Aruni kaushalya

 My leisure activity is reading books.It is a useful pastime. I can improve my knowledge by reading.Apart from that I can get menatal satisfaction by readimg. Readimg makes us umderstandimg too..when we read novels we come across several characters, both good and bad. We appreciate the qualities of good. Characters and despise the qualities of bad characters ... We can learn good and exemplary  qualities of great persons by readimg their biographies. Through books the reader enters a new word.                                                                    The best book I have book is Madoldoowa. It is written by later Mr. Martin Wikramasinhe in 1940's. This is a story based on 2 young boy of southern area. It says how naughty and playful the young ones are and how determined they are. Child heroism is the ...

  Anuradhapura is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of  North Central Province. Sri Lanaka and the capital of Anuradhaura District. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient  caoital of Sri Lanaka.                        Anuradhapura  is regarded as a sacred city becouse a branch of the  sacred Bo Tree, under  which the Lord Buddh attained Enlightenment is among the many sacred objects that make it a place of religious interest. There are lot of ancient structures in this city. Also there are  several Dagabas here.Ruwanweliseya is one of them. It was buikt by king Dutugemunu. Brazen place  is also one of his great creations. Thuparamaya,Mirisawetiya and Abayagiri Dagaba are other sacred places. A visit to Anuradhapura  gives us a clear idea of the stupendous work of our ancestors and fills with inspiration

  Sigiriya is an ancient fortress. It was built by King  Kasyapa. This rock fortress is world famous for its frescoes.                                              We can see the inscriptions too on the mirror wall..They are called " Sigiri Graffiti". These inscriptions have been Writteb in the from of poems.They have been written by visitors.                                                  There is a flight of steps to the mouth of the rock. It is through the mouth of a huge carved lion. So at the beginning this rock fortress was  clled "Sinhagiriya" Later it became "Sigiriya". The height of this fortress is 600 feet. Tourists who come to Sri Lanka never faill to visit this place...........................................................

There are several places of religious importance in sri lanka. Among them, Adam's peak or sri pada is regarded as the most important religious place.                             Sri pada is a sacred mountain situated in the Sabaragamuwa province. The distance from colombo to this place is 101km. The height of this mountain is 7362 feet.                                                                           The chief singnificance of sri pada is that it is held sacres by people belonging to all the four major religions.                   Buddhists believe that the sacred food print at sri pada  is that of Lord Buddha while Hindus belive the foot print is of God Siva and they call it Si...