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.
Meet Lilith and Kuweni; the ‘wronged’ women By Ama H.Vanniarachchy At present we live in a patriarchal society. Our norms, ethics, customs, and our culture as a whole, are generally based on patriarchal ideologies. Our social, economic, and political systems are based on patriarchal ideologies. But there are some societies that are matriarchal. Anthropologists and … Continue reading Goddess or Demoness? →
ගාලුමුවදොර පිටියේ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වෙනත් තැන්වල ඇති ‘අරගලය’ පිළිබඳ සංස්කෘතික මානව විද්‍යාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක්. අමා එච් වන්නිආරච්චි විසිනි. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ දැන් සිදුවෙමින් පවතින මහජන විරෝධතා නොහොත් අරගලය බොහෝ ආකාරවලින් ඇස් ඇරවන්නකි. සංස්කෘතික මානව විද්‍යාත්මක සහ සමාජ විද්‍යාත්මක දෘෂ්ටිකෝණයකින් මෙම විරෝධතා සමීපව අධ්‍යයනය කිරීමේදී සිදු කළ යුතු රසවත් සාකච්ඡා සහ නිරීක්ෂණ බොහෝය. පීඩිත සහ කෝපයට පත් … Continue reading ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උද්ගතව ඇති ජාතික සහ සංස්කෘතික අනන්‍යතා අර්බුදය. →
A Cultural Anthropological Perspective of the ‘Aragalaya’ at Galleface and elsewhere in Sri Lanka By Ama H.Vanniarachchy The public protests that are happening now in Sri Lanka, are an eyeopener in many ways. From a cultural anthropological and sociological perspective, there are so many interesting discussions and observations to make while closely studying these protests. … Continue reading Sri Lanka’s National Identity Crisis →
Truth Shrouded in Myth By Ama H. Vanniarachchy “A myth is far truer than a history, for a history only gives a story of the shadows, whereas a myth gives a story of the substances that cast the shadows.” – Annie Besant History is full of mysteries. We construct the past using the available material … Continue reading The Story of the Sinhala Race →
By Ama H.Vanniarachchy The history of this little island, which we call our motherland, is filled with stories of great warriors, and great battles. Throughout our long history, there are countless tales of warriors who fought fearless battles against invaders who disturbed the peace and sovereignty of the Sinhala kingdom. Some of these warriors are … Continue reading Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya; a breath of fresh air to a dying civilization. →
In search of Elara’s identity and tomb By Ama H.Vanniarachchy Among the many kings and usurpers in the long history of Sri Lanka, the names of Dutugamunu (161 BCE to 137 BCE) and Elara (205 BCE to 161 BCE) will always remain to be immortal among the islanders. The battle between these two rulers is … Continue reading Noble Invader Shrouded in Mystery →
By Ama H.Vanniarachchy In the recently released Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General of its 49th session, titled Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, it commented on the archaeological work happening in Sri Lanka, especially … Continue reading UN’s Problematic and Contradictory statement about SL’s archaeology work →
Part 1 In Conversation with Dr.Gamini Wijesuriya By Ama H.Vanniarachchy “That is why when they colonize you. They shame your culture and undermine it so that you might think it is not important. They want you to forget your culture and heritage which is your power. Losing your identity is losing your power. It will … Continue reading Redefining Cultural Heritage →
Protecting our heritage from pollution By Ama H.Vanniarachchy “There may have been a time when preservation was about saving an old building here or there, but those days are gone. Preservation is in the business of saving communities and the values they embody.” Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation Among the many threats and … Continue reading Prevention is Better than Cure →
By Ama H.Vanniarachchy “In Sri Lanka, there grows to this day, a tree, the oldest historical tree in the world which we know certainly to have been planted as a cutting from the Bodhi tree (in Bodhgaya) in the year 245 B.C.” – H.G. Wells “Animals and plants are protected globally as part of the … Continue reading Animals and plants as part of the Cultural Heritage of Sri Lanka →