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Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka THAMMENNAWA – By Dr. Nimal Sedera Image Source : researchgate Source : Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter November 2022 – Queensland Sri Lankans Today I take you to a place that is of prime importance to the history of the nation. It is to the place where the Indian Prince Vijaya and his rebellious friends arrived in Sri Lanka from India. This is supposed to be the beginning of the Sinhala clan of our nation. Vijaya was a rebellious son of a provincial King in India who was a problem to the King and he wished to get rid of the son and his notorious friends by extradition. He made his son and his friends leave the country in a ship. He wished to see his son reach a safe place somewhere on the planet but away from his kingdom. He made sure the ship ...