The wife of Hewavitharanage Don Carolis, a wealthy businessman, delvered a son on Sunday, 17th of Spetember 1864. The new born child was named David Dharmapala. It was the vogue those days of the high class Sinhalese families to name their children by Christian names instead of using pleasant local names.
This child who was brought [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 26, 2008
ANAGARIKA DARMAPALA OUR GRED TEST NATLONAL HERO
January 26, 2008
MADDUMA BANDARA
Madduma Bandara is the name of one of our national heroes. He is a child hero. He lived during the reign of Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe, the last king of Ceylon. His father was one of [...]
January 19, 2008
LET US PROTECT COMMON ASSETS
Since the very first moment of our birth we tend to claim our mother as ours. But as time elapses we come to realise that she belongs to our siblings as well. Thus she becomes a common asset. A common asset means a property by which all the members of a common social family are [...]
January 19, 2008
RAINY DAY
I got up
early in the morning . . . . . . . .
I went
near the window . . . . . . . .
oh! today is
a very good morning . . . . . .
m . . . . m . . . . .m . . . .
I went
near the calander
yeh! today [...]