Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: How “Kadadora” got its Name-by Dr. Nimal Sedera Source:Brisbane 4EB Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – September 2021 Village “Kadadora” is in Kothmale. We have often observed that the stories behind the names of places of our country are linked to stories with the Kings of Sri Lanka. Kothmale is famous as the place where the young Prince Dutugemunu went into hiding and prepared the base for his future mission .He disguised himself as an ordinary boy and lived in Kothmale. He left the Palace without informing his father, King Kavantissa and arrived in Kothmale. The only thing that he brought from the palace when leaving was a royal sword. He wrapped it to prevent it looking like a sword. When he arrived in Kothmale he wished to hide it in a safe place for future use and was looking for a ...
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Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: How Galahitiyawa got its Name-by Dr. Nimal Sedera Source:Brisbane 4EB Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – July 2021 Galahitiyawa, is a village in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is famous today because of the education center Galahitiyawa Central College. How this name came to use has a beautiful story. It was the time that there were no motor cars in the world. Our main way of carrying goods to places was the bullock cart. To ensure security bullock carts got together and went on the gravel roads as a team. This was called “gel saathuwa” The country was not thickly populated like today and moving as a team had many advantages. They normally travelled a distance of about twelve miles a day and rested overnight and moved on. As a result of this practice, small business places came up in ...
Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: How Gileemale got its Name-by Dr. Nimal Sedera Source:Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter – Radio 4EB Sri Lankan Group – Brisbane Gileemale is a village in the Ratnapura Assistant Government Agent (AGA) division. This is a village that is well known for the cultivation of betel. Chewing betel leaves was a common tradition among the people of the county and the betel leaves played a prominent role in the culture of the country. A sheaf of betel was offered to receive people as a special mark of respect. This practice is carried on to date, and betel is offered as a respectful feature of invitation. For instance, even in modern Sri Lanka, wedding invitations to near and dear are done presenting betel. Betel plays a prominent role in spiritual and religious work in our country. “Deheth” is an important part of all alms ...
Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: How Dunagaha got its Name Source:Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter January 2021 “Dunagaha” is a village in the Gampaha District. The incident is around a wealthy family that lived here. The family was so rich they lived in a large house and owned many a paddy field and even elephants. They had only one daughter and after the birth of the daughter their wealth began to grow and the parents thought that this daughter brought them luck. Obviously their love towards the daughter was growing. As time went by, the daughter wished to have her own way and refused to obey the parents. She was now a grownup girl and this attitude worried the parents. Arguments between the mother and the daughter happened often and the happiness in the house was disturbed. Father tried to console the daughter but failed. One day the ...
Sri Lanka Society of Queensland (SLSQ) celebrates members and friends get together Sri Lanka Society of Queensland (SLSQ) was planning its signature event, the Sri Lanka New Year function in the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, the worldwide pandemic was declared in March. The Australian government cancelled all public gatherings and therefore we had to cancel our celebrations too. When restrictions were easing in Queensland, the committee decided to organize a fellowship get together for its members and friends who always support the Society. As a result of this idea, on Saturday 14th November we celebrated a get together at Jindalee Bowls Club. The event was organized as per COVID regulations set by Premier with a restricted number of guests. The MC for the event was Laurensz Manricks, who has been a member of the Society for many years. He kept the guests relaxed and entertained us with his ...
