1 ud ÿgq isß,a isß,a hkq ljqo@ isß,a hkq jpkfha mßiudma; w¾:fhkau ukqihfhls ug yuqjq wuq;=u wdldrfha ukqihfhls ug Tyq uqk.eiqfka ;rek úfhaos jqjo" Tyqf.ka wikakg,enqkq mdie,a wjosfha isoaëka w;ßka tlla folla uf.a u;lhg kef.hs Tyqf.a wdl,amh jqfha bf.k.kafka oekqu jeäoshqkq lr.eksug úkd iy;slm;a tl;=lr.eksug fkdfõh hkakhs tneúka l=vdl, isgu Tyq fkdfhla úihhka Tiafia ;u oekqu jeälr.kq,eîh wfmdi^idfm& únd.hg fmksisàu mjd Tyq m%;sfëm lrk,os fê.à.úfêr;ak fïjkúg Tyq,nd ;snq bf,lafg%dksl úohd oekqu iy fjk;a ld¾ñl úyh oekquo ie,lshhq;= Wiia uügul mej;sk mdie, yer.sh miq jd;a;sh jyfhka Trf,daiq w ;ajeähdj f;dardf.k ;u ksjfia isgu tu ld¾hfha ksr; úh fï w;r;=r fkdfhla bf,lafg%dksl m¾fhayk j, ksr;úh,xldfjys mß>kl fkd;snq tl, ^1970 os muk& l=vd mß>kl Wmdx. wdkhkh lr mß>klhla tl,ia lrk,os ^SINCLAIR 1kb& iskalaf,hd¾ fíisla kue;s mß>kl NdIdj wkqj fkdfhla udÿldx. ms<sfh, lsíuo úfkdaþxyhla úh th Wmfhda.s lr.ksñka fkdfhla iajhxl%sh WmlrK ksmoùu;a úfkdaþxy w;rg tlajqjo tajd remsh,a Y; njg mßj¾;kh lsíug Wkkaÿjla fkdùh fchda;sih fï w;r;=r Tyqf.a uki uq ukskau fjkia u.lgo fhduqúh ta fchda;sihhs fchda;sifhys we;s l%siakuq¾;s moao;sh yþrñka
2 fkdfhl=;a wkdjels m<lrkakgúh oskla ud ÿrl:kfhka l:dlrkúg úÿ,sh ì jeàula mj;sknj ud mejiqúg" ñks;a;= folla muk.;lr hï.kkh lsíula lr kej; úÿ,sh h:d ;;ajhg meñfkk fõ,dj mjik,os ñks;a;=jlj;a fjkila fkdù tls fõ,djgu kej; úÿ,sh,enqks ;j;a oskl fld<u ud<s.dlkafoa we;s úydria:dkhl fchda;sih ms<sn foaykhla meje;afjk nj mjid ugo tys meñfkk f,i oekajq w;r tysos ud yuqjq jydu Tyqf.a idlal=fjka.;a lvþishla udw; ;eîh th os.yer msßlaiqúg ud ÿgqfõ hï.kkh lsíula lr wjidkfha ud yuqjk fõ,dj igyka lrwe;s njhs jydu udf.a fofk;a fhduq jqfha Trf,daiqj fj;h tu fõ,dj ksjerosj igykaj ;snqks fmd,a fydrekag fyd,auka fmkaùu Tyqg fmd,a bvula ysñj ;snq w;r fmd,a.nvdlr ;snqfka ksjig ;rula ÿßka msysá fmd,a w;= uvqjlh ks;ru jdf.a fmd,a fydrlï lrk nj oekqk miq Tyq Wmdhla fhosh ta i yd ihsrk y~la ksl=;a lrk bf,lafg%dksl WmlrKhla uvqj;=, iõjd ;snq w;r tys jy,h uqÿk u; úfyai l%uhlg wgjk,o ysia uqüá follao úh fydrd uvqjg we;= jk úgu tajd iajhxl%sh f,i l%shd;aul úh ihsrk y~;a iu.u