The seaboard town of Beruwala, located 56 km South of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo is home to Bakeer Markars’. Beruwala steeped in history, is a melting pot of diversity. Just as this settlement personifies a vibrant and an inclusive Sri Lanka, one of its oldest ancestries- Bakeer Markars’ have at all times been harbingers of goodwill, brotherhood, empathy and equality.

Those who navigate the pages of this platform are enabled not merely a window to a lineage of trailblazers, but to ethos of a culture, a progressive nation which they have strived to champion. With each imprint in history, the family of Bakeer Markar inspires all Sri Lankans to trail a trajectory of mutual understanding, reconciliation and development.

This platform also provides a snapshot of three generations of Bakeer Markars’ offering inspiration in abundance for generations to come. Going beyond a repository of family history, this digital archive is also a quick tool to apprehend the footprints Bakeer Markars’ have left behind. Be it a diplomat, statesman, researcher, student or any person with a zest for knowledge, this platform is essentially a slice of contemporary Sri Lankan history which calls to be perpetuated.