While under British rule for 133 years it was Ceylon, but long before that, the ancient Persians dubbed this teardrop at the heart of the Spice Route and maritime Silk Road “Serendip”.

Fort Kochi has always been a mix of cultures. The Dutch, British, Portuguese, and Jews. Their influence extends to everything, most notably architecture and foo ...

Architect Channa Daswatte revamps Uga Halloowella through the lens of decolonisation, honouring the native building ...

Bubbling pots of chai create fragrant clouds on Indian street corners, where vendors expertly pull the spiced milk tea to ...

The Malaiyaha Tamils are descendants of Indian indentured laborers who were brought in by the British to work on coffee, tea, and rubber plantations. ... Menaka Kandasamy of the Ceylon Workers Red ...

Sri Lanka Railways is in the news for neglect and shame, and an underlying reason for this state could be political in a way.

Senanayake observed bitterly that it was the second time he lost his job by “disturbing the most cherished of the sacred cows ...

This members-only club is a time capsule of British colonial elegance ... this elegant afternoon tea features a spread of pastries, scones, finger sandwiches, and hand-picked Ceylon teas in a ...

Yet of the world’s tea growing regions, none is more unique than Sri Lanka and its famed Pure Ceylon Tea. Synonymous with premium quality, authenticity, sustainable and ethical production, the ...

Tea and Biscuits. A British institution. British people consume more than a jolly 8 million biscuits every day... but which ...

On 21 April 2019, the Easter Sunday bombings led to lockdowns across the island, then a year later the pandemic hit. Even ...