The historical tale of Vijaya-Kuveni is to be made into a film by well-known playwright and award winning actor, Sugath Samarakoon as a massive cinematic venture. The preproduction has been started ...

Tradition has it that Kuveni did utter a heavy curse on Vijaya, his followers and descendants. This is a curse that has followed us through more than 2000 years, striking our rulers and people hard.

Vijaya is equated to a sea serpent coming from the sea with multiple serpent heads denoting his 700 men. Their phallic form emphasizes the heightened maleness that presents as a constant threat to ...

At a temple in the heart of Sri Lanka's Sinhalese south, an unusual attempt at reconciliation is underway after decades of ethnic bloodshed, even as the government warns of fresh fighting. Inside the ...

Dilini Iriyawala from Melbourne joins SBS Sinhala ‘My Song’ monthly musical program to talk about her debut lyrics on the Vijaya- Kuweni historical story which she has written from a different ...

The Mahavamsa, a fifth-century Sri Lankan epic, tells how the Indian prince Vijaya was the grandson of a lion. He traveled to the island of Sri Lanka and married Princess Kuveni.

At a temple in the heart of Sri Lanka's Sinhalese south, an unusual attempt at reconciliation is underway after decades of ethnic bloodshed, even as the government warns of fresh fighting.