Sujith Akkarawatta is a famous Sri Lankan literary figure. He's a multi-faceted literary resource person who shares his ideas and thoughts in many literature television programs in Sri Lanka. He is gifted with the skill of writing in a beautiful language.
In many of his writings what Mr. Sujith Akkarawatte is trying to emphasize is that the vision of study on history should be aesthetic and scientific rather than being nationalistic and patriotic.
In the first chapter, the writer discussed the discovery of Sigiriya by Major H. Forbes in 1931 by the guidance of "Ranthuka", the indigenous Veddah which leads to the inception of the archeological department in 1890 in Sri Lanka.
How Sigiriya aroused the Sri Lankans as well as British to find the history of the country is discussed in the second and third chapters. The significant undertones of the ruins, paintings, and mirror wall poems are also analyzed in their political and religious perspectives.
Inside the book, there are revelations on how Sigiriya (Lion Rock) became what it is after Shiva rock among historians and people alike.
The writer emphasizes the Magnificent engineering feats involved in Sigiriya throughout his books.
This book is a result of hard work and is a must-read to anyone who is hoping to visit and who visited Sigiriya.
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