Serendib Magazine - September 2013

In this issue

A journey to Jaffna, 30 years after leaving the peninsula to see how the northern part of the Country had recovered after the long lasting conflict that ended four years ago.
Undaunted, Rugby football has held its sway throughout the sporting circuit of the Island. Religiously nurtured by those who hold a passion for the game, Rugby has found a new lease of life since of late when Carlton Rugby 7’s took off once again.
We all know who he is, Jermaine Jackson, needs no introduction. He shot to fame as one of the lead singers of Jackson Five and he is still very much a part of the music industry. Having flown into Sri Lanka on SriLankan Airlines on a visit, he had much praise about the Airline and Sri Lanka.
The spectacular Ves dance forms the heart of a complex and fascinating magical ritual, the Kohomba Kankariya, enacted in the hill country of Sri Lanka usually during the harvest months of March and April to ensure prosperity, ward off pestilence and invoke the blessings of the gods.
The Madhu Ganga is a river lagoon, which encompasses a 915-hectare water body off Balapitiya in southern Sri Lanka. Of this, 770 hectares of the area is all water while the balance – 145 hectares – is made up of the 30-odd islands on the river.
Gems, both precious and semi- precious, are a wonderful Sri Lankan resource. Not only do they bring foreign exchange to the country, but also renown. We even posses a City of Gems! That’s Ratnapura which is the centre of mining and selling of stones in the rough.
The “Good Market” set up at Diyatha Uyana on Thursdays sell in their own words, products that are “Good for the Planet, Good for the Country and Good for You”.
Pettah, one of the busiest places in Colombo houses one of the best preserved quintessential icons of Sri Lanka’s Dutch occupation, the Dutch Period Museum.