Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka How places in Sri Lanka got their names – PALAGALA – By Nimal Sedera Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – April 2025 “Palagala” is a small village in the North Central Province near Anuradhapura. Obviously, Anuradhapura being the first Kingdom of the nation, all the places around it have some influence to a ruler that lived in Anuradhapura . Our Kings were generally so close to the people and worked for their benefit and wellbeing. Some Kings have disguised and moved among common people to find out the true living standard of them. King Dhatusena is a great character among our rulers, who was a key figure in the development of agriculture. “Kala Weva” stands as a symbol to date of his contribution to the nation. Building this huge tank took several years and the King was visiting this ...
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eLanka Newsletter – 2nd March 2025 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Blood suckers in white coats…. A profession at the depths of moral depravity-By Aubrey Joachim Cricket Australia wishes Muslims a Happy Ramadan Saveen Gunarathne bestowed to the most venerable order of St John By Clifford Lazarus Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced a 14-player Australian squad for the CommBank Women’s T20 Tour of New Zealand. Shawn Mendis Lawyers marks a successful first anniversary at their Pakenham office in Victoria ABSC INC. HOLDS MEDIA CONFERENCE AND DINNER TO PROMOTE EKONOMOS, ISSUE 6, 2025 Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – March 2025 The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2025-3-1 WILL PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TARIFF POLICY BENEFIT USA ? – By N.S.Venkataraman THE “ALIEN”ROCK IN SRI LANKA – Tino DE LA Motte LIBRARY ...
Mar 2, 2025
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Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka GETHTHAMPANA – By Nimal Sedera Image Source : facebook Source : Dæhæna – January 2025 Today we discuss how the name “Geththampana” came into being. “Geththampana” is not a village but a very famous place for all the Buddhists in Sri Lanka. This is a place you come across when climbing “Sri Pada” mountain located near Hatton. This mountain in English is identifies as Adam’s peak. Sri Pada is a holy place as it is believed that a footprint of the Lord Buddha is found on the top of the mountain. Millions of people venerate this place every year. The government takes the responsibility of maintaining this holy mountain and had declared it as a sacred venue where the climbers have to observe a code of conduct respecting this place. This is a good opportunity to write briefly on climbing this mountain. Due to ...
Dec 31, 2024
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A MEMMORABLE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION – by Mr Nimal Sedera: Brisbane The Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration organized by the Sri Lanka Society of Queensland on 24th April at the Jindalee Bowls Club was a tremendous success. With the tradition of the Society, it was an event of less talk and more fun packed rituals, traditional games and events followed by a sumptuous buffet lunch. Tickets for Maximum COVID number allowed within the main hall was one hundred and twenty-five and every seat was occupied at the commencement of the meeting. Every participant was welcomed with a pack containing a professionally made “Konda Kevum”. The President of the Association Mrs Namal Wijeratne welcomed all guests and the programme was launched with the ritual of boiling of milk for prosperity. Mrs Chalani Gunasekera , wife of Late Victor Gunasekera who was a founder member of the Society lit the ...
May 14, 2021
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Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: How Lellupitiya got its Name Lellupitiya is a very famous village in the district of Ratnapura, “the Gem pit” of our motherland. The story goes back to the time the Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka. They deceived the King of Kotte to build a fort in Colombo cunningly, and gradually intruded into the country. They went to Ratnapura hearing of the rich gem pits in the area. Sri Lanka was well known in the world for its Gems even more than today. Realising the value of capturing Ratnapura for economic gains, they were successful in building their fortress in a land in the vicinity of Ratnapura. The people of the area lived in fear of an attack from the fortress would happen anytime. Contanthinu da Sa, a dreadful war veteran of the Portuguese was heading the regiment in the fort. However, ...
A rare unique novel written by a retired Administrative services officer, worth making a handbook for all Government servants…………Nimal Sedera Wadanambbi Jayasinghe’s novel “Kammale Donkaraya”(Echo of the smithery) is based on the period 1970 t0 1974. The author Jayasinghe takes up duties as the Divisional Revenue officer (DRO) of Kothmale in 1970 .Mr. Jayasinghe relates his story under a created name Tilak Wijesinghe. The author explained to me that every sentence in this novel is true and that they are his experiences. He has replaced original names with others. The novel begins with the DRO getting in to the jeep at Nuwara-Eliya, Government Agent’s office to proceed to Kothmale. Being a new appointee to the Administrative Service as a graduate from Peradeniya, the youthful DRO arrives in Kothmale with his young wife, a schoolteacher and two children and occupy the government quarters allocated to the DRO. He outlines the present ...
Dec 14, 2019
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