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Kandyan jewellery comes from the hill capital of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. [1] The Kandyan Kingdom lasted till 1815 resulting in the original sets of jewellery and designs still being preserved and worn by Kandyan families today. Kandyan jewellery is handmade and was designed specifically for the royal families. It carries symbols of wealth ...
Vogue Jewellers was established in 1962 by Sarath Hemachandra. [3] During the 1960s, radio jingle "Mangala mudu mala valalu" penned by lyricist Karunaratne Abeysekera, was specifically created for Vogue Jewellers and it became one of the first few jingles to have been used in Sri Lanka. [2]
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.
Today the building acts as a post office on the ground floor, and as a museum on the upper floor. Outside, there is an exhibit of old steam engines. Most of the businesses in Pettah are dominated by Muslim who specialize in trading of goods and the Tamil people who have migrated from India traders who specialize in gold and jewelry shops.
The Golden Key Credit Card Company (GKCCC) was a leading Sri Lankan financial institution specializing in credit card services, and a subsidiary of the Ceylinco Consolidated. [2] Founded on June 3, 1977, it was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ceylinco Group, an extensive conglomerate with more than 300 subsidiaries.
LMD, formerly known as Lanka Monthly Digest, is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd owns the magazine, and was first issued in August 1994. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd owns the magazine, and was first issued in August 1994.
The Logan Sapphire brooch, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. The Logan Sapphire is a 422.98-carat (84.596 g) sapphire from Sri Lanka.One of the largest blue faceted sapphires in the world, it was owned by Victor Sassoon and then purchased by M. Robert Guggenheim as a gift for his wife, Rebecca Pollard Guggenheim, who donated the sapphire to the Smithsonian Institution in 1960.
Sri Lankan history and prehistory were illuminated by his academic and popular writings which are filled with insight, profound learning and a vital sense of history. [2] Known for his contributions to and editing of Epigraphia Zeylanica , his most celebrated magnum opus was Sigiri Graffiti , published in two folio volumes by Oxford University ...