There is no hard evidence of rice having been grown under rainfed conditions in the dry zone uplands (RBEs) in the protohistoric period. In Sri Lanka the valley bottoms are called lowlands, whereas the mid and upper slopes of the undulating topography are called uplands. Since the well-drained reddish brown earths (RBEs), which occupy the mid and upper slopes of the dry zone landscape, cannot be puddled like the LHGs, they are unsuited to rice cultivation. 1, 1959).Īs in the past the soils now used for rice cultivation are mainly the poorly-drained low-humic gleys (LHGs), which occupy the valley bottoms and can be puddled. By the beginning of the 2 nd century BCE, the village tank had become an integral feature of the undulating terrain of the dry zone (Nicholas, C.W. Then came ‘ irrigated’ rice cultivation in the field below the tank. There is no reliable evidence to indicate that rice was grown on the island during the ‘pre-Vijayan’ period. A study by Rukshan Jayawardena, ‘ Ancient Irrigation and Related Settlements of the Early Historic Period’ (1997) yields useful information on the growth of irrigated agriculture during this period.
Panabokke, in ‘ Evolution of the Indigenous Village Irrigation Systems of Sri Lanka’ (2010), shows the transition from rainfed to irrigated agriculture took place mainly in the 3rd century BCE. Ruminations on Sri Lanka’s Ancient Past – Part VI “I would like to take this time to thank all those who reached out to me and kept all of us in your prayers, and helped us pass this difficult time, and for those who have been a light to us, when we were in darkness.”Īnd, on WhatsApp, Sajith had this to say about his dad: “Words cannot express how much I love you and miss you, and I just can’t believe I’ve only your memories left, to take me through this life….” I never got to tell him that he is my Hero and I love him so much.
Says Sajith, describing the song on YouTube: “After a three-month break, from social media, I’m here with a song I never expected to release, in which the words cut through me every time I sing the rhymes that flow from my heart. Of course, he will never ever be forgotten, in the music world, and his son, Sajith, has come up with a very special song, in memory of his father’s third month death anniversary, titled ‘Ninda Noyayi.’ Many found it hard to believe that this great entertainer, singer, and composer, was no more in the land of the living. Three months ago, on September 6th (2021), Sri Lankans, the world over, reacted in shock when they heard the news that Gypsies’ Sunil Perera had succumbed to Covid-19.
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