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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."
George Turnour Jnr, CCS (1799–1843) was a British colonial administrator, scholar and a historian. A member of the Ceylon Civil Service, he served as a Government Agent, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Treasurer of the Colony.
Sri Lankan gaur (Bibos sinhaleyus) in 1962 [2] During his trips to China, he studied the Chinese alligator and published a new genus name for it. In the scientific field of herpetology, he described many new species of lizards and snakes. [8] [better source needed] He served as president of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society from ...
Anne arrived in the capital at the start of a three-day visit celebrating the UK’s ties with the Commonwealth country.
He began to collect inscriptions and manuscripts, and from 1870-1872 wrote a series of articles for the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Journal about them. He learned the local language and spent time with the people. Rhys Davids' civil service career and his residence in Sri Lanka came to an abrupt end.
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A Dissava and a Buddhist monk in 1821. Radala refers to a small minority group in Sri Lanka in the former provinces of the Kingdom of Kandy, who are either descendants of chiefs and courtiers of the King of Kandy of Nayaks of Kandy [1] or descendants of native headmen appointed by the British colonial administration following the Uva Rebellion in 1818.