uqüá fol jy,h osf.a fome;a;g fmr,s f.dia ìujeà Yío k.d l=vqúh fyd,aukla hhs ìhjq fydrd mk tmd lshd ÿjkakg jqjo jeäÿr fkdf.dia isysikaj weojegqks fydrdj iqjm;a lsíuo isß,agu mejrek w;r fyd,auka l:dj.umqrdu,eõ.skakla fuka me;srek neúka fydrlï ish,a, thskau k;rúh wmú;% mqcd jüáh fn!oaofhl= jq isß,a nqÿoyu flfrys wp, meyeosula ;snqko" wmßñ; Y%oaOdjla fkdùh Tyq foaj weoys,s ;rfha m%;sfëm 3 lf<ah oskla foúhka flfrys wkao Nla;shla mej;s ys;jf;l= iu. yg.;a újdohla fl<jr jqfha l;r.u foúhkag lrk,o wnsfhda.hlsks ;u wnsfhda.h jqfha wmú;% mqcdjüáhla l;r.u foajd,hg mqcdlsíuhs ta wkqj fofokdu l;r.u.shy mqcdjüáhla iqþkïlr Bg u< iy uq;% iaj,amhlao tl;=lr wfkla ne;su;=ka iu.u fofokdu foajd,h;=,g.sh w;r" isß,a ;u oe;skau th lmqjd fj; m%þkh lrk,os kuq;a bka lsisu whqrl wksis m%:sm,hla isÿfkdùh wdoqksl.=jka úÿ,s Ys,amh j¾i 1973 os muk uu Y%S,xld wdoqksl.=jkaúÿ,s ix.ufha ^Radio Society of Sri Lanka& idudcsl;ajh,nd.;sñ isß,ao tu ix.ufha idudðlfhlajq neúka ug Tyqj y kd.kakg,enqfka fuu jljdkqfõosh wdoqksl.=jkaúÿ,sh ms<sn j rcfhka mj;ajkq,nk únd.fhka iu;ajq Tyq Bg wþ, fudaia míëkfhkao iu;aj" wdoqksl.=jkaúÿ,s iïfm%ayk n,m;%hla ysñ lr.;a w;r ;ud úiskau idþ.;a.=jkaúÿ,s iïfm%aylh Ndú;fhka f,djmqrd fjfik wdoqksl.=jkaúÿ,s Ys,amSka iu. ikaksfõokh lrkakg fhÿks fndfyda oskj, ueoshï/h miqjk;=re;a wdoqksl.=jkaúÿ,sh Tiafia wm l;dny lrkakg mqreÿj isáfhuq fg,s iskudj,xldjg remjdysksh meñks uq,a wjosfhaos ùäfhda leurdjla ñ<g.;a Tyq kj úfkdaþxyhl ysñlrefjlaúh yqÿ úfkdaþxyhlg isud fkdlr jvd;a M,ÞhS f,i tu WmlrK Ndú; lsíug woyila my<úh remjdysksfhka úldykh lsíu i yd iskudjla fyj;a fg,skdghhla ksyamdokh lsíu Tyqf.a wruqkúh merks ckl:djla f;dardf.k wjyh uq,sl lghq;= iïmdokh lrk,os fï wkqj jhu m<df;a fldfnhs.fka
4 kue;s msáir.ïudkhla ta i yd f;dard.kakd,os we, fþ, jeõ fmdl=kq iy úyd, l=uqrehdhka iys; ukialdka; mßirhlska fyì tu m%foayhg.sh wms i;shla muk mdie,l kjd;eka f.k re.;lsíï j, ksr; ùuq k ks,shka ish,af,dau kjlhka jqjo th iefyk Wiia ;;ajhl mej;=ks tu.fuys wdréñ uy;a;h iy ;j;a m%n+ka lsmfofklao Bg iynd.s úh n,dfmdfrd;a;= fkdjq m%yakhla mekke.sfuka isß,af.a mjq,a ixia:dj foord hdu fya;=fldgf.k tu iskudfjys ixialrk lghq;= w;ru. k;rúh ÿyagfhl=f.a ixl%ukh isß,af.a wi,ajeis ys;jf;la ieuúglu b;d <Õska weiqre lrkakgúh Tyq weka;ks f,i y kajuq Tyq wdoqksl.