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Children's Edition ළමා කලාපය - 2 වන ණය Lanka Times Volume 1, Issue 1 March 2012 Contents Matale Rebellion 2 History of Cricket 3 National Flag 3 Pearl of Indian Ocean 4 Samadhi Kids at the 64 th Sri Lankan GongaleGoda Banda 4 Independence Day Celebrations - Memories of Freedom 4 a Parent Guru Sitha 5 “We don’t have sufficient time to practice this year – So, we are not going to Unawatuna 5 have an item by Samadhi children at the Sri Lankan Independence Day Dam 7 celebrations on Feb 4, 2012” Sigiriya 8 That was the sentiment soon after the inaugural meeting of the newly elected Samadhi Board held in mid January 2012. The board had rushed the Island of Paradise 8 first meeting with the participation of our children at the Independence Day Sigiriya 9 celebrations a top priority. Per tradition, and per bylaws, the meeting was open to all members and a roomful of attendees put their heads together Ruwanweli Saeya 10 and looked at many possibilities. Still there was no escaping the grim reality: there were just three weeks to decide on an item, find instructors, find Yapahuwa 10 practice facilities, train the children, prepare costumes, etc…etc. The board and the parents decided that it was best not to take part. Independence day 11 My Dream 11 A few days went by ….. Lighting lamps 12 Everyone was sad to forego a valuable opportunity for their children to participate at the Sri Lankan Independence Day celebrations in front a Temple 12 distinguished gathering of fellow expatriates. As the anxieties grew, Samadhi Ruwanweli Saeya 12 President Nirosh decided to trust the commitment of the parents and the abilities of their children against all odds. With the help of our beloved Guruthumee Chintha and Samadhi Treasurer Kishani, and after consulting with the Board the President narrowed down on an item, and gave the green light to proceed. continued on pg 6 ... 2 Matale Rebellion Since 1815, the British was a dangerous was brought from had control over the gamble, but they Matale to Kandy. The whole island. Sri Lanka wanted to gain Supreme Court found back then was known control of Kandy. he was guilty of all as Ceylon. Many Veera Puran Appu charges. He was given people did not like was made sword a death sentence by British rule. The British bearer to hanging. But later the taxed Sri Lankans for Gongalegoda court decided that he almost everything. Banda. As a general, should really get 100 Guns, dogs, cats, Puran Appu lead lashes and deported to shops, etc. Labor was successful attacks on Malacca (Malaysia). At forced on plantations tax buildings in Kandy, that time, deporting just so that the United destroying many tax was a greater Kingdom comes up records. punishment than උස් තැ දැක හැෙළෙ with a better The rebellion came to execution. තැ දැක පෙ economy. a stop though. On On December 1, 1849, ව බව තෙ මෙ! තා ෙල"# ෙවෙ Gongalegoda August 8 Puran Appu Gongalegoda Banda Banda was consulted was taken prisoner. died. People were එස්. ම&ද &. by head monk of a British troops seized inspired by his actions. temple in Dambulla. and executed him. Now Gongalegoda The monk asked This then caused Banda and Puran Appu Gongalegoda Banda Gongalegoda Banda are celebrated heroes to help the people of and his older brother of Sri Lanka for trying a Dambulla. Since to hiding. Governor bold move to receive many people were Torrington issued a freedom from British. concerned about the warrant to look for British, Gongalegoda Gongalegoda Banda Sri Lanka is the strong sight. Banda asked people and offered ₤ 150 for Oh Sri Lanka has the most whose side they were information on might. on, either Buddhist or Gongalegoda Sustaining life for many, Sri Lanka is definitely worth British. When he had Banda’s hiding. more than a penny. his army of supporters, Eventually, Sri Lanka is so glorious, his brother became a Gongalegoda Banda it will always be victorious fake king to lead was captured and strikes against British took prisoner by Jeffrey Bandara (11) buildings in Kandy. It Malay soldiers. He හරහට 1.උ()* නැ+ 2. ,ලා නැ+ වළට .......... පණ.