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2. Serendib - Wikipedia

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   Serendib, derived from Serendip (disambiguation), is an Old Persian name for Sri Lanka. It is also the etymological root of the word serendipity. Serendib (spider), a spider genus in the family Corinnidae. Serendib, a location on the fictional Plane of Rabiah from the card game Magic: the Gathering. Serendib Express, a former name for Lankan ...

3. Brown and Company - Wikipedia

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   Brown and Company PLC, sometimes called Browns Group, is a conglomerate holding company in Sri Lanka. The company was founded by James Brown, a 25-year-old engineer and mechanic from London who arrived in Ceylon in 1872. In 1892, the company was incorporated and in 1991 the company became a listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

4. Hemas Holdings - Wikipedia

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   In 1948, Hemas started with simple intent: to empower families to aspire for a better tomorrow. This core belief has informed its growth for over 75 years. Today, Hemas empower families to aspire for a better tomorrow through its focus in Consumer, Healthcare and Mobility. Woven into the socioeconomic fabric of Sri Lanka, Hemas has also ...

5. Geoffrey Bawa - Wikipedia

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   Geoffrey Bawa was born in Colombo on 23 July 1919, [4] [5] the youngest of two sons to Major Benjamin Bawa, Sri Lankan lawyer, who was of part European parentage, [6] [7] and Bertha Marianne née Schrader, a Burgher of mixed Sinhalese, German and Scottish descent. [4] [8] [9] His older brother, Bevis, became a landscape architect.

6. Blue Water Hotel - Wikipedia

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   Blue Water Hotel. /  6.67778°N 79.92056°E  / 6.67778; 79.92056. Blue Water Hotel is a 5-star boutique hotel in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka. It is notable for being Geoffrey Bawa ’s last hotel project and the last project he supervised on site before succumbing to illness. [1]

7. Serena Hotels - Wikipedia

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   Serena Hotels is a hospitality company which operates up-scale hotels and resorts in East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia.. As of 2023, Serena comprises a collection of 34 luxury resorts, safari lodges, and hotels, which are located in East Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique) and Central and South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and ...