{"id":99849,"date":"2020-03-11T17:33:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T00:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=99849"},"modified":"2020-03-13T16:17:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T23:17:54","slug":"history-taught-in-schools-are-contrary-to-the-long-established-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2020\/03\/11\/history-taught-in-schools-are-contrary-to-the-long-established-history\/","title":{"rendered":"History currently taught in schools is contrary to the well-established history"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Chanaka Bandarage <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>This write-up is posted in Lankaweb with a view to further clarify the article that I posted in Lankaweb on 10 March 2020, titled \u2018<strong>Distortion of Our History\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I reproduce from the Grade 6 and 10 textbooks where the history<br> is wrong or questionable&nbsp;(the Sinhala texts below):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that the italicized texts are my own comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, there are 5 history textbooks used by students. They are distributed free of charge by the government to all Sri Lankan schools (Grades 6 -10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter 4.1 of\nthe Grade 6 book &#8211; is\nall about commencement of the Sri Lanka\u2019s human settlement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading &#8211; \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 (page 30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the\nintroduction it states(page 30),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d95\u0db1\u0dd1\u0db8 \u0dbb\u0da7\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0daf\u0dd2\u0d82\u0da0\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0dc4\u0db3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0d92\n\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0dba\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd2. \u0daf\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dad\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0d85\u0db4\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0db8 \u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd3\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4\n\u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0db8\u0dab \u0d89\u0dc4\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0daf\u0dd3\u0dba. \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d91\u0dc3\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dbb\u0da7\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dba (<em>means &nbsp;not India<\/em>). \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0db4\u0dda \u0d86\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dad\u0db8 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\n\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0ddd\u0dba (<em>so, Vijaya\nis out<\/em>). \u0daf\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dda \u0db8\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7\u0dda \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7\n\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbd \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba (<em>note,<\/em>\n<em>\u0db8\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbd \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba<\/em><em>; <\/em>&nbsp;<em>so, existence of an organized political\/administrative system?<\/em>) \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0db8\n\u0db4\u0dcf\u0da9\u0db8\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d94\u0db6\u0da7 \u0d89\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dcat\u0dae\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0d87\u0dad (<em>the first universally recognized advanced,\nhuman settlement is Indus Valley (current day Pakistan), followed by <\/em><em>Mesopotamia (current day Egypt)<\/em><em>, they &nbsp;existed only about 5000 years ago<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summary of\nthis Chapter (in page 32)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u0d85\u0db4\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd3\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0db8\u0dab \u0d89\u0dc4\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0daf\u0dd3\u0dba.<\/li><li>\u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0d9a\u0dbd \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dbb\u0da7\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd2 \u0d85\u0dba\u0dba\u0dd2. \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0db4\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7\u0dda \u0db1\u0ddc\u0dba\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dca\n\u0db4\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbd \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter\n4.2 heading- Vijaya is mentioned in the Grade 6 book as follows (page 33):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dba \u0dbb\u0da2\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba<\/strong> (<em>note \u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba &#8211; so, not the commencement of settlement by Vijaya, but the expansion of the already existing homo sapien settlement by him &nbsp;\u2013 this is very significant.&nbsp; This is contrary to what was enunciated in Mahavansa\/Paranavitana.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summary of\nthis chapter (page 35):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u0db8\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7\u0dda \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0d9c\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dba\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0d9c\u0ddc\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dd0\u0db1\u0da7 \u0dc4\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4 (<em>but, first paddy cultivation\nwas by the Chinese, &nbsp;about 8000 -13,500\nyears ago<\/em>).<\/li><li>\u0d85\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 4000 \u0d9a\u0da7 \u0d89\u0dc4\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0dba\u0d9a\u0da9 \u0dc3\u0ddc\u0dba\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc4 (<em>the whole world accepts &nbsp;that China invented iron only about 3500 years\nago<\/em>). \u0d8a\u0da7 \u0d85\u0db8\u0dad\u0dbb\u0dc0 \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dd0\u0da7\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0dbd\u0d82 \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 <em>(so, houses by hunter-gatherers!<\/em>) \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1\n\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc4.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(<\/em><em>In Archeology, over thousands of years hunter-gatherer\nsocieties evolve into agrarian societies (this is Neolithic demographic\ntransition). A society cannot be both&nbsp;\nhunter-gatherers and agrarian at the same time. Next stage is the\nIndustrial society. It has always been accepted that Kuweni and her clan were\nhunter-gatherers).<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc4\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0d9a\u0dae\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca (<em>note, <\/em><em>\u0d9a\u0dae\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca<\/em> <em>&#8211; shows Vijaya is given less importance<\/em>) \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d82\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dda\n\u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca\u0dba. \u0d92 \u0d9a\u0dae\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0da7 (<em>note,<\/em>\n<em>\u0d9a\u0dae\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0da7<\/em>) \u0d85\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0db8\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 &nbsp;\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dca\u0daf\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd3\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 2500\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0d89\u0dc4\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0daf\u0dd3\n\u0d89\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dba \u0db1\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dd4 (<em>note,<\/em> <em>\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dba \u0db1\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dd4<\/em><em> &#8211; shows Vijaya is insignificant<\/em>) \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dda\n\u0db4\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dd3\u0dba\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter\n2 