Category: Ama Vanniarachchy
Ama H.Vanniarachchy is a Sri Lankan scholar in Archaeology, writer, journalist and a painter.
She is a journalist at a leading National Newspaper company in Sri Lanka.
She has conducted two international painting exhibitions in Colombo and published nine books so far. She is also the founder / principal of Ama H. Vanniarachchy, Arts and Crafts Studio, Sri Lanka.
Her first book, an archaeological research about the origin and evolution of the domestic dog was published by Godage International Publishers in 2013. Since 2013 she is conducting research in archaeology and have published her research in International and National archaeology research platforms. ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25066965 )
She has written, illustrated and published seven children’s books. (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8556146.Ama_H_Vanniarachchy)
She also published her first translation book in 2019, which was a translation of the award winning British writer Cathy Cassidy’s Cherry Crush novel.
Ama was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and had her primary and secondary education at Musaeus College, Colombo. She read for an Honours degree in Archaeology from the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka and currently researching for her higher studies in Archaeology. Her field work includes excavation and exploration work at Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Kelaniya,Thissa,Akuragoda and Jaffna in Sri Lanka.
Ama H.Vanniarachchy is an animal rights activists and involved animal charity work. She is the founder of J’pura Animal Lovers Animal Welfare organization based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
අමා එච් වන්නිආරච්චි විසිනි. (අගෝස්තු 6 වැනි දින, Ceylon Today පුවත්පතේ, අමා එච්. වන්නිආරච්චි විසින් රචිත Heritage in Peril යනුවෙන් පළ වූ ලිපියේ සිංහල පරිවර්තනයයි.) ඉපැරණි කුරුන්දි විහාරස්ථානය මුල් කරගෙන මෑතකාලයේ ඉස්මතු වූ අර්බුධය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උරුම කළමනාකරණය පිළිබඳව අපට නැවත සිතන්නට පොළඹවන්නකි. පසුගිය සතියේ පුරාවිද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව (DoA) විසින් කෘෂි-පුරාවිද්‍යා සහ වාරි පුරාවිද්‍යා ඒකකයන් ආරම්භ … Continue reading ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උතුරු නැගෙනහිර අපේ උරුමය – 1 කොටස. →
By Ama H.Vanniarachchy “Confidence is ignorance. If you’re feeling cocky, it’s because there’s something you don’t know.” -Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl Distortion or misinterpretations of Sri Lankan history is a recent trend. This is indeed sad and at the same time dangerous in many aspects. One reason is that these misinterpretations alter the country’s known … Continue reading Padhanaghara; Jain Distortion →
Unscientific Twisting of the Truth By Ama H.Vanniarachchy Ceylon Today Heritage presented to you a series of articles about Pseudo archaeology over the last four weeks and its negative and possible disastrous impacts on Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage. We discussed many examples of pseudoarchaeology in Sri Lanka and presented evidence to say how these pseudo … Continue reading Putting an end to Pseudo archaeology in Sri Lanka →
By Ama H.Vanniarachchy “A true warrior fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” G.K. Chesterton. Battles have always been a part of human civilization. Fighting against each other for territories is a nature of almost every living being, no matter if they are … Continue reading Commemorating Valour; Hero Stones of Sri Lanka →
By Ama H.Vanniarachchy On the 12th morning it was reported that some valuable artefacts at the Deliwala Kotawehera temple, Rambukkana were stolen. Among the stolen artefacts were some golden and crystal caskets which were kept inside the house of relics of the temple. As the Director-General of Archaeology, senior professor Anura Manatunga said to us, … Continue reading Deliwala robbery incident →
The conversation between a monk and a king at Mihintale. By Ama H.Vanniarachchy Twenty-Three centuries ago, a bhikkhu who visited Sri Lanka from India, changed the fate of this little island. He, known as Arhat Mahinda, was the son of the Mauryan emperor Asoka. Arhat Mahinda taught the teachings of the Gautama Buddha to the … Continue reading The First Known IQ Test? →
Dr.Roland Silva (1933-2020) By Ama H.Vanniarachchy Through our last two segments, we explored the arduous journey of Dr.Roland Silva who is a genius in Sri Lanka’s heritage sector. His vision and his work resulted in bringing the attention of the world to the rich cultural heritage of this little island and he was able to … Continue reading A Tribute to a Giant – Part 3 →
Dr. Roland Silva (1933-2020) By Ama H.Vanniarachchy “Great leaders think beyond yesterday, deal with the issues of today and focus on addressing the problems of tomorrow.” Gift Gugu Mona As Ceylon Today Heritage pays tribute to Dr.Roland Silva, a giant and a genius in Sri Lanka’s heritage sector, last week we journeyed you to his … Continue reading A Tribute to a Giant – Part 2 →
Dr. Roland Silva (1933-2020) By Ama H.Vanniarachchy Dr.Roland Silva was a man who changed the face of Sri Lanka’s heritage sector through his revolutionary and novel vision. Therefore, he is fondly remembered as a ‘Giant’ and a ‘Genius’ of the heritage sector by heritage practitioners in Sri Lanka. As we commemorated him on the 5 … Continue reading A Tribute to a Giant – part 1 →
By Ama H.Vanniarachchy Toilets are one of the most essential things in our lives. We actually cannot imagine a life without toilets. A toilet is known as an object that people use to collect and dispose of their urine and feces. A clean toilet and a well-managed toilet system (sewage and sanitary) are vital for … Continue reading History of Toilets →