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  • Cultural Tourism and Museums 
    Widyarathne, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The heritage of a country plays a key role in cultural tourism. In global tourism, this is identified as a rapidly growing segment. Mainly, this trend is set with people who professionally qualified and specialized in ...
  • Elephants in Literature and Folklore 
    Widyarathne, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Folk songs have some unique features of expressing emotional feelings which couldn’t be told in words. These unique songs played an important role in the cultural development of the society and were called “Jana Kavi” which ...
  • Kalutara: Forgotten Heritage of Boundless Faith 
    Widyarathne, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The heritage of Kalutara goes back to more than 2500 years. However it has become a hidden city in Sri Lankan history. According to the legends there are two towns (Kalutara South and Kalutara North) were called as Velapura ...
  • Kelani Valley (KV Line) Railway Line: Lost Railway lines in Sri Lanka 
    Widyarathne, S. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    The 19the Century was destined to be an era which evoked a profound socio-economic transformation in Sri Lanka. The expansion of plantation agriculture, development of road ways inside the island and later railway lines ...
  • The legacy of Assam. International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage 
    Widyarathne, S. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    Northeastern India is one of the most ethnically diverse regions of the world. The region shares its border with Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Assam is one of the eight states in the Northeast Region of India and ...
  • The Panamure Elephant Kraal: The Last Kraal of Sri Lanka 
    Widyarathne, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Since ancient times, Sri Lankan elephants were famous in foreign countries because of their unique features. Elephants were traded as well as donated for foreign countries for cultural purposes for the last 2000 years. ...

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