Independent cultural journal · Sri Lanka

LANKA.

Beyond the island.

A journey through the soul of Sri Lanka.

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The island

An island.A thousandstories.

Shaped by more than two thousand years of recorded history, Sri Lanka is an island of many faiths, languages and peoples.

Ancient cities rise from dry-zone forests, drums echo through temple processions, weavers and carvers keep old crafts alive, and from misty highlands to coral coasts, the land itself tells a story. LANKA. is a journey into all of it.

Four waysinto the island

Explore our four collections — each a doorway to a different side of Sri Lankan life.

Heritage

Ancient capitals, sacred cities and the engineering of a civilisation.

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Art & Craft

Dance, masks, weaving and verse — the island’s living arts.

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Community

The many peoples, languages and ways of life that shape the island.

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Nature & Wildlife

Rainforests, highlands, oceans and the creatures that call them home.

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From the Kandy Esala Perahera

“Fire, drums and devotion move through the night.”

Photo: Richard Shaw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Stories fromthe island

Heritage · Central Province

The Ancient Wonder of Sigiriya

Rising abruptly from the forests of the central plains, the rock of Sigiriya carries the ruins of a fifth-century royal capital — a place where palace, garden and landscape were designed as one.

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Art & Craft · Performance