=jkaúÿ,sh ms<sn Wkkaÿjla olajkakg jqfhka isß,a lsisu mels,sula fkdue;sj ;ud okakd ish,a,u Tyqg b.ekaùh fïjkúg isß,a w.kqjr msysá bf,lafg%dksl wdh;khl fiajh lf<ka oskm;du ysñosß WoEik f.oßka msg;aj wdmiq ksjig meñfkkafka w r jegqk miqjh fndfyda oskj, rd;%sld,fha meh lsmhlau weka;kso" isß,af.a ksjfia ld,h.;lrkakgúh jeäl,a fkdf.diau isß,af.a ìßh jq isßud iy weka;ks w;r wkshï in ;djla f.dvkef.kakg úh isßud WmdhYS,Sj,dnd,úfha úfha miqjk ;u ore ;sfok mshd flfrys ì ùh tmukla fkdj ;u wkshï in ;djo idodrkslrkh lsíug weh iu;aúh tmuklao fkdj ;u mshd /lshdjg hknjg fndre lshñka fjk;a ldka;djka weiqre lrñka l,a f.jk njg fndre l;d f.d;ñka b;d iqëu f,i orejkaf.a is;a Ykh lrùh tf;lska fkdkej;=k weh isß,af.a ujf.a is;go úy fmùh 5 ÿria: md,l ùäfhda weh isÿl< úkdyh isß,ag wjfndaojqfha bka miqjh fï ms<sn j l,amkdl< Tyq Wmdhla fhosh ;u ùäfhda leurdj we foig fhduqlr ùÿre w,audßh ;=, iúlr ÿria: md,l mßm:hla iïnkaolr" /lshdjg hknj mjid ;u h;=remeosfhys ke.s wi, we;s l.eghla uqÿkg f.dia fofk;sh ^binocular& u.ska ;u ksji wi, mßirh msßlaikakgúh ál fõ,djlg miq weka;ks ;u ksji foig hk nj fmkqks Tyq f.;=,g.shmiq ÿria: md,lh u.ska leurdj l%shd;aul lrúh wdmiq ksjig meñk míëd l<úg olakg,enqfka n,dfmfrd;a;= jqjdg;a jvd fyd ska ish,a, igykaù we;s wdldrhhs ;j;a ùäfhda má follgo th msgm;alr wdrës;j ;nd" B<Õg lf<a" ;ud foi jmr weiska n,k ;u ujg th keröug ie,eiaùuhs mjq,a yqjudrej fïnj oek.;a weka;ks udrdfõyúh Tyq lf<a ;u Nd¾Hdj jk fïßg myros f.oßka t,jd oeóuhs weh y~d je,fmñka isß,a fj; meñksúg isßud lf<a w;g yiqjk foaj,a j,ska fofokdgu myrosuhs fï w;r;=r isß,af.a oshkshla Tyqf.a w; imdle le,, udi.kklg miqjo fkduels mej;=ks fjk l<yels fohla fkdjqfhka isß,a" fïß;a iu. msgúh fï wkqj mjq,a yqjudrejla isÿúh fïßg orejka fkdisá neúka m%yakh t;rï ixls¾k fkdùh isß,a iy fïß fjk;a m%foayhlg f.dia ksjila l=,shg f.k jdih lf<dah isß,af.a f.or ;snq remsh,a,ë.kkla jákd bf,lafg%dksl WmlrK ish,a, Tyqg wysñ úh
