Download or read book Saga of the Elephant in Sri Lanka written by Ḍaglas Bī Raṇasiṃha and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aliya written by Teresa Cannon and published by Blue Dolphin Pub. This book was released on 1995 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully designed and photographed book will open your eyes to the magnificence and fragile destiny of the elephants of Sri Lanka. See them: -- Involved in human activities: "For ten nights, just at dusk, drummers, horn blowers, dancers, fire walkers and whip crackers accompany elaborately adorned elephants in procession from the temple". -- In the wild: "Peering into the dense scrub, we could just make out their grey bulk. Within seconds, and in absolute silence, they vanished". "An expansive and exquisitely produced large-format book which places the rich mythology of the Sri Lankan elephant in the context of a long and fascinating relationship with human societies which have, through the centuries, used the elephant for war, sport and work. The book leaves no aspect of elephant life and lore unexplored and leaves one with a deep respect for these giant beasts and the authors who have represented them in such an attractive and interesting way". -- Robert Hefner, The Canberra Times
Download or read book The Sri Lankan Elephant written by Mangala De Silva and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cinnamon Elephants written by Lodewijk Wagenaar and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 150 years from the conquest of Galle in 1640 to the British takeover in 1796 the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was the colonial ruler of the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was then known. The VOC first came to the island at the invitation of the monarch of the kingdom of Kandy, who enlisted the Companys help in expelling the Portuguese occupiers. But after providing their assistance and at last accomplishing their goal in 1658, the Dutch had no intention of leaving. Quite the contrary, in fact, and in the years that followed the VOC completely isolated its former ally King Raja Sinha II and his successors from the outside world. They were forced to look on in impotent rage while the all-powerful Company exported the islands cinnamon and elephants, refusing to share with the inland kingdom any profits from the countrys resources. Cinnamon & Elephants uses objects from the Rijksmuseum collection and illustrations from other institutions to tell the story of Dutch colonial rule of Sri Lanka and the relationship between the VOC and Kandy. Cinnamon & Elephants is part of the Rijksmuseum Country Series published by the museums History Department. Each book in the series uses objects in the Rijksmuseum collection to explore the shared history of the Netherlands and one of the following countries: Indonesia, Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Ghana, Suriname and Brazil.
Download or read book Eyesha and the Great Elephant Gathering written by Nadishka Aloysius and published by Nadishka Aloysius. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Lanka is NO 1 on Lonely Planet's places to visit in 2019 !!! And it is famous for - Elephants! If you like to know more about these majestic animals in a FUN and ENTERTAINING way, then this is the book for you... Eyesha the baby elephant visits the Minneriya Tank with her family for the first time to experience the annual Great Gathering. Curious and adventurous, she makes new friends, but is soon lost and in trouble. How will she find her way back to her family? Did you know that only 6000 elephants now survive in their natural habitat in Sri Lanka? This story is illustrated by spectacular real-life photographs that capture the beauty of the region. The Glossary, Fun Facts and Revision Questions are researched and accurate. So enjoy the book, and book the next flight to Sri Lanka to see for yourself this annual gathering of the great . . ***Purchase a PAPERBACK and get the ebook FREE!!!*** ***FREE on Kindle Unlimited until 25th March 2019*** ***Ranked No 1 in Free ebooks Geography and Cultures / Asia in February 2019*** Ranked No 2 in Free ebooks Children's Books / Elephants
Download or read book Eyesha and the Great Elephant Gathering written by Nadishka Aloysius and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach your children that elephants belong in the wild, that they are highly intelligent and endangered, through this engaging story. Eyesha the baby elephant visits the Minneriya Tank with her family for the first time to experience the annual Great Gathering. Curious and adventurous, she makes new friends, but is soon lost and in trouble. How will she find her way back to her family? Set in the dry zone of the island paradise Sri Lanka, this story introduces the reader to the world of the Asian wild elephant. It is illustrated by spectacular real-life photographs that capture the beauty of the region. All the descriptions and background information is researched and accurate. Elephants, like so many other wild animals in the world, are endangered and only about 6000 now survive in their natural habitat in Sri Lanka. The rise of tourism, habitat encroachment by villages and an increased demand for 'tamed' elephants in pageants has lead to the escalation of the human - elephant conflict in the country. This book hopes to provide a glimpse into the behaviour and lifestyle of these majestic and intelligent creatures, who are among the cleverest in the animal kingdom. The saying 'Elephants never forget' has been proved true by scientists who have studied the physical and emotional developments of these giants. Foreigners and locals who wish to see these animals are encouraged to visit the Minneriya National Park during the months of April - October to experience one of the wonders of the natural world, the Great Elephant Gathering. This annual event brings together hundreds of elephants from all over the island and it is a phenomenon not to be missed by the nature lover. So enjoy the book, and book the next flight to Sri Lanka to see for yourself this annual gathering of the great . . .