තයා 3. ෙක0 ෙහ0 ල( ව1 හද2 6. ෙර0ග වාහක සෙත 8. ලංකාෙ8 වෙන0ද9ානය පහළට 1. අ*මාෙ! තා;තා 2. එ<ය =&>වන කෘෙය 4. ඇෙB Cට+ම ඇ;ෙ; 5. ෙග. හට ෙන"ගනා කාලය 7. FනG නැ+ව ෙ*වා නFෙ නෑ 3 History of Cricket in Sri Lanka Cricket was first introduced to Ceylon States. Since, cricket is getting so popular it (Sri Lanka now) by the Englishmen. First may also be included in the Olympics soon. I recorded cricket match was played in the believe Sri Lankan children who live in US country as far back as 1832. The Colombo should get more involved in learning and Cricket Club was formed soon afterwards. playing cricket. Cricket is a team sport; Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka. Sri every player should work in harmony with Lankan cricket team is the national cricket each other to win the match. Most of all team of Sri Lanka. In 1975 this team played Cricket is FUN! international cricket for the first time and in 1981 the Sri Lanka cricket team was given Test Shalinka Gunatilaka (8) status and this made Sri Lanka the 8 th playing test country. The greatest moment for Sri Lankan Cricket was when they won the 1996 world cup by defeating Australia in the final. Arjuna Ranatunge was the captain of the Sri Lankan team that won the cup. Sanath Jayasuriya was awarded the man of the series. The game style of Sri Lanka cricket was marked by highly aggressive batting during the 1st fifteen overs. The strategy of the Sri Lankan batsmen became the hallmark of one day cricket. Cricket is the world’s second most popular spectator sport. This is the fastest growing sport in various universities in United The lion in the flag represents the Sinhala race. The sword of the lion represents the sovereignty of the country. The noble eight fold path of Buddhism is signified by the lion's tail.Curly hair on the lions I ලංකාෙ8 ෙක".ය head indicates religious observance, wisdom, and meditation. The beard denotes purity of words. The handle on the sword highlights the elements of water, fire, air, and earth. The nose indicates intelligence. The two front paws purport to purity handling wealth.The vertical stripe of orange represent the minority Tamil race and the vertical green stripe represents minority Muslim race. The bo-leaves at the four corners of the flag represent Buddhism and it's influence on the nation. They also stand for the four virtues- Kindness, Friendliness, Happiness, and Equanimity. Sarah Ratnayake (7) 4 Pearl of the Indian Ocean The Teardrop of the Indian Ocean, Does that name fit? For a country like Sri Lanka, Not even a bit! Mother Lanka used to cry silent tears. Not seen by any for numerous years. The Sri Lankans could feel it, The sadness she felt. With war inside of her, With many problems she dealt. But now we have freedom, And can live as one. Isuru Herath (10) With peace and prosperity, A new life has begun. Now Sri Lanka has a brand new name. A name that suits Sri Lanka’s new “game”. The precious Mother Lanka, Our home land, With flowers and plants, And golden sand. Every single person has a kind and loving heart, With a friendly smile does every conversation start. Proud should we be, Of this country so free. Proud that this country Belongs to you and me. I know we all have a similar notion, About our home, The Pearl of the Indian Ocean. Ruvinka Abeysekera (13) Send your article/artwork [email protected] articles Sinhala or English related to Sri Lanka Preferred 300-400, Max 700 words (special requests can be accommodated) Fiction or non-Fiction in Ms Word format artwork on A4 size JPG format Arosh De Silva (7) Feel free to submit more than one article Write child's name, age and parent's email on back side 5 Unawatuna Unawatuna beach is very fun it is wide enough to run there, The shallow waters are very fun to splash in the waves, swim and float! Cooling down under the shadows of the very tall coconut trees, You’ll hear the waves crash at the beach, Go look for those corals underwater! The wonderful warm breeze there, will give you a snooze! The beautiful, broken or not, seashells are the best, to look for meaning : at the beach! Without hurting teacher’s feelings The boats are really fun when you Without being late can look underwater and see the corals! Thinking respecting and loving Do you want to go there? Do you want Prince is learning nicely a breeze? Do you want a boat ride? Then you have to go to Unawatuna So I : beach in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka! Do not say mean things to my teacher. Am polite to my teacher. Say “Have a good weekend” at the Kinolee Kumarasinghe (8) end of the week. Wake up on time. Get ready on time so I do not miss the bus. Think good things about my teacher. Pay attention to what my teacher is saying. Kasuni Wickramasinghe (7) Chess Problem White to move and mate in 2 moves ගත ගැට ව 12x12x30 JමාණෙK කාමරයක S ස්=චයGද B බMබයGද ඇත.
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