Reading through this reference to King Dutugemunu in the 'History of Ceylon' by William Knight in 1845 - a book he picked up quite by accident from a pile of books on the pavement while on a ...

Mankind has been closely associated with elephants since ancient times. The stories of ‘Nalagiri’ which was tamed by Lord Buddha, ‘Kandula’ which accompanied King Dutugamunu, to more recent history, ...