SRI LANKA (ceylon)

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (commonly known as Sri Lanka, Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Tamil: இலங்கை) is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. An island nation in South Asia, it was until 1972 known as Ceylon. Sri Lanka is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait and lies in the vicinity of India and Maldives.


Sri Lanka is a Nature's wonder. the little island 270 km by 140 km in size has everything a nature lover will look for. The highly diversified island differs from city to city, district to district and province to province.

Mountains, Geo Plains, Dashing Water Falls, National parks, Sea, Beaches Rocks, Paddy fields, Tea Gardens, Rain Forests, Rivers, Landscapes, Streams all are beautiful. The Sri Lankan nature's beauty blends in it's wild life of elephants, birds, animals, flowers and wide verity of trees.

Sri Lanka was called as the Paradise Island by Ancient Sea farers Iban Batuta, Marco Polo, Tolamy and many other Asian, Arabian, European and Far East Travellers for it's natural resources and divercity within a small Island of 25226 Squire Miles. 

The Network of Rivers and Streams coming down from the hills and many small tanks and reservors and the sporadic shub to sporadic jungles as well large patches of rain forests creates a luch green environment highly suitable for Wild Life Habitat.You can experience Cooler as well as sun shining climates in the different parts of the Island.

The Sea surrounding Sri Lanka is also a great natural treasure trove yet to be explored. The strategic location in the Indian Ocean dividing west and eastern sides makes veriry of climatic ranges. Having situated 5 degrees below the equater Sri Lanka enjoys sun shine every day and a climate similar to Mediterranean.

There are 403 documented species and 23 endemic birds, Sri Lanka specific Elephants, a Great Wild Life habitat, Many species of fauna and flora, eco friendly society.

The best about Sri Lankas eco, bio and geo divercity is that you can travel to any destination within a half day from Beaches to Wild Life parks.

We can identify mainly three types of Authentic Water Lilies in Sri Lanka. In Sinhala they are used as Olu (white) the Nelum (pink and white colors) and Nil Manel (magenta with yellow in the middle).

In February 1986 Nil Manel or blue water lily (Nymphaea stellata, though it has been recently renamed as Nymphaea nouchali) was chosen as the National flower. Nil Manel can find all the part of Sri Lanka and grows in the shallow water.

The rock fortress Sigiriya, rises some 600 feet above the scrub jungle plain in the north central part of Sri Lanka. It is this very feature that drove young prince Kasyapa, after killing his father King Dhatusena, by entombing him alive, to this lonely rock in the jungle to hide from his older brother who was gathering an army to retake the throne. Kasyapa while in self imposed exile made his new kingdom as liveable and pleasant as possible by surrounding himself with his loyal followers, and for his personal enjoyment, what could only be described as "pinups". These frescos are to this day preserved in a grotto in the sheer west face of the rock.The top of the rock in itself is a marvel of agro-engineering. About 3 acres in area, every square foot was utilized. Bathing pools were cut out of living rock and every drop of (rain) water was used and re-used. Sigiriya  was so named because the visitors had to go through the throat of a lion to get to the top of the rock. 

Sri Lankan Elephant is the largest mammal in Sri Lankan animal world. It belongs to Asian Elephant Type. The Asian Elephants are differ from the African Elephant
The Asian elephant is smaller than the African and its ears also short. There only one finger at the end of the trunk instead of two. But there are four round nails to the Sri Lankan elephant but Africans has only three.
Sri Lankan elephant has a personality that allows it to be domesticated. But it not means all the elephants. Wild elephants are more dangerous to the villages. They destroy all the cultivations and houses belonging to poor villages. Some time there are clash between elephants and people. As a result of that elephant had been killed and disappeared. Then people also had been killed by the wild elephants.

Sri Lanka is a republic and a unitary state which is governed by a semi-presidential system with its official seat of government in Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, the capital.

As a result of its location in the path of major sea routes, Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia. It has also been a center of the Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times and is one of the few remaining abodes of Buddhism in South Asia along with Ladakh, Bhutan and the Chittagong hill tracts The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population; Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island, form the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include Moors, Burghers, Kaffirs, Malays and the aboriginal Vedda people.


The country is famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, coconuts, rubber and cinnamon, the last of which is native to the country. The natural beauty Sri Lanka has led to the title The Pearl of the Indian Ocean. The island is laden with lush tropical forests, white beaches and diverse landscapes with rich biodiversity. The country lays claim to a long and colorful history of over three thousand years, having one of the longest documented histories in the world. Sri Lanka’s rich culture can be attributed to the many different communities on the island. Sri Lanka is a founding member state of SAARC and a member United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, G77 and Non-Aligned Movement.