Dinesha Dilrukshi

                       A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL.                     There are several religious festivals in Sri Lanka. Among them Wesak is regarded as the most important religious festival. It is held in the month of may every year. It marks three important events in the life of Lord Buddha. They are the Birth, the Enlightenment and the passing away of Lord Buddha.                                     Most of the people observe "Sil" on this day. They engage in various religious activities too. They listen to sermons and other religious talks. All these acts purify their thoughts. Houses are decorated with Wesak  lanterns and other decorations. They are also illuminated with coloured bulbs.                          ...

             BEGGAR PROBLEM IN SRI LANKA.               Hundreds of beggars, both young and old, can be seen in our populous cities like Colombo, Kandy and Kurunegala. Thousands of other beggars go from house to house in rural areas.                    They have taken to begging as they do not have any means of living and also as they do not have homes of their own. This situation has been arisen due to various factors prevailing in our society. Poverty, parental death and illness, loss of parental love and affection and loss of love and affection of their children are some of them. The number of beggars is increasing day by day.                                  Most of the beggars are not disabled. Most of them are able bodied. They can earn money by doing some sort of work. But they ...

                           DRUG MENACE.          Drug menace has become a burning problem in Sri Lanka today. The number of drug addicts is increasing day by day.                 As described by the  psychologists, drug addition is a state of indiscriminate use of  herbs and herbal preparations, which enslaves the user to them. This is not something new in human society. What is new and alarming is the indiscriminate use of drugs on an unimaginably large scale which may be attributed to breakdown of spiritual and religious value systems that kept man integrated as person and with his family and society.                 Some of these drugs are cannibis, heroin, brown sugar, cocaine, LSD and marijuana. It appears that the most widely used drug is heroin. Drug addition is fast spreading in urban ar...

    UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM IN SRI LANKA.                       Unemployment has become a burning problem in Sri Lanka today. The number of unemployed is increasing day by day. According to a statement of the Central Bank the number is around 700,000 and out of this 55% are females. Also, around 80% of the unemployed are in the rural sector. Unemployment is highest among the age ground of 20-30 years.           A number of factors prevailing in the society has paved the way to unemployment. Some say that this situation has been arisen due to the outmoded education system and lack of skills. The existing curriculum should be changed to suit the present day needs. It appears that there are lot of jobs in the private sector,especially in technical and industrial sector. If lack of skills is the reason for high unemployment in the country, it is difficult to understand how a large number of peop...

                      WATER IS OUR LIFE BLOOD.          Water is one of the most important basic elements necessary for life. A land without water is a place where there aren't any human beings, animals or plants. That is why water is regarded as an invaluable resource. Although water is  an important substance, man has not realised the value of it and man has been misusing water for a long time. The water of the village tanks is used for various purposes such as washing, bathing and drinking. Almost all our streams, rivers tanks and other waterways are contaminated by the man and the water is not at all safe for drinking.                        Some people are in the habit of wasting water purposely. They don't use water economically. If we have a look at our public taps it is a sad sight. Most of the taps are half-open. They never close the t...

                                  DAMBULLA.       Dambulla is one of the place of historical importance in Sri Lanka. It is situated exactly 160Km from colombo. It is situated at the very end of North-Western Province.              Dambulla is the centre of the cultural triangle and is in close proximity to all cultural archaeological sites in the island. It is a city which has a great and glamorous value not only towards the history and the heritage of sri lanka but for sri lanka's tourist industry.             Most tourists who come to Sri Lanka come to Dambulla. Their main attractions are Dambulla historical temple and Sigiriya fortress. Sigiriya is world famous for its frescoes. This historical place is considered the eighth wonder of the world. It is situated about ten Km away from Dambulla. Other attractive places are ...

                        Increasing Road Accidents.                     Road accidents have become very  common nowadays. As more and people are buying motor bike and cars, road accidents are just increasing day by day. 😣Furthermore, people have also become more careless now. Many people do not follow the traffic rules. Especially in big cities, there are various modes of transports. Moreover, the road are becoming narrower and the cities have become more populated.           Thus, when we read newspaper we will find at least one or two news about road accidents daily. They cause loss of life as well as material.😥 People need to be more careful when they are on the road, no matter which mode of transport we use but we must be careful even we are only as pedestrian.           Therefore, to minimize common road accidents...