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 SEARCH   The President  Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected as the 7th Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka following the Presidential Election held on 16th November 2019. President Rajapaksa took his oath of office within the sacred precincts of the historic Ruvanvaliseya Stupa in Anuradhapura on 18th November 2019. He is the first non-career politician and the first former military officer to be elected to the highest office in the land. He won 52.25% of the total votes cast at the election, garnering over 1.3 million votes more than his closest rival. He contested from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party. The son of former Cabinet Minister D. A. Rajapaksa and brother of the 5th Executive President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was born in 1949 and educated at Ananda College, Colombo. He joined the Sri Lanka Army in 1971. During his military service, he earned a Masters Degree in Defence Studies from the University of Madr...

  My country ( Sri lanka ) My motherland is Sri lanka.It is a one most popular asian country. It is surrounded by Indian ocean. So that people called it ''the pearl of the Indian ocean''. Thambapanni,Ceylon,Lankadeepa are many names that called by ancestral.Sri jayawardenepura is the capital of sri lanka.Sri lanka made SINHALA as the main language in our country.There is a long and pride history in Sri Lanka.It was a British colony before 1948. But out heroes could rescued it from them.That day was confermed as our independent in 1948 of February 4th. My motherland is a Buddhidm country. There are four main religion such as Buddhism, Islam,Hinduism and Christianity.And also it is a democratic country.My country is rich of many resourses. Even it is a small island now it has became a miracle, Because of their beauty. There are lot of marvellous places. The amazing gardens,attractive waterfalls, beautiful rives,forest and various plants,flowers are the main benefactors of...

 Padaviya is the uppermost idol in a mountain cave. Padaviya wewa is one of the largest tank in Sri lanka.Padaviya tank is belived to have been built by King Mahasen in the 3rd Century amd restored by Kinh Parakramabahu the Great in the 12 th century. The reservoir cover kilometers. The total camacity is 85,000 acre feet or 3.7 million square feet. There are three archeologically important sites associated with this reservoir . Deyanne kanda,Elephant viewing Mountain is surrounded by water in three directions to enter the Lake. Later the bungalow of the lrrigation Department wasbuilt here. There fore,nothing of archaeological  significance remains.                  Deiyyanne Kanda was located adjacent to the tank bund. Excavation on this forested rocky mountain are rare. But in 1969, L.A. that. Aditya has published an important scholarly article on his reserch on mount Deiyyanne in the journal of the ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiat...

  The British, who had dubbed him the devil-incarnate, became his guardian after overthrowing him   British officers salute the arrested King as the Kandyan chiefs arrest him    After almost a year’s stay in relative comfort in Colombo, on January 24, 1816, Vikrama Rajasinha, his three wives and a large retinue were put on the British warship HMS Cornwallis for the 26-day journey to Madras and thence to the Vellore fort, 138 km from Madras Six foot tall, with a bulky body, Vikrama Rajasinha found his tiny cabin in the warship a virtual torture chamber. He would make strange noises expressing despair and displeasure Vikrama Rajasinha died at 52 in 1832 of edema (swelling that is caused by fluid trapped in body tissues). When his only son died in 1842, the Nayakar dynasty of Ceylon ceased to exist. The reign of Kandy’s last King, Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798-1815), was at once colourful and tragic. On the one hand, it was marked by the transformation of Kandy into ...

  Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a forest reserve and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO According to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. 50% of Sri Lankan's endemics species of animals (especially butterfly, amphibians, birds, snakes and fish species). It is home to 95% endemic birds. The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988. Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks such as Yala. There are about 3 elephants, and 15 or so[vague] leopards. The most co...

  Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors.[1] It is near the Mahaweli River (The longest river in Sri Lanka).[2] It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.[3] Attached to it is the "National Herbarium of Sri Lanka". The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture HistoryEdit The origins of the Botanic Gardens date as far back as 1371 when King Wickramabahu III ascended the throne and kept court at Peradeniya near the Mahaweli river. This was followed by King Kirti Sri and King Rajadhi Rajasinghe. A temple was built on this locat...

  Environment refers to the natural surroundings and conditions in which we live. Unfortunately, this Environment has come under serious threat. This threat is almost entirely due to human activities. These human activities have certainly caused serious damage to the Environment. Most noteworthy, this damage risks the survival of living things on Earth. Therefore, there is an urgent need to save the Environment. Ways of Saving Environment First of all, planting trees should be given massive attention. Above all, a tree is the source of oxygen. Unfortunately, due to construction, many trees have been cut down. This certainly reduces the amount of oxygen in the environment. Growing more trees means more oxygen. Hence, growing more trees would mean better life quality. Similarly, people must give attention to forest conservation. Forests are vital for the Environment. However, deforestation certainly reduces the area of forests around the World. The government must launch programs to ...

  Kanneliya–Dediyagala–Nakiyadeniya or KDN is a forest complex in southern Sri Lanka. The forest complex designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO.[1] The KDN complex is the last large remaining rainforest in Sri Lanka other than Sinharaja.[2] This forest area has been identified as one of the floristically richest areas in South Asia.[3] The forest complex is situated 35 km northwest of city of Galle. The rain forest is a major catchment area for two of the most important rivers in southern Sri Lanka, the Gin and Nilwala Rivers. This biosphere reserve harbors many plants and animal species endemic to Sri Lanka. Physical featuresEdit The biosphere consists series of parallel mountain ranges and valleys. The elevation ranges from 60 m to 425 m above sea level.[4] Mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C while annual temperature variation is 4 °C-5 °C. The forest receives a substantial rainfall of 3,750 mm. Many ancient taxonomic groups of Gondwana are present in these rain fores...

  C.W.W Kannangara was Sri Lanka's first Minister of Education and is considered the "father of free education in Sri Lanka" Minister of Housing and Local Government Minister of Education of the State Council of Ceylon Born October 13, 1884 Randombe, Ceylon Died September 23, 1969 Colombo, Ceylon Nationality Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Alma mater Richmond College Profession Lawyer Crestoper William Wijeyekoon Kannangara (October 13, 1884 - September 23, 1969) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. Rising up the ranks of Sri Lanka's movement for independence in the early part of the 20th century, he became the first Minister of Education in the State Council of Ceylon, and was instrumental in introducing extensive reforms to the country's education system that opened up education to children from all levels of society. Born in rural town in Ambalangoda,southern Sri Lanka, his academic prowess enabled him to win a scholarship to Richmond College, Galle, a prestigious na...