Hela Wada Athpotha is a Sinhala-language book written by Manjula Ruwan Sirisena and published by Godage International Publishers, one of Sri Lanka's most established names in Sinhala-language publishing. The title, හෙළ වෙද අත්පොත, places it within the tradition of Hela knowledge — the ancient, distinctly Sri Lankan strand of learning that predates many later influences on the island's intellectual heritage.
The book is a softcover volume running to 127 pages, written entirely in Sinhala. Its cover carries a monochrome illustration of a seated figure in a rocky or cave-like setting, giving the work a considered, contemplative character from the outset. Manjula Ruwan Sirisena is the sole author, and the text belongs to the Godage International Publishers catalogue — a publishing house based in Colombo that has for decades made Sinhala writing accessible to readers across Sri Lanka and the diaspora.
For readers with an interest in Sri Lankan traditional knowledge and Sinhala-language literature on that subject, this volume offers a focused, book-length treatment from an author working within a living publishing tradition. It is a readable format suited to home reference or general reading, and it arrives from a publisher whose editorial standards are widely recognised in Sri Lanka.
Godage International Publishers operates both as a publishing imprint and as a retail bookseller in Colombo, giving their titles a reliable production and distribution record. This edition is the Godage publication by Manjula Ruwan Sirisena — a point worth noting, as another Sinhala-language book shares the same title under a different publisher and author entirely.
