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Gold and copper coins issued by the Chola ruler Rajaraja Chola (985-1014) are excavated from many parts of Sri Lanka. The obverse and reverse of these coins are similar to the common Dambadeniya Massa coins issued by later Kalinga and Pandya rulers of Sri Lanka.
Kahavanu obverse. Kahavanu is a medieval currency from Sri Lanka.The coinage appears to have been initiated shortly before Rajaraja Chola invaded Lanka in 990 AD, and struck through the period when the Cholas dominated the island (1017-1070), and continued by closely similar coins struck for Vijayabahu (1055-1110) after he re-established Sinhala independence in 1070.
Sri Lanka competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. This was Sri Lanka's 19th appearance at the Asian Games, having competed at every Games since the second edition in 1951. Originally on July 26, 2023, a team of 96 athletes (62 men and 34 women) were named to the team competing in 21 sports.
Mahela Jayawardene is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He has been described as one of the best batsmen produced by the country. [1] [2] Jayawardene was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in Tests, after fellow Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara surpassed him, and Mahela has scored 35 ...
The South Asian Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among athletes from South Asia.The South Asia Olympic Council, which was formed in 1983, governs it.The Games consist of seven countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Shakthi TV - entertainment; part of privately owned MTV Channel network, broadcasting in Sri Lanka; Star Tamil TV - general entertainment; part of privately owned Voice of Asia Network; Udhayam Tv - entertainment, privately owned by the SATIS Agency (Pvt) Ltd; Vasantham TV - general entertainment; part of government owned Independent Television ...
The following is a list of the oldest schools in Sri Lanka that are still functioning. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
[5] [6] Today, they are found in significant numbers in the cities of Negombo and Colombo. [5] [6] A section of the Bharathakula community in Sri Lanka has been classified as a separate ethnic group since 2001, [7] whereas another section which identifies itself as Sri Lankan Tamil live in towns such as Vankalai in Mannar District and Puttalam. [8]