Comments on: Truth behind the Prison cell of the last King in Colombo Fort

By: Chryshane Mendis

Chryshane Mendis — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:19:29 +0000

In reply to sujeewa. Thanks a lot Sujeewa

By: sujeewa

sujeewa — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:18:54 +0000

well researched and well written, keep up the good work !

By: Chryshane Mendis

Chryshane Mendis — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:58:22 +0000

In reply to Agnes P Thambynayagam.

Dear Ms. Thambynayagam,
Thank you for this encouraging comment.
Cheers,
Chryshane

By: Chryshane Mendis

Chryshane Mendis — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:54:02 +0000

In reply to Rohan Wijedasa.

Dear Mr. Wijedasa,
Thank you for comment. Much appreciated.
Cheers,
Chryshane

By: Chryshane Mendis

Chryshane Mendis — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:52:36 +0000

In reply to Lakshman Gunasekara.

Dear Mr. Gunasekara,

Thank you very much for this encouraging comment as always. I shall continue to do my best.

Cheers,
Chryshane

By: Lakshman Gunasekara

Lakshman Gunasekara — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:50:00 +0000

I think I read this earlier too but have read it again in appreciation of the top class archaeological forensics you have done. From the previous comments I see that you have been given a deserved appreciation by some of our best history/culture/archaeology related personalities. So my additional encouragement is not needed. As I have said in similar appreciative comments to other articles by you: keep up the good work! I do hope that your admixture of meticulous historiographical and archaeological work together with some unique, high quality archaeological journalism will get better recognition in time. You have my admiration as a senior professional journalist, myself.

By: Rohan Wijedasa

Rohan Wijedasa — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:49:20 +0000

Dear Chris, Many thx for bringing light into this matter.Hope the truth will triumph and your efforts will be rewarded.All the best,Rgds, Rohan.

By: Agnes P Thambynayagam

Agnes P Thambynayagam — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:37:20 +0000

Dear Chryshane, Thank you very much for this excellent research work written so beautifully with pictures. I hope Colombo Fort authorities will take your work seriously and change the name of the monument from Prison cell to ‘A great Monument that stood at the entrance of the building as a guard House where the Last ruler of Kandy, King Sri Wickrama Rajasingha kept as prisoner with his family before he was exiled to India by Britain’. The coastal areas were ruled by the Dutch when King Sri Wickrama Rajasingha ruled the central Kandyan territory. The British first fought war with the Dutch and took over the coastal areas and then moved into the Kandyan Territory. King Sri Wickrama Rajasingha did not rule the whole island of Sri Lanka. But he was the last Sri Lankan king who ruled the central hilly Kandyan Kingdom. Excellent work Chryshane! Thank you very much for correcting the error. Hope it will be fixed.

By: Lindsey Arkley

Lindsey Arkley — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:06:55 +0000

Another very well-researched and interesting article, Chryshane, thank-you.

By: Dr Srilal Fernando

Dr Srilal Fernando — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:21:02 +0000

Congratulations Chryshane on another carefully presented research work. Another possibility is that when the Ceylinco building was being built, the significance of the Darley Butler building as the site of the Dutch residence that housed the last King was identified and a decision taken to have some reminder of this fact. To capture the imagination of the people and to depict how cruelly the King was treated by the British, someone decided to either knowingly or through ignorance decide to modify the guardhouse to fit the story .I would think it is the latter.