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Keppetipola: A National Hero Etched In Memory- by Pradeep Withanage – Galnewa Source:Ceylontoday This country has completed 76 years since it gained its independence from its colonial rulers. In that journey the 1818 insurrection or in other words known as the ‘Wellasse Kerella’ occupies a significant place in its history.  In the wake of the failure of that insurrection, two of the insurgents known as Monerawila Keppetipola Disawe and Madugalle Disawe who sought refuge in places such as Anuradhapura and the central hills were subsequently apprehended by the British and though two centuries have since elapsed, that incident is yet etched in memory.  It is said that these insurgents had sought refuge at a village called ‘Parawahagama’ on the Southern border of the Anuradhapura District. This village had been known initially as ‘Wadigamangawa’ and then it had been known as ‘Parawesugama’ after which it had settled on its name ‘Parawahagama’. ...