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The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL) is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.It is one of the oldest learned societies in Sri Lanka with a history of over 160 years. It was established on 7 February 1845, paralleling the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland to further oriental research as the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society, was established, according to its royal charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia."
Sri Lankan Olympian and the first badminton player to represent Sri Lanka. Held the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships singles title for nine years (1983–1987 and 1989–1992). Guy de Alwis: International test cricket player (1983 – 1988) Fredrick de Saram: First-class cricket player Michael Jayasekera: Rugby union player Wasim ...
The national anthem of Sri Lanka "Sri Lanka Matha" is believed to have been written by Rabindranath Tagore [5] and later composed by Ananda Samarakoon in 1940 before the island nation's independence from the British. In 1951, it became the national anthem of Sri Lanka. [6] [7] Firstly, it was written in Sinhalese and translated to Tamil. The ...
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Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, estb. 1847, focused on Sinology; Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch, Seoul, South Korea, estb. 1900, focused on Korean studies; Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 1845 as the Royal Asiatic Society of Ceylon; Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Kuala Lumpur ...
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka.Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.