 He made up his mind to stop this desecration and published a booklet named, the "Sacred City of Anuradhapura" and sent a copy to King George V. In this book he pointed out that the Crown representatives despoiled Buddhist Holy places and appealed to him to protect their sanctity.Before he died, he was able to hear that his request had been granted.Walisinghe Harischandra kept a diary of daily activities making notes regularly.