COLOMBO — A Tamil-language version of Sri Lanka's national anthem was dropped from independence day celebrations on Tuesday, with critics saying the move was a setback to reconciliation after ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Tamil-language version of Sri Lanka's national anthem was performed at the country's independence ceremony on Thursday, lifting an unofficial ban in another step ...

Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthems of two countries, India and Bangladesh. But he also deeply influenced the words and music of a third, the Lankan national anthem, ‘Sri Lanka Matha’.