6 lkfldld yeéu weka;kso isß,af.a ksjfiys osk lsmhla isßud iu..;l< kuq;a ia:sr mosxñhg wdfõ ke; ore ;sfofkl=f.ao j.lsu ;udg mejfrk nj fmkqfkka th Ndr.ekSug Tyq iqþkïjqfha ke; orejkaf.a bf.ksfï lghq;= wvd,jq kuq;a isß,a jßkajr Tjqkaf.a úhyshoï oeíh fï w;r jeäuy,a oshksh Y%shdks ffjoh úohd,hg we;=,ajq w;r nd, oshksh mshqñ wef.a fmïj;d iu. újdyúh isßudf.a úfhdaj jir lsmhlg miq ms,sld frda.hla je< k isßud uyr.u ms<sld frdayf,a m%;sldr,nñka isá w;r isß,a iu. uuo tys.sfhñ oshksh ffjoh YsIHdjla jq neúka weh flfrys jeä ie,ls,a,la fhduq jqjo ieugu ysñ wks;hndjh biau;=úh jeä oskla fkdf.dia wehf.a wndjhg isÿúh Tjqkaf.a ksjfia jq wjux., W;aijhg isß,ao iynd.sjqj;a Tyq isáfhao wuq;af;l= f,isks isß,af.a ÿïjeáh isß,af.a tla ÿ¾j,;djhla jkqfha lsisúgl;a ;u jro ms<s fkd.eksuhs ke;fyd;a wkqkaf.a woyiaj,g weyqïlka fkdosu f,io oelaúh yelsh tjeks wjia:d lsmhla ug u;lh tjeks tla wjia:djla fufia oelaúh yelsh Y%S,xld.=jkaúÿ,s ix.ufha idudðlfhl=g wh;a f.dvke.s,a,l by<u ud,fha ldurhla ix.ufha jevlghq;= i yd m%þkh lr ;snqks oskla ud úiska tys idudðlhska i yd mka;shla mj;ajk w;r;=r tys meñks isß,a álfõ,djla bka msg;g t<suyka fmfoig f.dia ÿïjeáhla o,ajdf.k ld,h.;lf<ah miqj Tyq msgùf.dia wvfydardjlg muk miq" tu f.dvke.s,a, ysñldr uy;d uyu. ;u fudag¾ r:fhka hk w;r;=r 7 f.dvke.s,af,a by< ud,fha ÿula kef.kq ÿgq nj;a" th míëd lsíu i yd meñks nj;a ug mejish jydu wm fofokdu msg; msysá t<suyka fmfoig.sfhuq iefklska ug u;lajqfha isß,af.a ÿïjeáhhs tys mej;s osrd.sh,s len,s lsmhla oefjñka mej;=ks Tyq tajd ksjdoukakg hqyqiq jq w;r" ud úfyai ie,ls,a,lska úuis,su;ajqfha is./ü fldgh we;af;a fldyso hkakhs th ÿgq jydu th mhska md.df.k isg Tyqg fkdoefkk f,iska th f.k msg;g ùis lf<ñ.skak flfia isÿùo hkak Tyqg uy;a fm%fya,slfjla úh miqj ud isß,ag ÿrl:kfhka l:dlr tu isoaêh ie,lr Tyqf.a ÿïjeáh ksid th isÿjqnj ls kuq;a Tyq ;u jro fkdms<sf.k th uq ukskau m%;sfëm lrk,os isß,af.a w;=reokaùu jir.kkdjla.;jq miq isß,a ms<sn lsisu f;dr;=rla fkdue;s neúka Tyq weiqre l< ys;j;=ka.kkdjlf.kau úuid ne fjñ wjidkfha isß,a iy fïß úiq ksji ysñlref.a cx.u ÿrl:k wxlhla ug yuqjq w;r Tyqg l:dl<úg Tyq lsfõ jir lsmhlg fmr Tjqka fofok fome;a;lg fjkaù.shnjh fïß fld<u foig hk niaßhlg kex. nj;a