Kalyani Thennakoon

MOST VALUABLE PERSONS IN MY LIFE There are a few people who have value in my life. The most valuable of them are my mother and father. Actually I feel like they are not two but one. They both took cure of me lovingly even before I came to this  world. I always think I am the luckiest child in the world, because I had parents like my mother and father. My first teachers were both of them. As well as from childhood to the present, I learn many things in society and in life of them. I have always been at the forefront of their lives. And they know my thoughts and desires. They are the ones who still give me advice on the good and bad things to do in life. I am currently studying at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts and the reason I have come so far is because of them. They both helped me overcome the challenges of life. It is great privillege for me to be under the unconditional love and care of both of them. Among the many people who come into life they are the tr...

 VALUE OF READING Reading is a very useful pastime. "'Reading make a full man" is an epithet of Francis Bacon. There is a truth in this great saying. The habit of reading is highly advantageous to anyone. Reading helps us to acquire knowledge on various subjects, Apart from that we can get mental satisfaction by reading. Books are written by great persons. So we can store our mind with great thinkers of the world by reading their bools. Good books are storehouses of human knowledge and wisdom. An insensitive person can become a sensitive person by reading books. The government spends a lot to establish public libraries throughout the country. The main objective of this effort is to cultivate reading habit among people. When a person takes to reading he or she will never complete to waste his or her valuable time on useless things. We can gain pleasure too buy reading novels, short stories, poems and so on.. In view of the above facts it is apparent that reading is a very ...

  THE PROBLEM OF STREET CHILDREN IN SRI LANAKA Social problems are prevailing in every developing country. In Sri Lanka too there are several such problems. The problem of street children is one of them. Hundred of  street children can be seen in our populous cities like Colombo, Kandy and Kurunegala. Most of them are in the age group of 5-10 years. The number of street children is increasing day by day. All these children have lost their parental love and affection. There is no one to look after them. So they roam here and there in the street. The chief means of living of most of these children is begging. Some children are engage in odd jobs like pushing carts, washing plates and so on...Most of these children compel to engage in illegal and anti social activities. It has been revealed that certain affluent people employ these children in their illegal businesses such as selling drugs and illicit liquor. These children have no permanent abode. They have no beautiful clothes ...

 THE VALUE OF JACK TREE Jak is a giant tree, grown in many parts of Sri Lanka. It is regarded as one of the important and useful tree. It provides delicious fruits and valuable timber. Jak fruit is used as a substitute for rice. The fruit is prepared into various tasty dishes depending on its degree of maturity and these dishes are known as different names such as "Polos Embula", "'Polos Melluma" and "Kiri Kos.'' There are various kinds of jak tree. Some trees bear vary large fruits while some other trees bear small fruits. Jak tree is also called "Bath Gasa" or "'Kap Ruka." it is said that the malnutrition among the children could be eradicated by giving them food related to Jak fruit. We should realise the value of this tree as a food supplier. A special project was launched for the first time in the Sri Lanka history by Mr. Arthur V. Dias to promote the cultivation of Jak trees in an organized manner. He is also called ...

WATER IS OUR LIFE BLOOD💧 Water is one of the most important basic elements necessary  for life. A land without water is a place where there aren't any human beings, animals or plants. That is why water regarded as an invaluable resource. Although water is an important substance, man has not realised the value of it and man has been misusing water for a long time. The water of the village tanks is used for various purposes such as washing, bathing, drinking and so on. Some people are in the habit of wasting water purposely. They don't use water purposely. They don't use economically. If we have a look at our public taps it is a sad sight. Most of the taps are half open. They never close the taps properly after use. We can see garbage in tons heaped up near the waterways. Some factories freely drain the industrial chemical waste and affluent into waterways posing a deadly threat to human and other animal life. It is apparent that the quantity of water available for consumpti...

  The Importance Of A Library  A library can be considered a store house of knowledge. A library plays a very important role in promoting the progress of knowledge. There are many people who love reading. But they can't afford to buy bools because the prices are very high. So when one becomes a member of library, he can borrow valuable books. A member can borrow two books at a time and he can keep it with him for two weeks. Libraries are particularly useful for poor children.   A public library is a place that is open to poor and rich a like. There are mainly two section library. They are reading section and reference section. Any member can borrow books from the lending section. Non members can too can use the reference section. They are allowed to enter the section free of charge. They can note down notes from the books.  A library is very useful foe rural youths too. If they take to reading they will be able to refrain from evil habits such as loitering and gambli...

  THE QUEEN OF SINHALA CINEMA Wanniarachchilage Malini Senehelatha Fonseka popularly as Malini Fonseka born 30 April 1947 in Kelaniya, who become known as the Queen of Sinhalese Cinema. She first become widely known when she won the "Best Actress Award" at the 1969 National state drama festival. She has won the Slim Nielsen peoples Award for the Most popular Actress a record twelve times in a row. Malini Fonseka started has acting career with stage dramas. In 1963, she made her entry to stage dramas with "Noratha Ratha" in 1968 Fonseka won the best stage drama actress national award for her performance in Akal Wessa. She made her debut with Thissa Liyanasuriya's "Punchi Baba" in 1968. Malini Fonseka has acted in over 140 movies since they some of which were international movies. As well as some of her successful films include Nidhanaya, Eya Den Loku Lamayek and Bambaru Ewith. She has directed films. I they are Ahinsa in 1987 and Sthree in 1991. Malani ...

