Establishment of the University of Kelaniya. 1959
This poya day is celebrated on the first full moon in January and marks the first visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka. This is a key religious and historic date in […]
Establishment of the Colombo Young Buddhist Association. (1898)
Pongal, is also referred to as Thai Pongal, is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community. It is observed at the start of the […]
Screening of the first Sinhala feature film ''Kadawunu Poronduwa''. (1947)
National Day of India 1950.
Human Rights Day 1982.
National Day, also known as Independence Day, is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It […]