Brief description about emperor Rāvanā Rāvanā was an emperor who lived about 5000 years ago in Sri Lanka. He was a descendant of ‘Surya Wansha’ of ‘Hela Yakka’ tribe (ancient Sinhala tribe). According to Rāmāyana, the emperor Rāvanā was assassinated by Rāmā. But referring ola manuscripts, rock inscriptions and folklore of Sri Lanka, Rāvanā was […]

Learning about king Rāvanā

Emperor Rāvanā lived nearly 5000 years ago in Sri Lanka. He was a descendant of ‘Surya Wansha’ of ‘Hela Yakka’ tribe (ancient Sinhala tribe). King Rāvanā was one of the best fighters in Angampora, the traditional martial arts of ancient Sinhale. He was a great Scholar in Ayurvedic medicine. He was the person who invented “Arka Shāstra”. […]

Rāvanā is a hero for Sinhala nationalists

PK Balachandran, Colombo, September 23, 2007 The Rāmāyana is not part of the mainstream Sinhala religious and cultural tradition in Sri Lanka, because Buddhism has been the religion of the majority of Sinhalas for long. But ancient Sinhala works like Rājāvaliya and Rāvanāvaliya identify Rāvanā as a Sinhala king and extol him as a great […]