | 30 | Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:50 pm Pubudu |
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Tsunami Projects & Related News Victims & NGO’s are tired of waiting due to red tape and politics. Lack of clear direction from the national government poses a major challenge..... |
22 | 23 | Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:14 am Rosy2 |
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Frauds,Corruptions, scandals & Conspiracies Sri Lanka is locked in never-ending political turmoil, its economy ruined and consequential devastating impact on life... |
51 | 77 | Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:24 am Nissanka |
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Masters and Sinners : Sri Lanka Underworld Sri Lankan underworld gangs thrived in seventies supported by corrupt politicians creating a different crime and fear culture in the Lankan society. Underprivileged youths were given money and protection to get dirty jobs done. Different gangs were formed. If the politicians are to be exposed or in case of betrayal the ruthless masters will silent the obedient underworld servants without no hesitation. For the tricked and trapped gangs there is no way out than survive with the weapons until they die young... |
25 | 30 | Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:08 pm Nissanka |
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Loony Politics in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is locked in never-ending political turmoil. All parties adopt short sighted policies aimed only at the next election and not the next generation or the country's long term interest. Every time they spoke of national interest they only meant their own interests. Add your comments here! |
31 | 35 | Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:44 pm Guest |
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Tamil Tigers (LTTE) & Ethnic Conflict News and reports on ethnic conflict, LTTE and civil war |
78 | 98 | Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:49 am Savithre |
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Political Assassinations |
3 | 3 | Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:08 pm Peter |
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Murders, Massacares & Victims of War Natural Born Killers & Killing Fields |
38 | 49 | Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:41 pm Percy |
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Military Operations & Heroes of our time The Soldiers serving in operational areas in the furthest and remote locations, unlike the members of any other organization, due to the nature of their duties, risk their own lives to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. They have to be separated from their loved ones and continue to live under severe tension and stress for prolonged periods. |
31 | 36 | Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:16 pm Percy |
| Health & Lifestyle | ||||
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Health Issues Information on Diseases, risk factors and statistics Moderator Francis |
99 | 106 | Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:46 am Kiripiti |
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Alternative Medicine & Herbal Products Information on Ayurveda, Medicinal Plants & Sri Lankan natural health products Moderator Francis |
14 | 16 | Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:28 pm yaka |
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Sri Lankan cuisine, fruits and spices Information on indigenous dishes, fruits and spices Moderator Francis |
9 | 10 | Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:29 pm thomas.phil32 |
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Women, Fashion & Love Sri Lankan women having Fun, Romance, Love and Fashion - Photos and News! |
53 | 72 | Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:27 pm LankaLibrary |
| Wild life, Fauna & Flora | ||||
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Sri Lankan Elephants Elephants have always been part of the history, culture, pageantry, folklore and even politics of Sri Lanka. Post your comments, photos, questions and articles on Elephants here! |
39 | 42 | Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:50 pm Rohan2 |
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National Parks, forests & ecosystems Dense, dark, wet and mysterious forests & ecosystems are Sri Lankan heritage. A recent assessment of the dollar value of our natural ecosystems estimated them at US$ 33 trillion. Moderator ruchira |
20 | 21 | Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:44 pm Richard_a |
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Sri Lankan Reptiles The island is a mega-hotspot of reptiles of 176 described species and subspecies, with 96 endemic forms. Moderator ruchira |
8 | 10 | Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:53 pm Richard_a |
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Sri Lanka's beautiful wildlife The great diversity in habitats harbors many species endemic to the island. |
14 | 17 | Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:11 pm JasonGawker |
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Bird Watch 26 birds have been identified as endemic birds of Sri Lanka. Most of this birds are threatened by rapid destruction of forest and drying off of water flows. |
16 | 17 | Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:07 pm JasonGawker |
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Butterflies, Dragonflies & Insects 244 species of butterflies are in Sri Lanka, 20 are endemics. 117 species of dragonfly (52 endemic) can be found in the island. |
8 | 8 | Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:59 am dhananjaya |
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Trees & Plants Create environmental awareness of the value of trees and forests |
6 | 7 | Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:24 pm pink |
| Sri Lanka Heritage | ||||
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Historical Buddhist Shrines & Monesteries Archaeologists have recorded over 200,000 ruined Buddhist Monasteries and Temples in Sri Lanka! |
41 | 42 | Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:34 pm Guest |
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Great Cities and Historical Places Five centuries before Christ, Sri Lanka was a land throbbing with vitality and a well-ordered civilization. Cities, palaces, reservoirs, parks, temples, monasteries, monuments and works of art bore testament to the character, imagination, culture, philosophy and faith of the people of Sri Lanka, the Resplendent Land. |
10 | 10 | Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:54 pm Rohan2 |
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Landmark buildings & Constructions |
19 | 23 | Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:21 am Rohan2 |
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Hindu Heritage of Sri Lanka Myths there are, so are traditions and legends; but the fact remains that these Hindu sacred places are all suggestive of the rich heritage of religionism. |
20 | 21 | Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:29 pm writer |
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Christian Heritage of Sri Lanka |
16 | 18 | Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:20 am RH |
| Travel & Tourism | ||||
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Colombo Restaurants & Sri Lanka Hotels |
49 | 54 | Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:40 pm Richard_a |
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Tourist Attractions Information on Tourist Attractions in Sri Lanka |
45 | 50 | Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:30 pm LankaLibrary |
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Natural Resources & Precious Stones Gems, Pearls & Minerals of Lanka |
1 | 1 | Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:31 pm Pink |
| Arts & Entertainment | ||||
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Music Information Sri Lankan music and musicians |
8 | 13 | Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:41 pm Saleem |
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Films & TV |
37 | 69 | Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:05 pm priyazinta |
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Humor Jokes, Cartoons, Funny Pictures and more fun... |
73 | 97 | Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:32 pm Rohan2 |
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Short Stories Your short stories... |
19 | 23 | Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:17 pm RH |
| Sri Lanka Society & Culture | ||||
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Customs, Rituals & Traditions Customs and rituals have been part and parcel of the Lankan society from ancient times. |
28 | 37 | Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:07 pm chanaka001 |
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Arts & Crafts of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has an extensive variety of arts and crafts which represent the richly creativity and craftsmanship tradition tracing back as long as the nation's existence. |
14 | 14 | Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:54 pm Rohan2 |
| People, Ethnic groups & Personalities | ||||
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Lankan People & Ethnic groups According to the estimates, in 1995, there were 18,112,000 people living in Sri Lanka. |
11 | 14 | Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:44 am Guest |
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Colorful Personalities & Extraordinary People of Lanka who have made a difference |
17 | 19 | Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:31 pm Rohan2 |
| Money Matters | ||||
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Development Plans, Economy & Other Articles on Development Projects, Trade, Economy and other issues |
25 | 32 | Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:49 pm Richard_a |
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