I was born in Uva Wellassa. Historic Wellassa is about 3271 square miles in size. Uva has become a fertile land with water from the main rivers Kiridi Oya, Gal Oya, Menik Ganga, Kumbukkan oya and Wil Oya. This place is called Wellassa as there were 100,000 paddy fields near a lake. The ancients say that Prince Saliya, the son of King Dutugemunu, transported rice from Wellassa to Anuradhapura on his birthday. The area formerly known as Bathhala is now known as Buttala because rice was transported to all parts of the country. In the past, every house in Wellassa was a granary. Growing up in Uva Wellassa was a proud and courageous generation of people who loved the country and the nation. The birth of many of King Dutugemunu's ten great giants is a good example of this. 1818 Uva Wellassa Rebellion broke out. They won the revolt against foreigners organized by the leaders of Keppetipola, Kohukumbura Rateral...
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