Sharmila with the 1st prime minister of independent Ceylon, Don Stephen Senanayake.

The Paradise of Sri Lanka

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October 18th 2010
Hi everyone, this is a quickie as I am touring wonderful Sri Lanka and have just happened upon a cool little WiFi cafe with great music too. So here are a few photos from some of the unbelieveable places that I have visited. Will write more when I have time and the inclination. The first lot are of Colombo. Ahhh, life is good. ... read more

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more