Rotaract Club of Uva Wellassa University-Badulla

  Badulla's Best-Kept Secret for Pizza Lovers- Pizza Connection Pizza Connection, tucked away in a quiet corner of Badulla, is a hidden gem that offers an experience unlike any other. It's not just about the delicious pizza but the emotions and memories that you'll create while enjoying the wood-fired pizza and the breathtaking views of the whole Badulla town. As you step into the pizzeria, the first thing that catches your attention is the unique live kitchen where skilled chef lady hand tosses and slides pizzas into the wood-fired oven. The aroma of the pizzas being cooked is just mouth-watering. And the best part is that you can observe the whole process, which is a lively and fascinating experience for children and adults alike. What makes Pizza Connection even more special is its ambiance. The pizzeria offers a peaceful and romantic dining experience that is perfect for a date night or a small gathering with friends. The elegant views of the Badulla town in the eve

       රස ගුණ පිරි ඉරිඟු බත් ඉරිගු කිව්වම අපි කාගෙත් මතකයට එන්නේ කහ පාට ලස්සන තම්බපු සුවඳ හමන බඩ ඉරිගු කරලක් නේද. ඉතින් මේ ඉරිඟු වලින් බත් එකක් ගන්න තියෙනවනම් කොච්චර හොඳයිද.ධාන්‍ය වර්ග අතර බාල මහලූ බොහෝ දෙනෙක් ඉතාමත් කැමැත්තෙමි ආහාරයට ගන්න ධාන්‍ය වර්ගයක් මේ මේ බඩ ඉරිඟු කියන්නේ. ඈත අතීතයේ ඉඳන්ම බඩඉරිඟු ආහාරයට එකතු කරගන්න  ධාන්‍ය වර්ගයක්. ඇමරිකාව තමයි මේ බෝගයේ නිජබිම.මේ වන විට බොහෝ රටවල මෙම බෝගය වගා කරමින් තියෙනවා. මේ වන විට බොහෝ රටවල මෙම බෝගය වගා කරමින් තියෙනවා.ඒ අතරිනුත් අපේ ලංකාව ප්‍රමුඛ තැනක් ගන්නවා මේ බඩ ඉරිඟු වලට. සමහරු තම්බලා, සමහරු පුච්චලා, තවත් සමහරු විවිධ බොහෝ ක්‍රමයන් වලට මේ බඩ ඉරිඟු ආහාරයට ගන්නවා. ඉතින් මේ බඩ ඉරිඟු වලින් රසම රස බත් එකක් අපිට සාදාගන්න පුළුවන්.ඌව පළාතේ මේ ආහාරය බොහොම ප්‍රසිද්ධයි. මේ කෑම හදාගන්න අපිට ඕනේ ඉරිඟු ඇට හෝ මෑ ඇට හෝ කව්පි ඇට තවත් අපට අවශ්‍ය නම් මුං ඇට වගේ තමන් කැමති  ධාන්‍ය වර්ගයක් එකතු කරගන්න පුළුවන්. ඉතින් මේක අපි හදාගන්නෙ ඉරිඟු ඇට හා කව්පි ඇට එකට කලවම් කරලා ජලයේ විනාඩි 45ක් පමණ පෙඟෙන්න තියෙන ඉරිඟු ඇට හා කව්පි ඇට මැටි මුට්ටියක දාලා ජලය ඒ ඇට වැසෙන තරමට

 සළුපිලි මත නේක වර්ණ හැඩ මවනා බතික් කලාව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ රෙදිපිළි කර්මාන්තයට එදා කපු ආශ්‍රිත රෙදි විවීමේ සිට අද වර්තමානය දක්වා ඉතා දීර්ඝකාලීන ඉතිහාසයක් ඇත. ඒ අතුරින් බතික් කලාව මෙරට රෙදි කර්මාන්තය තුළ ඉතා වැදගත්, සුවිශේෂී අංගයකි. ලංකාවට පමණක් සීමා නොවූ මෙම බතික් කලාව ඉටි භාවිතා කරමින් සළුපිලි මත වර්ණ රටා මවන ලොව පතල අපූරු කලාවක් ලෙස දැක්විය හැකිය. ඇතැම් ඉතිහාසඥයින්ට අනුව ඉපැරණි බතික් කලාව ඊජිප්තුවෙන් ඇරඹී ඇති බවත් පසුව පර්සියානු සහ මිසර වැසියන් කැඳ සහ ඉටි බිංදු තැවරීමේ තාක්ෂණය ලොවට හඳුන්වා දුන් බවත් සඳහන් වෙයි. මීට අමතරව චීනය, ඉන්දුනීසියාව, ජපානය සහ මැලේසියාව යන රටවල වැසියන්ද බතික් නිර්මාණයේ යෙදුණු බවට සාක්ෂි හමුවී ඇත. කෙසේ වුවත් 2009 වර්ෂයේ දී යුනෙස්කෝ සංවිධානය විසින් ඉපැරණි, නොදියුණු යුගයෙන් බිහිවූ බතික් කලාව ලෝක සංස්කෘතික උරුමයක් ලෙස නම් කර ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට බතික් කලාව ලැබීම, හදුන්වා දීම සම්බන්ධ විවිධ ඉතිහාස කතා ඇති අතර එහිදී ලන්දේසීන් විසින් මෙරටට බතික් කලාව ගෙන ආ බව ද කියැවේ. කෙසේ වුවත් ලාංකික වැසියන්ට ඕනෑම කලාවකට තම දේශීයත්වය මුහු කිරීමට ඇති හැකියාව නිසා අපේ නිර්මාණකරුවෝ දේශීය සංස්කෘ

