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What is IT

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What is IT? The American Institute of Information Technology (ITAA) defines “the study, design, development, development, assistance and management of computer-based information systems, especially software and computer hardware. Information technology is associated with electronic computers and computer software that translate, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information. Today, the term information technology has expanded to include many areas of computer science and technology. And it has become more prevalent than ever. Information technology covers a number of areas. IT professionals from software installation to complex computer networks and information databases Covers a large range of tasks up to design. Tasks performed by IT professionals include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software development, as well as complete system management and administration. When computer and communication technology come together...
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Yapahuwa Kingdom

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⭕Yapahuwa Kingdom⭕     The old name of the sin known as Yapahuwa at this time is obscure.  The first mention of Yapahuwa is made by General Subha who built and settled a fort for the protection of the area during the reign of Kalinga Magha in the early 13th century.  On this occasion and several other occasions this rock has been used in the chronicles called Vasyapawwa and Yapawgala.  The Sinhala Bodhivansa attributes the name 'Sundaragiri Pawwa' to the subject of Yapahuwa.  It seems that these sins were also known as Subhavala and Subhagiri shortly after the auspicious general chose them for his abode.  Iopabbatha is used to refer to these sins in the Dalada Pooja.  The earliest archaeological evidence of the Yapahuwa Archaeological Survey and Suburbs dates back to prehistoric times.  Prehistoric settlements have been uncovered from the top of the Yapahu Rock, a cave on the cliffs, and the surrounding area.  These factors include used ...
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Muthukandiya Tank

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Muthukandiya Tank Monaragala is a district which possesses a highly developed irrigation system in Sri Lanka. Muthukandiya tank can be identified as one of the most colourful tanks available in the Monaragala district. This tank which belongs to the Madulla Pradeshiya Sabha area widely contributes for the economic development of the people in this area in different ways. It helps people to accomplish their water requirements for agriculture and helps promotion of fresh water fisheries industry in the area. In addition to this, the tank and the area has become a place mostly visited by both local and foreign tourists subsequent to the end of the civil war prevailed in the country for more than three decades.  Therefore, it can be recognized as a place worth visiting by the tourists located in the Madulla Pradeshiya Sabha domain. If you want to reach this tank first you have to come to Obbegoda junction by travelling 8 kilo meters from Monaragala and then you shall turn right from th...
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Maha Gandharva of the Hela Dr. Pandith W. D. Amaradeva

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Maha Gandharva of the Hela Dr. Pandith W.  D.  Amaradeva Dr. Pandith W., who is known as the Great Gandharva of the Hela. D. Amaradeva Shureen has passed away. Amaradeva Shureen was admitted to the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital due to a sudden heart attack (Nov. 3) and passed away while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit. He was 88 years old at the time of his death. W. D. Amaradeva is a respected artist who nurtured the field of Sinhala music with North Indian Ragadhari music. Born in Moratuwa on December 5, 1927, Don Albert Perera, a short-lived carpenter from Wanakkuwatta, is best known in Sri Lanka as the famous singer and musician by his given name Amaradeva. Combining classical instruments such as the sitar, tabla and harmonium, he contributes Sinhala folk music and Bharatha folk music to his subject. Amaradeva was the youngest of a family of six children, born to Don Ginoris Perera and Maggie Weslina Mendis. As a child, Amaradeva received his musical inspirat...
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Dalada Maligawa

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Dalada Maligawa The Temple of the Tooth is one of the world's most revered shrines where the left tooth relic of Gautama Buddha resides.  This shrine was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1988 as a World Heritage Site.  The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, which is the pinnacle of the Buddhist community all over the world with its unique cultural value, is characterized by architectural features, upcountry features as well as ancient Dalada Maligawa architectural features.  The Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy is located near the Royal Palace near the Udawatte Jungle, east of the city of Kandy.  To the north is the royal palace.  To the south is the Milky Way or Kandy Lake.  To the west are the Natha and Pattini temples.  The Temple of the Tooth, which is a living creation, is adorned with carvings of silver, ivory and brass. The historic Senkadagalapura Kandy Temple of the Toot...
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Hydro power plants in Sri Lanka

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Hydro power plants in Sri Lanka                       *Victoria The Victoria Reservoir was built across the Mahaweli River and the Victoria Dam was built for the Victoria Reservoir. The dam and tunnel were built by Balfor Beatty and Edmund Natal, a British joint venture. The dam is 122 meters high, 520 meters long, 6 meters wide and 25 meters wide. It was inaugurated in 1985 by then President J.R. Jayewardene. The Victoria Reservoir was created by the dam, which covers an area of ​​22.7 square kilometers, has a water capacity of 722,000,000 cubic meters and a catchment area of ​​1869 square kilometers. The water from the reservoir is carried to the power plant by a 5646 meter long tunnel. It has three port doors with a diameter of 6.2 m each, which create a net water pressure of 190 m and discharge water to three turbines. These turbines can generate up to 780 gigawatt hours of electricity annually. It contributes about 210 megawatt...
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Boburu Fall

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Boburu Fall Bomburu Falls or Perawella Falls is located in the Uva Paranagama Divisional Secretariat Division close to the Badulla Nuwara Eliya District Boundary.  This waterfall is also considered to be the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka.  This beautiful Bomburu Falls is located in the Sita Eliya Kandapola Reserve in the village of Perawella, about 15 km from Welimada.  This waterfall is created by the Dulgala river which is considered to be another tributary of the Mahaweli river and divides into four parts by a rock plateau.  The height of the falls is about 50 meters and the width is about 20 meters.  Sources say that the lower part of the waterfall is called Uma Oya.  If you are coming from Kandy to Welimada via Nuwara Eliya, those coming from Colombo should come to Bandarawela and from there to Welimada first.  There is a bus from Welimada town to Bomburu Falls via Uduhawara.  If you come by your own vehicle, after passing Ambagasdowa Junctio...
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