  The Vesak Festival Vesak is a religious and cultural festival in Sri Lanka. It is celebrated in the month of May. It is celebrated in the month of May. The Vesak festival marks the birth, enlightenment and passing away into Nirvana of the Lord Buddha. Many religious activities are organized during this period in Sri Lanka. The Buddhists of Sri Lanka, decorate their houses and public places with colorful lanterns called "vesak kuudu"  are hung and along street. Most of the Buddhists observe sil and that day people go to see the pandals. As well as on this day all Buddhists go to the temple, offer flowers, and worship the Buddha. As well as arrange for various cultural events to bring happiness to everyone on that day. Food stalls set up by Buddhists devotees called Dansalas provide free food and drinks to passersby. Vesak is also a time great to one's appetites' but by concentrating and illuminating temples, painting and creating exquisite scenes from the life of the...

  Sinhala and Tamil New Year This is most important festival in Sri Lanka. When the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya to the Meesha Rashiya in the celestial sphere. It is generally celebrated on 13 April 14 April. All the Sinhala and Tamil people in Sri Lanka are celebrating this festival and they were new cloths and exchange gifts for Sinhala and Tamil New year. Sinhala and Tamil people also prepare a lot of delicious food for the Sinhala and Tamil New year. There are also many New year customs associated with it. That is there are many rituals such dealing, lighting a fire, eating food anointing the head.  There are also many folk games associated with the New Year. If they are keeping an eye on an elephant, climbing a slippery tree, eating milk and singing folk songs common during this time. There will also be a lot of changes in the environment during this time. That is the blossoming of the "erabadu flowers", the coha screaming and so on. Sinhala and Tamil New year are ce...

  The River of Narampanawa Narampanawa River is located in the beautiful village of  Narampanawa in the Kandy area. Although not much known it is now a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists. The Narampanawa River consists of seven waterfalls. The village of  Narampanawa is also famous for this river. That is why today this village and the river are also used for teledrama filming etc. Spread over a vast area this river is truly beautiful. The "Hulu Gnga"   is the main source of water for this Narampanawa River. Many villagers in Narampanawa still meet their water needs from this river

The City Of Kandy  Sri Lanaka is truly a land of natural beauty. There are several major cities in Sri Lanka that attracted local as well as many foreign tourists. Among them Kandy is a very special city. When it comes to Sri Lankan history the kingdom of Kandy is the last kingdom of Sri Lanka. In fact Kandy is a city that has attracted not only local but also many foreign tourists. The city of Kandy is surrounded by natural mountains and rivers.     When we talking about the city of Kandy, many people pay attention to the Temple of the Tooth. The Temple of the Tooth which is of great historical value is located in the heart of Kandy. The left tooth relic of the Loard Buddha is housed in the temple of the Tooth and is considered a highly revered religious center from then until today. Every year in the month of August a procession called Esala Perahara is held for the Tooth Relic. The circle of the lake adjacent to the Temple of the Tooth is also very beautiful. Moreover...

  My old school  One of the most precious memories of any person's life is the school they attended. Its the sane for me. I attended school in two schools. I studied from 1-11 at Udagama Maha Vidyalaya and I was educated at Swarnamali Girl's collage from 12-13. Accordingly, I am from year 1 to 11 from Udagama Maha Vidyalaya, the village School. So I think school was the happiest time of my life. Udagama Maha  Vidyalaya where I studied is a mixed school. Nearly 300 children were educated there. My school was made up of  small classrooms and was surrounded by a very interesting environment. The basic background for me to purse higher education as a student at the University of Visual and Performing Arts today is the school where I studied. Being a mixed school, we did not lack mutual cooperation with each other. It was through my experience at school that I came to understand the qualities of unity,brotherhood and patience.

  The last king of Sri Lanka     In the history of the Sri Lanka, many kings have ruled the country's and the last king of the country is considered to be king ''Sri Wikrama Rajasinghe''. Acording to the Nayakkar dunasty, in 1798, with the support of ''Plimathalawa'' who was the Maha Adikaram at that time, the princes ''Muththusami'' Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe became the king of Kandy. Accordingly, in 1803 the Kandyan kingdom was invaded by the then English goverment Fedrick North, and the king was able to defeat it. later 1810 he was outsed from the post  Adikaram of Pilimathalawa thinking that he was not in favor of him and appointed Ehelepola Adhikaram.  After a while, the king became supieious of Ehelepola, thinking that Ehelepola was responsible for the revolt in sabaragamuwa against the King in 1814. and informed him to meet him, but Ehelepola fled to the British. In retaliation,   King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe brutally killed the c...

 A memorable book📖 From an early age, my hobby was reading books. I like most is reading books about adventure and mystery. But I also read books like novel, short stories and etc... With the corona disaster I started to read more books and I received a few books as gift. One of the books in between was deeply etched in my mind. The name of the book ''atha atha naara''. This was written by Sumithra Rahubadda.   The story content is here is really different. The story was based on twins. They were girls. The other special thing was that they were twins sticking together. At birth, their  life expectancy was set at thirty years. Even before they wee born, their absolute life expectancy was set at thirty years. Even before they were born, their father had left their mother and both of them. Growing up in the face of many persecution and challenges, they have subtly highlighted how they endure many bitter moments in life not as two but as one. The ending is very sad and...