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Funday Times |
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| The
revolt in the mercenary army |
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| By Halaliye Karunathilake Edited and
translated by Kamala Silva Illustrated by Saman Kalubowila
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| The people had to suffer
due to the weak rule of the two brothers. Their income
dropped drastically. Maintaining the royal palace too
became a burden on the country. The army was not paid
their remuneration. So the mercenaries rose up in revolt.
Among these soldiers, some were from Kerala. The rest
were Tamils. As the taxes were not collected periodically,
the royal treasury went bankrupt. Whatever taxes collected,
did not go to the proper channels due to the corruption
of officers. |
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| He pioneered
hydro-power - Our Heritage |
| Gaveshaka relates more significant events
in September |
| Today marks the birth of the Sri Lankan
engineer who pioneered the concept of hydro- electricity
in Sri Lanka 132 years ago. D. J. (Devapura Jayasena)
Wimalasurendra, was born on September 17, 1874 in Galle.
As a student at Ananda College, he showed great aptitude
in science and mathematics. At the beginning of the 20th
century when professionally qualified engineers was a
rarity, |
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| Sigiriya
- Kid Reporters |
By Asirini Jayasekara (Grade 7) B/Mahiyangana
National School |
| You have all heard about Sigiriya and
perhaps you have visited it. It is a small village ten
miles off Dambulla in the district of Matale. Visitors
go there nearly everyday to climb its huge rock of ancient
fame and see the beautiful paintings on a part of its
walls as well as the interesting ruins found there. This
rock is very steep and is about 600 feet in height. |
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