Download or read book Elephant Complex written by John Gimlette and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one sees the world quite like John Gimlette. As The New York Times once noted, “he writes with enormous wit, indignation, and a heightened sense of the absurd.” Writing for both the adventurer and the armchair traveler, he has an eye for unusually telling detail, a sense of wonder, and compelling curiosity for the inside story. This time, he travels to Sri Lanka, a country only now emerging from twenty-six years of civil war. Delving deep into the nation’s story, Gimlette provides us with an astonishing, multifaceted portrait of the island today. His travels reveal the country as never before. Beginning in the exuberant capital, Colombo (“a hint of anarchy everywhere”), he ventures out in all directions: to the dry zones where the island’s 5,800 wild elephants congregate around ancient reservoirs; through cinnamon country with its Portuguese forts; to the “Bible Belt” of Buddhism—the tsunami-ravaged southeast coast; then up into the great green highlands (“the garden in the sky”) and Kandy, the country’s eccentric, aristocratic Shangri-la. Along the way, a wild and often desperate history takes shape, a tale of great colonies (Arab, Portuguese, British, and Dutch) and of the cultural divisions that still divide this society. Before long, we’re in Jaffna and the Vanni, crucibles of the recent conflict. These areas—the hottest, driest, and least hospitable—have been utterly devastated by war and are only now struggling to their feet. But this is also a story of friendship and remarkable encounters. In the course of his journey, Gimlette meets farmers, war heroes, ancient tribesmen, world-class cricketers, terrorists, a former president, old planters, survivors of great massacres—and perhaps some of their perpetrators. That’s to say nothing of the island’s beguiling fauna: elephants, crocodiles, snakes, storks, and the greatest concentration of leopards on Earth. Here is a land of extravagant beauty and profound devastation, of ingenuity and catastrophe, possessed of both a volatile past and an uncertain future—a place capable of being at once heavenly and hellish—all brought to vibrant, fascinating life here on the page.
Download or read book The Elephant in Sri Lanka written by Jayantha Jayewardene and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Elephant Tourism Business written by Eric Laws and published by CABI. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant tourism has grown rapidly, providing the only viable way for elephants and their owners to survive since the banning of logging. Old logging camps have been developed into sanctuaries for some elephants, but many other camps were established as entertainment centres, resulting in serious welfare issues for the elephants and their mahouts. The profits from elephant tourism in Asia have encouraged African operators to follow a similar business model. This book draws attention to the need for a comprehensive and rigorous focus on local solutions to improve the welfare of captive elephants, their mahouts and local residents, and to enhance tourists' experiences of elephant tourism.
Download or read book THE SAGA OF NARAVAHANADATTA written by Dr. K.C. Sekhar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The setting of the stories is India in the 10th and 11th centuries, when the country was made of many small kingdoms and fiefdoms. There was a profusion of monarchs with dynastic ambitions and a desire for territorial aggrandisement. The king was usually advised by an intelligent and devoted Brahman minister. The heir apparent, the crown prince, had a circle of friends, mostly sons of the king’s ministers, who would be incorporated into the cabinet when the prince would become king. Dynastic intrigue was rife, and matrimonial alliances were often a strategy to expand the kingdom, together with befriending tribal communities to win their support. The kings were invariably polygamous and maintained large harems. The Brihatkatha, or Lord Shiva’s narrative to his wife Parvati, is presumed to confer the power of the celestial Vidyadharas to its readers, ridding them of all their sins and assuring them a place in heaven. The roller-coaster variety of telescoped stories form a complex garland from one narrative to another, with the possibility of losing touch with the main thread. Each story is gripping, quaint, and carries a moral or a message for the reader, who may, instead of reading the book from cover to cover, read the chapters randomly. The book is a treasure chest, a work of art, with its own secret internal geometry as well as myriad fascinating and often amusing stories.
Download or read book The Sri Lankan Elephant in Captivity written by Fred Kurt and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sri Lankan Elephants written by Cannon and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tranquil Footsteps written by Srilal Miththapala and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sri Lanka s Tame Elephants written by Jayantha Jayewardene and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gir Forest and the Saga of the Asiatic Lion written by Sudipta Mitra and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Srilankan Elephant written by Vajira Wijegunawardane and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wild Elephant and the Method of Capturing and Taming it in Ceylon written by James Emerson Tennent and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Lanka; Ceylon; (reprint London 1867 edn.)
