Here is gathered a collection of articles from experts, mostly academics from the University of Jaffna together with several contributions from overseas , stretching from the west coast of the US to Europe and Australia, making it quite difficulty for the editorial team of Sarala Fernando, Stefan D’Silva and Dr Malik Fernando to hold the project together over the three years of gestation.

The substantive chapters are divided into two parts, first, the archaeology, architecture, art, culture, religion, philosophy, sociology, the diaspora, entrepreneurship and tourism and second, the biodiversity covering water, freshwater fishes, mangroves, marine resources, fisheries, palmyra, mango, birds, ponds and home gardens.