Books

THE ZEYLONESE TREASURE BOOK OF MYTH, MYSTERY AND MYSTIQUE

This pioneering work covers a hundred oddities, curiosities and mysteries of Sri Lanka that have for long defied explanation. Our island is, after all, home to some of the weirdest lore and legends handed down the generations that speak of many strange things. These stories coming down to us from hoary …

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Iconic Masjids of Ceylon

book cover Although Sri Lanka’s Muslims form nearly ten percent of the population of Sri Lanka, a comprehensive work detailing their main places of worship and recording their history, evolution and architecture has been a long-felt need. This lacuna is now filled with a well-illustrated coffee table book ‘Iconic Masjids …

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THE GREAT DAYS OF COLOMBO:

A Journey of Colombo Through Time As Never Seen Before The Great Days of Colombo is by far the most comprehensive book on the City of Colombo, for long the grandest metropolis in the far-famed island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. This profusely illustrated and compelling work tells the story …

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ZEYLANICA

ZEYLANICA. A Study of the Peoples and Languages of Sri Lanka by Asiff Hussein. Published by Neptune Publications (Pvt) Ltd. Rs. 2400 Vast corpus of information on fascinating subject ZEYLANICA. A Study of the Peoples and Languages of Sri Lanka by Asiff Hussein is a comprehensive study of the origins …

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Ivilly Pevilly

Sunday, December 23, 2012 How and what we ate: From stone age to modern times Asiff Hussein’s latest book Ivilly Pevilly. The Gastronome’s Guide to the Culinary History and Heritage of Sri Lanka covers Sri Lanka’s rich culinary history and heritage from the Stone Age to the modern era. Well …

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Caste in Sri Lanka

Caste in Sri Lanka : From Ancient Times to the Present Day Asiff Hussein. Neptune Publication (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka Caste in Sri Lanka. From ancient Times to the present Day covers Sri Lanka’s caste system as it exists, and existed among the different communities of Sri Lanka. It is …

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Accha House and Umma House Book Notice

Book Notice Accha House & Umma House A mixed childhood in Sri Lanka By Asiff Hussein In this delightful book, well known writer Asiff Hussein shares with his readers some happy pen pictures of his mixed breed childhood lived in the Sri Lanka of the 1970s and 1980s. The Author …

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