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RASSL Research Conference 2026 13-14 June 2026

on Layers of Time: Heritage, Culture, and Society of Sri Lanka

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President Ranil Wickremasinghe’s visit to the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka to celebrate its 178th anniversary in excellence

President was much concerned about the severe issues faced by the Royal Asiatic Society and pledged the government’s support to carry out future activities, in his speech, he indicated that the Royal Asiatic Society would play a pivotal role in initiating a new Institute of History.

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RASSL 2025 July Monthly Lecture

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Comparative Analysis of the Concept of “Love” in Different Linguistic Cultures - Ven Dr Waskaduwe Siri Sarana Thero This lecture explores how different linguistic cultures—Sinhalese,...
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Sale of RASSL Journals and Publications

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RASSL is happy to announce a Sale of RASSL Journals and Publications with special discounts for members during September 2022. Materials available for sale * Journals from 1959 to 2019 (except...
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By DR. P.G. Punchihewa Royal Asiatic Society The Island, 5.11.2021 In the 1950s, when we were undergraduates of the University of Ceylon, the then professor of history,...
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