of the grade 10 book \u2013 Heading &#8211; <strong>\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8<\/strong> (page 10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the\nintroduction it states (page 10),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db6\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd3\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\n\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0db8\u0dab \u0d89\u0dc4\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd \u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a \u0daf\u0dd3\u0dba. \u0d89\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dbb\u0dba \u0dc4\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd2\n\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dad\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dba\u0dcf (<em>\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dad\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dba\u0dcf<\/em><em> <\/em><em>that we\nknow of is &nbsp;Balangoda Manawakaya \u2013 he\nexisted about 30000 years ago)<\/em>, \u0db1\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0db3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dc4\u0ddd\u0db8\u0ddd\u0dc3\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d91\u0dc3\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dab\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4.\n\u0d91\u0dad\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0da7\u0db1\u0dca \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dbb \u0dba\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d92 \u0d92 \u0db4\u0dc5\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dc0\u0dbd \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dbb\n\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0da7 \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0da9 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dc4 (<em>this\nis not what Mahavans<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>\/Paranavithana say<\/em>). \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0dad\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dca\u0d9d \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dda \u0dbb\u0da7\u0dda \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\n\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd6\u0db4\u0dc0 \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dda \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc3\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dd8\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba \u0daf \u0dc3\u0d9a\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba (<em>\u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc3\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dd8\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba<\/em> &nbsp;<em>&#8211; means, a distinct culture?)<\/em><em>.<\/em> \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc3\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dd8\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0d91\u0db8 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d9a\u0db8\u0dca \u0db4\u0daf\u0db1\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\n\u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda \u0db8\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0dda \u0d89\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba \u0d85\u0dc0\u0db0\u0dd2 \u0dad\u0dd4\u0db1\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db6\u0dd9\u0daf\u0dcf \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summary of\nthis Chapter&nbsp; (page 29) \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd3\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2 \u0d9c\u0dab\u0db1\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0d89\u0dc4\u0dad \u0daf\u0dd3\u0dba (<em>earlier stated 125000 years ago<\/em>). \u0d91\u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dca\u0daf\u0dda \u0d86\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0dc4\u0ddd\u0db8\u0ddd \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4\n\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2.<\/li><li>\u0d86\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0dc4\u0ddd\u0db8\u0ddd \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dbb \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0da7 \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0da9 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0dc3\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca\n\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4. \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d85\u0db1\u0db1\u0dca\u0dba\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db9\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dda \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dad (<em>so, when and how did they become present\nday\u2019s Sinhala, Tamil etc?; This is also assisting LTTE, Wigenswaran \u2013 because\nthey then blatantly claim that those people were Tamils<\/em>).<\/li><li>\u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dca \u0d93\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9c\u0ddc\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dd0\u0db1\u0da7 \u0dc4\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dd2\n\u0dc4\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dda. \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1\u0da7 \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd3 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db0\u0d9a \u0d85\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0d91\u0db8 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0db1\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd6\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc0 2400 \u0dc0\u0db1\n\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dab\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd2 (<em>this is when Vijaya came. At that time Kuweni\u2019s Sri Lanka was a fully\nfledged agrarian society? (per established history<\/em><em>,<\/em><em> it was\na hunter gatherer society<\/em>).<\/li><li>\u0db4\u0dd6\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc0 \u0d93\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dba\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0daf\u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0da0\u0dca\u0da0\u0dda\u0daf\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda \u0dc1\u0dd2\u0dc2\u0dca\u0da7\u0dcf\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\n\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d85\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc5 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0daf\u0dd1 \u0d91\u0db8 \u0dba\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d86\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca\u0db7 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0dba. \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9c\u0db8\u0dca\u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dbd\n\u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0d86\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca\u0db7 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dca\u0daf\u0dda \u0db8\u0dda \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dba\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3\u0dba (<em>per established history<\/em><em>,<\/em><em> <\/em><em>hunter-gatherers lived&nbsp; in caves, not in villages.<\/em><em>\nThey may have lived in temporary shelters made of material that they could find\naround them, but, they did not live in permanent village houses<\/em>).&nbsp; <\/li><li>\u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d82\u0dc3\u0dba \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0da7 (<em>note,<\/em> <em>\u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0da7<\/em> <em>&#8211; so causes<\/em> <em>a doubt about Mahavansa in the student\u2019s\nmind<\/em>) \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0db0\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\n\u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda \u0d89\u0dad\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2 (note, <em>\u0d89\u0dad\u0dcf\n\u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca<\/em> <em>&#8211; a highly organized society &#8211;<\/em> this is an entirely new finding. <em>Mahavansa\nor other historians such as Paranavithana do &nbsp;not say this<\/em>).