From the time of the emergence of machines to the time when man is a machine, human life has been going through various changes. In this world which is running only for itself, some human beings are also thinking for others. Social workers are those who act as a bridge for the well-being of others regardless of their own need. It is rightly observed that service of mankind is the service of God. It is the primary duty of man to serve the needy, less privileged and down-trodden fellowbeings. We must not selfish. We must look to the welfare of those who live around us. Our prosperity is of no avail if the people near us live a life of want and misery. We all are the equal inheritors of the gifts and wealth of nature. Those who roll in riches should give food to the hungry, clothes to the naked and shelter to the hopeless. Those who are sick and physically disabled should be helped according to their needs. In this article it is my great pleasure to highlight a organization whose

 Amblangoda Mask Industry & Sri Lankan Tourism The Ambalangoda Mask Industry is a traditional art form in Sri Lanka that has been in existence for over 250 years. Ambalangoda, a coastal town in the southern part of Sri Lanka, is famous for its traditional masks that are used in various cultural rituals and performances.The masks are made from a variety of materials including wood, coconut shells, and plant fibers. The artisans who create these masks are highly skilled and use traditional techniques that have been passed down through generations. The masks depict various characters from Sri Lankan folklore, including demons, gods, and animals.The Ambalangoda Mask Industry has faced several challenges over the years, including a decline in demand for traditional masks and competition from modern alternatives. However, efforts are being made to preserve this unique art form through initiatives such as workshops and training programs for young artisans.In addition to its cult

  Sarees are not just a style, It's a  feeling. The Sri Lankan Saree industry is a vibrant and important aspect of the country's economy and cultural heritage. Sri Lankan sarees are known for their intricate designs, rich colors, and high-quality materials.  The production of sarees in Sri Lanka is a complex process that involves many skilled artisans and craftsmen. The industry relies on the use of traditional techniques and methods, passed down through generations of artisans, to create beautiful and unique sarees.  The most commonly used materials for Sri Lankan sarees are silk and cotton, which are locally sourced and of high quality. The sarees are often embellished with intricate embroidery, beading, and other decorative elements, which add to their beauty and value. The saree industry in Sri Lanka has a rich history, dating back to ancient times when women would weave their sarees by hand. Today, the industry is more mechanized, but many of the traditional techniques are

 The Creators of Sri Lanka who Come to Life with Rattan and Reed What comes to mind when we hear the name Thambapanni?  The past of Ceylon Island is in our mind, but we cannot talk about all these things in one letter. That's why we talk about things that our own people have skilfully created with their own hands. Our ancient ancestors, who loved nature, put their lives second and protected the environment. They made various creations from what they found in the environment. They were not negative for the environment. Because of them, there are many crafts that have been passed down to the new generation. Among them, rattan and reed have a special place. During the time of King Devanampiyatissa, there was a group known as Kulupottan among the people belonging to 18 craft grades who came to Sri Lanka. They were assigned to make goods using canes. Accordingly, Robert Knox has mentioned in his reports that there were a group of people engaged in the cane industry in Sri Lanka. Let'