isß,a wkqrdomqr nihlg kex. nj;a bkamiq lsisu f;dr;=rla fkdokakd nj;a mejish ;jÿrg;a fidhdne,sfïos ;j;a fydavqjdjla,enqks uf.a ys;jf;l=g wkqrdomqrfhaos isß,a yuqù we; tu m%foayfha msysá fm!rdksl úydria:dkhl jdihlrk njo Tyq mjid we; kej; wdmiq meñksu ta wkqj tu m%foayfha úydria:dk.kkdjlgu ÿrl:k weu;=ï foñka fidhd ne fjñ wjidkfha Tyq iu. l:dl< uu ;j;a ys;jf;la iu. tys f.dia osk folla tys.;lf<ñ úydria:dkfhka Þkh wvqjla ke;sj,efnk w;r remjdysks
8 hka;%".=jkaúÿ,s hka;%" Trf,daiq wdosh w ;a jeähd lsífukao wdþhula,efnk neúka nk Ndjkd j,go ld,h f.jñka b;d ieye,a fjka ld,h f.jk nj mejish orejkaf.a is;a;=, wïud fmjq úy le,f;ñka ;snqko ore ÿl ks;r oefkk nj;a ;jÿrg;a ud iu. mejish orejka oelsug leue;a;la we;s kuq;a kej; Tjqka fj; hdfï woyila ke;snj;a ;jÿrg;a mejish oskla ÿrl:kfhka ud weu;+ jeäuy,a oshksh" Y%shdks ;u mshd.ek f;dr;=re úuish uu ish,a, fkdj,yd lsfjñ álosklg miq isß,af.ka ÿrl:k weu;=la,enqks ore ;sfokd ;ud yuqùug meñks nj;a ;j i;shlska muk wdmiq ksjig hdug ;SrKh l< nj;a ud iu. mejish ud iefklska tla mekhla Tyqf.ka úuiqfjñ orejka Thdg je, iudj.;a;o@ keye tfyu kï ia:sr mosxñhg hkak tmd i;shla folla.;l< miq wjika ;SrKhlg nyskak ;jÿrg;a woyia oelajq uu ta whg /jfgkafk ke;sj fyd isysl,amkdfjka ;SrK.;hq;= nj;a ie,lr isáfhñ bv lvï foam, mjrd.eksug fh Wmdhla úhyels nj ;jÿrg;a uu m%ldy lf<ñ flfia fj;;a iqmqreÿ mßos Tyqf.a ;SrKh fjkia lf<a ke; fndfyda wjia:d j,os Tyq wka whf.a woyia j,g.re fkdlrhs i;shlg muk miq ;u ish nvq ndysrdosho /f.k ksjig meñks nj ug okajd isáfhah ál l,lg miq ;u ksji we;= ish foam, ore ;sfokdg mjrdÿka w;r fojek ÿj mshqñ ;u iajdñhd iu. w ; idþ.;a ksjfiys mosxñ úh mq;d w.kqjr /lshdjla lrk w;r f.or tkafka l,d;=rlsks Y%shdks oeka ffjohjßhls tu m%foayfhau frday,l fiajh l< weh fnfydaúg ;u ke.kshf.a ksjfiau jdih l< neúka isß,a fndfydaúg ;ksju ksjfia ld,h.; lrkakg úh 9 fufia l,la.;jqúg nd, oshkshf.a ieñhdg úfoay /lshdjla,eîu ksid tu hqj,u úfoay.;úh Tjqkaf.a ksjfiys Y%shdks ia:srj mosxñúh oshkshf.a myrosï Y%shdks fmïjf;la fidhdf.k újdy ùug iqþkï úh Tyq.ek úia;r fidhdneæ isß,a Tyq újdyl tlaore msfhla nj;a Tyqj wu;l lrk f,i;a oshkshg wjjdo l<úg weh