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter 3\nof the Grade 10 book (page 31) \u2013 Heading &#8211; <strong>\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1 \u0db6\u0dbd\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc1\u0db1\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the\nintroduction it states (page 31),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0dc0\n\u0db4\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dad\u0dc4\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dda. \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd6\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc0 2400 \u0dad\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca \u0d88\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\n\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dd8\u0dc2\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db8\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd3 \u0db6\u0dc0 \u0db6\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0dbd, \u0dc4\u0dbd\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dca\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd \u0d86\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\n\u0dc3\u0ddc\u0dba\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0ddc\u0dc4\u0ddc\u0db1\u0dca \u0db6\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dad\u0dc4\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0d87\u0dad (<em>how could cemeteries&nbsp; provide&nbsp;\nevidence about the existence of&nbsp; a\ndeveloping agricultural society? Furthermore, for credibility purposes, international\nsanctioning is needed for these fresh findings \u2013 acceptance by internationally\nacclaimed archeologists\/anthropologists, published articles in world renowned archeology\/history\njournals<\/em><em> etc<\/em><em>&nbsp; are helpful to make the&nbsp; final determination \u2013 this is how\nParanavitana et al operated<\/em>). \u0d91\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dc0 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db1\u0db8\u0dca \u0d92\n\u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba \u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dba. \u0d91\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba\u0dda \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1 \u0db6\u0dbd\u0dba\n\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dda \u0d89\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb \u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dba\u0dad\u0dca\u0dba (<em>so there was an established political\nsystem prior to Vijaya\u2019s arrival. This is also assisting LTTE, Wigenswaran\n\u2013 because they then blatantly claim that those people were Tamils<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter 4 &nbsp;of the grade 10 book&nbsp; (page 44) \u2013 Heading &#8211; <strong>\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In page 56\nit states that \u0db6\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0daf\u0dc4\u0db8 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca\u0db6\u0dd0\u0dc3\u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca \u0d85\u0dc0\u0db0\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0d85\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db0\u0db4\u0dd4\u0dbb \u0db1\u0d9c\u0dbb\u0dba \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0d92\n\u0d85\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0db6\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dc4\u0dca\u0db8\u0dab \u0da2\u0db1 \u0d9a\u0dab\u0dca\u0da9\u0dcf\u0dba\u0db8\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dbd \u0db6\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dd2 \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd3 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dda. &nbsp;\u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0dc4\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0db7\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dba\u0ddd\u0dba&#8230;. \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dc5\u0db3\u0dcf\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd2 \u0daf\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dbd \u0da2\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a\n\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dc5\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dd2\u0dad\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0dd9\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dbd \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca\u0dba. &#8230;.\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\n\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0db1&nbsp; \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dc3 \u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\n\u0d86\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dc0 \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0dad\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dbd \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0da2\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dc4. (these seem to be n<em>ew findings; thus prior to\nsubmitting them in the student books, comprehensive &nbsp;discourse about them &nbsp;ought to have taken place &nbsp;among the country\u2019s intellect &#8211; &nbsp;including the clergy. &nbsp;. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In point 7 summaries (page 61), it states;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0db6\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0daf\u0dc4\u0db8 \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca \u0d86\u0d9c\u0db8\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d85\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dca \u0daf \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba \u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbd \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0d9c\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda\u0dba.&nbsp; \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0daf\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dad\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dad\u0dca \u0d89\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d88\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0d89\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dda \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dc5\u0db3 \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0dba \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0dc3\u0dc4\u0db7\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd3 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dad\u0dca \u0dba\u0db1 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0daf\u0db1\u0db8 \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca \u0d86\u0d9c\u0db8\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d85\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dca\u0dad \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba (<em>if<\/em> <em>other Indian religions arrived in Sri Lanka, what are they? This is also assisting LTTE, Wigenswaran \u2013 because they claim that that religion is Hinduism. The history that we have learned is that upon King Devanampiyatissa became a Buddhist, the whole country became Buddhist (100%). Basically this was the case until the arrival of the Portuguese in 1505<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, do\nwe have 60% Buddhists in the country? \u2013 doubtful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another 50 years \u2026..40%? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, these textbooks were published in 2015. I have been told that the history stipulated in the earlier versions was much different.&nbsp; Those textbooks had positively and comprehensively dealt with the arrival of&nbsp; Vijaya\/Ven Mahinda\/Ven Sangamitta to Sri Lanka, recognized Mahavansa as an authentic, primary source of history, constantly emphasized that Sri Lanka was built on a Sinhala, Buddhist foundation. I believe the earlier books did not mention about homo-sapiens and that they ran an elaborate civilization in Sri Lanka.&nbsp; I have also been told that the focus of the earlier books had been that for the student to bear in mind that&nbsp; Sri Lanka is a Sinhala, Buddhist country. It is obvious (also enunciated herein) that these new books significantly deviate from those positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chanaka Bandarage This write-up is posted in Lankaweb with a view to further clarify the article that I posted in Lankaweb on 10 March 2020, titled \u2018Distortion of Our History\u2019. I reproduce from the Grade 6 and 10 textbooks where the history is wrong or questionable&nbsp;(the Sinhala texts below): Please note that the italicized texts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chanaka-bandarage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}