Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka – By Nimal Sedera THAVALAMA Source:- Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter “THAVALAMA” is a famous village in southern Sri Lanka in Hiniduma. All names of places have reason to be named so. Most of the Sri Lankan villages are linked to the Kings of olden days. Others are mostly linked to incidents and events of the past. The word “Thavalama” may not be familiar to the younger generation of Sri Lankans for “Thavalama” is now an extremely rare way of transporting goods. So it is my duty to explain what a “Thavalama” is. At the time the road network of the countries were not developed for the transport of crops, goods of any nature, people used tamed animals to carry them. A good example is in the olden Sri Lanka cattle power was used to carry salt from the coastal area to the ...