fldamdúyag úh isß,a oskla tu fmïj;df.a Nd¾Hdj iy orejd ksjig f.kajdf.k isák w;r" ta njla fkdyõjd Y%shdks iy fmïj;do ksjig f.kajk,os Tjqka uqk.eiqkúg ish ryia fy,súh kuq;a bka lsmqk Y%shdks lf<a ;u mshdg w;ska mhska myrosuhs oskla ud isß,ag ÿrl:kfhka l:dl<úg by; i yka úia;rh ud iu. mejiq w;r Tyq fooskla ksrdydrj isá nj;a wdydr lsisjla fyda uqo,a lsis;a f.or ke;s nj;a mejish uu jydu ;eme,a lkaf;darejg f.dia remsh,a oyil uqo,a wekjqula ^Fax money order& hejqfjñ ;j;a oskl ksrdydrj isáhos Tyqf.a.ï m%foayfha isák ys;jf;l=g ta neõ oekajqúg Tyq wjyh wdydr mdk imhd we; osúkid.eksug ;SrKh lsíu ;j;a oskl Tyq ÿrl:kfhka ud wu;d ;j osklska fyda follska ;ud osúkid.ekaug ;SrKh l<nj mejish jeä úia;r úuiqúg Tyq lshd isáfha fmr oskfhao oshksh ;udg myrÿka njh ud Tyqf.a is; ikaiqkalr jydu tys hdug uf.a fudag¾ r:fhka msg;a jqfhñ
10 oshksh fu,a,ùu meh follska muk tys <ÕdjQ uu fkdjrosk jevms<sfj,la fhdackd lf<ñ uq,os Bg wlue;s jqj;a lrekq meyeos,s l<úg Tyq Bg tlõ úh ta wkqj Tyq;a iu. tu m%foayfha fmd,sia ia:dkhg f.dia ;u oshkshg úreoaoj meñks,a,la lrk,os uf.a woyi jqfha weh tu m%foayfhau we;s uq,sl frdayf,a ffjohjßhla neúka fuu meñks,a,.ek wdrxñ ùu ksid,cacdjg m;ajqúg wef.a fkdukd yeisíu kj;sk njh meñks,a, igyka lr.;a fmd,sia ks,odßhdo tu woyi wkqu; l< w;r yels blaukska tu wdrxñh m%isoao lrk nj;a mejish miqosk,shqï fmüáh újd; l<úg remsh,a Þyla th;=, ;snq nj isß,a ug oekaùh i;shlg muk miqj weh wjyh wdydrmdk iy fí;a fya;a wdosh;a f.keú;a fok nj;a" oeka is; iekis,af,a Ôj;a jk nj;a ug okajk,os yoj;a ie;alu jirla folla muk.;jqúg isß,af.a yojf;a ÿ¾j,;djhla mj;sk neúka jeäl,a fkdhjdu yoj;a ie;alula l<hq;= nj mjik,os ta i yd ;u oshksh Y%shdks úiska wjyh ish lghq;= iïmdokh l< w;r fld<u uy frday,g we;=,;a,r th id¾:lf,i ksudlrk,os bkamiq jir.kkdjla fyd ska Ôj;aúh wjika.uk oskla Y%shdksf.ka ÿrl:k weu;=ula,enqks ;u mshd" isß,a yosis wk;=rlska Ôú;Ëhg m;ajq nj okajd isáhdh miqosk uu ;j;a ys;jf;la iu. f.dia wjux., W;aijhg iynd.s jqfhñ úfoay.;j isá nd, oshksh mshqñ meñk isáfha ke; 11 fkdñksialï rclrjk ukqf,dj ál l,lg kjd;eka f.k fmr l¾uúmdl ú sñka isá ukqih.=ko¾u j,ska mßmq¾k pß;hl wjidkh fufia isÿúh