Sri Lanka

Published on 15th January, 2023, in Mid-day. As 2022 drew to a close, the Government of India admitted in Parliament that it is difficult to conclusively prove that Ram Setu, the bridge between India and Sri Lanka (visible until 500 years ago) was manmade, as the Ramayana took place 18,000 years ago, the bridge is 56 km long, and satellite images show only limestone shoals. This will not stop social media from talking about the floating stones of Rameshwaram—never once considering that the common “pumice stone” used by beauticians to remove dead skin also floats in water. Tourist guides in Sri Lanka will continue to ..

Published on 26th April, 2020, in Mid-day Once upon a time, there was a princess of Kalinga, who was abducted by a lion who forced her to bear him a child. The child, Sinhabahu, killed his own father and, for this crime, was told to leave the country on a ship. He travelled to a special island in the south known as the island of gems. There, he met a yakshini and together, they had children. But, to become a king, he needed an Aryan wife and thus, he married a princess from the Pandyan lands. This angered the yakshini, who returned to her people, ..