  අරුම පුදුම රටා මවන පොල් කට්ට Cocos nucifera   යන විද්‍යාත්මක නාමයෙන් හදුන්වන මුහුදු බඩ ප්‍රදේශවල බහුලව වැඩෙන මෙම පොල් ශාකය පුරාතන ඉන්දියානුවන් සේම ලාංකිකයන් ද කප් රැක ලෙස හදුන්වන බව ප්‍රකට කරුණක්. එයට එක් හේතුවක් වනුයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ දළ දේශීය නිෂ්පාදනයට ඉහළම දායකත්වයක් ලබාදෙන පොල් ශාකයේ සෑම කොටසක්ම ඉතා ප්‍රයෝජනවත් වීමය. පොල් ආශ්‍රිත නිෂ්පාදන ප්‍රධාන ලෙසම, පොල් මද ආශ්‍රිත නිෂ්පාදන  පොල් මද ආශ්‍රිත නොවන නිෂ්පාදන  පොල් කටුව ආශ්‍රිත නිෂ්පාදන  ලෙස වර්ග කළ හැක.  ඒ අතුරින්,කලකට පෙර ප්‍රයෝජන රහිත බැවින් ඉවත දැමූ පොල් කට්ට අද වන විට, බොහෝ නිෂ්පාදන වෙනුවෙන් වෙළදපොළ අත්පත් කරගන තිබෙන බව රහසක් නොවේ. දශක 9කට පමණ පෙරාතුව ඉරාකවරුන් සොයාගත් ඉවත දමන පොල් කටුවෙන් වස්තු සෑදීමේ කලාව ක්‍රමයෙන් දකුණු දිග ඉන්දියාව දක්වා ව්‍යාප්ත වන්නට විය. කොප්පරා ගසා ඉවත දමන කටුව ශිල්පයක් සේ ප්‍රගුණ කරමින් කවචය කැටයම් කිරීමෙන් ඇරඹි පොල් කටු නිෂ්පාදන අද වන විට  ප්‍රධානතම පරිසර හිතකාමී නිෂ්පාදන ලෙස හස්ත කර්මාන්ත ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ අද්විතීය ස්ථානයක් හිමි කර ගනී. පසුගිය දශක කිහිපය තුළ ඉතා ශ්‍රීඝයෙන් ලොව පුරා ප්‍රචලිත වූ පොල් කටු කලාව ත

Wood Crafting  Woodcraft is a traditional art form that has been passed down through generations for centuries. It is a craft that involves the creation of beautiful and functional objects using only natural materials such as wood. Despite its rich history, the woodcraft industry has faced numerous challenges in recent years, including economic downturns, competition from cheap mass-produced products, and environmental concerns. In this article, we will explore the current state of the woodcraft business, the process of creating woodcraft products, and some strategies to overcome the challenges faced by the industry.  The woodcraft industry has been affected by the global economic crisis, which has resulted in reduced consumer demand for high-end products. In addition, the industry has also faced competition from cheaper mass-produced products that are made using synthetic materials. These factors have resulted in a decline in sales for many woodcraft businesses. However, ther

The Bamboo associated Art Tradition, which dates back to the colonial era of Sri Lanka, is an important and valuable art form unique to Sri Lanka. Accordingly, this is still seen in various parts of Sri Lanka today, and it is because of the bamboo resources in the country that it has become such an industry. That is why today the bamboo resource in Sri Lanka has become a raw material to support the household economy. There are about 14 species of bamboo in the bamboo resource of Sri Lanka, most of which are cultivated and the rest are found in botanical gardens. It is also the most mountainous type of bamboo bush in the country. These are found in all three major climatic zones of Sri Lanka and surveys have shown that Ochlandra Stridula and Bambusa are the most common endemic species in the country. The highest distribution of these is in the Kalutara area. In terms of the use of this resource of such value, it is used for the home craft industry, housing and construction. Although thi

Among the industries that are able to showcase the creative potential of the Sri Lankans, the most popular are the Cane, Reed and Bamboo industries which are the most popular in the rural areas. Today, special attention is being paid to such fields. This is because of the fact that substandard plastic products are now closer to people's lives. The use of plastic equipment results in the addition of a number of wastes to the earth that have not decayed over the years and are difficult to recycle. They directly and indirectly affect not only humans and animals but also plants. The best way to control the ingress of this non-recyclable material into the environment, which is one of the most serious problems today, is to use products made from natural reeds, bamboo and canes in our daily lives. In the past, people who lived in rural areas used canes, bamboo, and reeds as raw materials to make utensils, boxes, and mats needed for everyday life. But today, with the advent of modern techn

Sri Lanka is one of the fascinators destinations in the map of the Indian Ocean. Not only the beauty of the country but also the folk art and culture of the country made a great contribution to this. Among those folk arts, mask art has a special place. Mask art has been a traditional folk art form in Sri Lanka for centuries and is closely associated with various cultures as well as dance traditions and rituals. Tourists have a great love for such fascinating arts unique to Sri Lanka. One of the main reasons why the Southern Province, which is a major tourist destination, is gaining traction is the popularity of mask art centered in the Southern Province. This is due to the fact that tourists are eager to see the beautifully colored masks as well as the rituals and dances performed using them. Today, mask showrooms and museums have been set up not only in the Southern Province but also in various parts of Sri Lanka for the purpose of attracting tourists, which has increased the interest

