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ANCIENT SRI LANKAN ENGINEERS AND ARTISANS – By Dr Tilak . S Fernando Ceylon Today on 29 December 2022 This article is based on our forefathers, excellent engineers and artisans with exceptional skills. How many of our present generation is conversant with Sri Lanka engineers’ activities in the bygone years who have amazed the whole world? During the remarkable Parakramabahu reign, the construction of the tallest buildings commenced. King Mahasen also did the most significant structures. The world’s first hospital was constructed during BC 367- 437 during King Pandukabhaya’s reign. No wonder foreigners became dumbstruck when these were built between the second and fourth centuries using metal veins. Sri Lankan ancestors created Palaces following the ancient masterpieces of Ramayana during the Ravana epoch. During the Gampola era, Sri Lankan forefathers produced the world’s first pair of spectacles, a unique design known as ‘ Diyatrippu.’ Wood carving craft came up during ...

Dec 30, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Tilak S Fernando Tagged "SRI-LANKANS", Anuradhapura, artisans, Bisokotuwa, King Dutugamunu, King Mahasen, King Parakramabahu, Lowamahapaya, Maduru Oya, Maha Parakramabahu Samudra’, Medagiriya., Mihintale, SIGIRIYA, Sri Lankan ancestors, with Sri Lanka engineers, Yoda Wewa

Beguiling Mahiyanganaya-by MAHIL WIJESINGHE Ulhitiya-Ratkinda reservoir Source:Sundayobserver Mahiyanganaya, located in the Badulla district in Uva Province, is not ideal tourist destination. Yet, it has many historical and religiously important places of interest that are worth visiting. Though the area predominately known for Veddah or Adhivasi population, an indigenous group of people believed to be the original inhabitants of the island, Mahiyanganaya also has a strong Buddhist heritage. Mahiyanganaya, also known as Bintenna, which means flat land, is located eastwards of the steep eastern falls of the central hills. The relative flatness of the area can be seen while driving from Kandy to Padiyatalawa across Hunnasgiriya, through the famous 18 hairpin bends. During our visit to Dambana, an ancestral village of the Veddah community, we came across some interesting places around Mahiyanganaya, the most significant topographical feature being the mighty Mahaweli Ganga, which rises from Hortan Plains and drops down to ...

Apr 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Maduru Oya, Mahiyangana Chaitiya

MER for jumbos obstructed by ‘land work’ Two-legged ‘white elephants’ with crooked mindset threaten Hambantota wild elephants-by Prageeth Sampath Karunatilaka Source:Dailymirror Today, the land available for the proposed reserve has shrunk to 12500 hectares The proposed MER land still belongs to the Mahaweli Authority Villagers charge that Weli Saman, Chaminda and Thushi are behind these illegal land sales An SLPP electoral organizer has grabbed 50 acres for himself by blocking off the Hedilla elephant corridor and setting up electric fences The focus on environmental conservation seems to be decreasing in the face of accelerated development projects in Sri Lanka. Development schemes encroaching on elephant habitats especially are far from satisfactory. Most projects have been implemented without prior wildlife study. The recent death of an elephant calf in Katuwewa in Hambantota—run over by a speeding vehicle— underscores the plight of wild animals. Another elephant calf died after being hit by a ...

Dec 26, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Burutha Kanda Alimankada, Maduru Oya, the Urban Development Authority, white elephants