Rotaract Club of Uva Wellassa University-Badulla

The pottery industry is one of the world's oldest and most distinctive crafts. The first clay pot was created to meet the ancient people's demand for water transportation. Dry clay covers were placed in woven crates and burned over hot ash to create robust water vessels. However, The Greeks, who used clay pots for storing wine and olive oil as well as drinking, deserve the credit for turning pottery into an art form. The pottery industry thus started, dates back to the second century BC, in Sri Lanka. The best indications of this are the megalithic tombs at Ibbankatuwa and the pottery discovered during excavations at the Udaranchamadama home. The predominant red clay (After removing the dirt), white clay mixed with other ingredients, and Kaolin, which can be found in abundance around Boralesgamuwa and Meetiyagoda, can be considered the main raw materials in the pottery industry. Since the feudal era, villages from the Kurunegala District to Matara, Kelaniya, Negombo, Galle, and

The beeralu weaving industry is an intricate lace-weaving art that is slowly fading away today. This old Sri Lankan technique, known as "bobbin lace making," is still alive and well in the communities along the island's southern coast. This art is unique to the Galle district of Sri Lanka's Southern Province. With the growth of the tourism industry, many towns in the southern areas are attempting to spread the art of beeralu among tourists by exhibiting it. Many women weavers in coastal communities like Mirissa, Magalla, Weligama, Matara, Makuluwa, Gandara, Dickwella, and Kottegoda still perform this handcraft technique. It's unclear where this intricate weaving technique came from. This art can be traced back to the 16th century, when Sri Lanka was ruled by the Portuguese. As history has shown, the development of the beeralu weaving industry was also aided by the Dutch. Beeralu is derived from a Portuguese word named "bilro". As a result, one of the rea

  Mask art in Sri Lanka is a unique art that is associated with dance traditions such as Upcountry, Low Country and Sabaragamuwa. Specially today, this mask art is endemic to the lowlands of Sri Lanka and has a centuries-old heritage. Among them, we see a wonderful mention of the emergence of masks in our folklore. That is, the queen of Mahaa Sammatha king had a strong desire to see the dramas and laugh. It is said that the god Sak created the masks and the kolam drama with the help of Vishwakarma to appease it. That's why so many masks are associated with this Kolam drama. It is also evident from their history that these masks were associated with the Vedda people who are considered to be our ancestors. In addition, some sources state that in the past King Ravana also defeated his enemies using masks. Inheriting such a powerful history, this traditional mask art highlights the Sri Lankan cultural features from that time to the present day. In this way, the masks of Sri Lanka, the

Batik awakening does not seem to have happened without difficulty. A new challenge in batik design is that young people are no longer interested in producing batik. However, there are several pioneers in the demand for batik designs today. Among them are Darshi Keerthisena, the current Managing Director and Creative Creator of Buddhi Batik, and Eric Suriyasena, Head of Eric Suriyasena Batik. But nowadays many small entrepreneurs have a tendency to indulge in batik design. They strive to make batik an accessible, fun, and engaging art to audiences around the world. They also innovate by adopting local and foreign batik techniques. The challenge for all small designers is to update the learned art to give a new look to the batik and to preserve the old craft. They believed that batik had a future and wanted to protect it from innovation. Therefore, innovators are always trying to give a new identity to batik by combining colors with contemporary designs and traditional designs. In additi

Batik is an ancient Egyptian art form with a long and illustrious history. It is almost 2000 years old and gained popularity in the 7th century among the peoples of Persia, China, India, Japan, and South Asia. There is evidence that this art was created in harmony with nature by the people of Java Island, and they continue to work in the batik industry today. They developed a batik art that was unique to them, based on conventional wax batik art, and it is now widely known as Java batik. Sri Lankan batik art has a long history as well. They woven garments and painted in the rock caves, according to legend, using colors made from locally available plants, roots, nuts, and bark. In Sri Lanka, however, we have inherited a particular batik art culture that has been passed down through the generations. There are numerous challenges to preserving this cultural heritage as an art form. The batik business faces a number of challenges, including a shortage of experienced labor, high raw materia

The Anuradhapura District has nearly 3,000 main, medium, and small-scale tanks and irrigation work coming from ancient Sri Lankan time from the lead of King Pandukabhaya. During this period, Anuradhapura was considered the most important era in the irrigation civilization in Sri Lanka. Irrigation systems of ancient Sri Lanka consisted of a large number of village tanks to huge reservoirs and an inherent network of water canals linking these tanks whilst supplying water to farming lands. Rice is the staple food of the inhabitants of Sri Lanka. Nowadays the total land dedicated for paddy is assessed to be about 708,000 hectares including a large area of land in Anuradhapura. Mainly there are two cultivation seasons such as Maha and Yala which are identical with two monsoons. However, nowadays the total area dedicated to paddy is not being cultivated due to a number of reasons such as shortage of water during the seasons, and use of chemical fertilizer for agriculture activities. Theref

What comes to your mind when you hear the term “dining etiquette?" Would you imagine yourself dressed up and having lunch or dinner in a five-star hotel? Is that the only occasion where dining etiquettes are required? It is not only about a five-star hotel, dining etiquettes are required even for your dining table at home. Apart from that, your future career may depend on dining etiquette. Sounds weird? Don’t worry, you may understand at the end of this article just after a few minutes.   Firstly, what is dining etiquette? Dining etiquette is a type of protocol that applies when dining, either at home or in a restaurant. Dining etiquettes or table manners say a lot about yourself. To strengthen one's personality, it's important to have a dining etiquette. Basic table manners are crucial since they enhance the comfort of both visitors and hosts at the meal. Using table manners demonstrates to the individuals you are eating with that you are courteous.   Do you k