The flames of war have subsided……….
The heat of the earth turned cool ………….
These little children look at the sky in search of someone, something
That tells their mind and the beautiful hearts.
The cruel war that lasted 30 years brought sorrow
To little flowers of  the human kind………

These destitute children want to trek  life's journey, which is very longer to them. Their Saviour was non other than the concept of "Uthuru Wasanthaya" of President Mahinda Rajapakse.

The steward who steers that concept, Senior President Advisor Basil Rajapakse has brought glory to the future of these children who looked up the sky with uncertainty about their future. They now feel that "Uturu Vasanthya" is a meaningful,practical  and a rewarding concept of a leader who liberated them from the clutches of terrorism.

 

 

 

1.      An innocent smile in the dawn of a peaceful era…………His smile speaks a million words……….. (Children in Kaithady welfare village)

 

 

 

2.      A trip from the North to the South in an inter-city bus………

 

 

 

3.      A recreation deprived for many years now been practiced in the newly gain freedom.

 

 

 

4.      Harvest reaped……. bringing new hopes………

 

 

 

5.      Prosperous  red onion cultivation………..

 

 

 

6.      Fish aplenty at Gurunagar with fishermen smiling broad………….

 

 

 

 

7.      The war heroes' monument stands proudly at Killinochchi…………

 

 

 

8.      Love and romance goes unhindered despite all problems ……… This 4 Sri car takes a couple on their honeymoon………..

 

 

 

9.      These school girls walk in the new found freedom…looking for a better future…..

 

 

 

 

10.  The Jaffna grapes flourish again…….. this youth carries  a load of grapes

 Story/Captions  By: Sureshika Thilakarathna
 Pix  by: P.D. Ranjith