The Reed and Rush Industry is one of the most popular rural industries in Sri Lanka. This industry can be introduced as another traditional art that represents the superior creative potential of the Sri Lankan. From time immemorial, the industry has been closely associated with rural life. The reason is that these plants, which are grown in paddy fields and wetlands, are used as a raw material to make the tools needed in everyday rural life. The manufacturing process of the products produced here is in three basic steps. These include cutting reeds, drying in the sun and decorating with appropriate colors. These plants have been used in the past to make boxes, mats, luggages, and small purses, and today the range of these products has expanded. Among them are women's handbags, jewellery, hats, home decor and more. These products are able to attract the attention of not only locals but also foreigners and they also contribute a great deal to the national economy through exports. Wit

When it comes to the pottery industry in Sri Lanka, one memorable person comes to mind. Ajith Mohan Perera is his name. He's also known as "Master Potter" because of his contributions to the Sri Lankan pottery industry via self-study. Mr. Perera began his career with the Ceylon Ceramics Corporation in 1975. After 19 years, he was inspired to embark on his own journey.In 1986, he launched a shop under the name "Anuradha Ceramics" after exhibiting his first collection at the National Gallery. Mr. Perera also earned first prizes in Sri Lankan contests and received a scholarship to the United States of America under the US.AID program in 1993. In 1996, he was awarded the “Bunka” Prize in Japan for his third exhibition in Nagoya. Mr. Perera currently runs his own firm and serves a number of well-known hotel groups, including Jetwing Hotels Group, Hilton Colombo, and Cinnamon Grand. He has lately released a line of tableware, which includes plates, oil burners, and ba

Beeralu lace weaving, a legacy of the ancient Sri Lankan tradition, has now become a struggling industry.  This traditional industry, which has been around for many years, is on the verge of extinction. Traditional Sri Lankan beeralu lace weavings are disappearing from our country but this has the potential to generate huge revenue in the local and foreign markets.  It is a special trend that women, especially in European countries, are increasingly interested in these beaded laces.  But the problem is that these designers do not have the proper support in Sri Lanka for the future development of this weaving. This craft is dying because we have neglected the heritage of our country.  Today's young people also refuse to learn this traditional occupation as it is a difficult task to engage in this industry. The beeralu lace industry is facing a hopeless future with a backward demand and if these traditional beeralu weavers are not supported, it will become an old traditional art that

Sri Lankan culture is richly endowed with art, music, literature and religious heritage. Music is a universal language that has the amazing power to connect people. Sri Lankan traditional musical instruments make a significant contribution to this. Many musical instruments, especially percussion, are closely associated with religious ceremonies and rituals found in Buddhism and Hinduism. There is the _gata beraya_ to represent the Kandyan tradition, the _yak beraya_ to represent the down south and the _daula_ to represent the Sabaragamuwa tradition. _Thammettama_ is another drum that has embraced all three regions in common. Unlike Western drums, which are based on more modern and electronic sound systems, our traditional drums have a deeper soul. It is not only a drum but also a combination of craftsmen using the skills of our ancient kings. There are still a few remaining villages where these talented people play powerful drums and work quietly. Rural drummers select the body of the

Masks art is a traditional folk art that has been practiced in the down south area of Sri Lanka for centuries. Ambalangoda, Mirissa and Benthara in the Southern Province have been famous for this since ancient times. The heritage of the masks industry is still preserved in these areas and the special techniques and rituals associated with it are still intact. The masks industry in Sri Lanka represents different cultures. Among them, there is a strong connection with the Kandyan, Down south, Sabaragamuwa traditional dances as well as Shanthikarma. Masks art in Sri Lanka is very popular not only locally but also abroad. This art contributes immensely to the development of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka and contributes to the beautification of the culture not only in Sri Lanka but in the whole of Asia too. This art, which has been handed down from time immemorial following traditional customs, seems to have been somewhat commercialized today. However, there are a number of obstacles to

From time immemorial it has been the custom of the Sri Lankans to drink fermented toddy with coconut kithul and palm flowers. There is also evidence that honey drinking was an ancient royal festival in the past. The Dutch started producing arrack from coconut flower extract in Sri Lanka. They also produced and exported arrack in taverns. This situation developed more than before during the Portuguese and English colonial times. After being declared a colony in 1802, the English government continued to trade arrack in the coastal areas as well as in the upcountry through Muslim traders. First the arrack was given to the people of this country for free, and then when they became addicted to it, the British knew that it was a definite habit. It is also reported that the income and living standards of toddy makers in the North, who used to earn a meager income in the past, are now at a high level. Sri Lanka's toddy products are currently exported to a number of countries including Brit