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Item Usage of Railway Trails in experiencing Sri Lankan culture: A sustainable tourism product development proposal for Sri Lanka(The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017) Gunasekara, I.Sri Lanka as a developing nation focuses on economic development through tourism. In this regard numerous tourism products are introduced with various tourism concepts. Cultural tourism as a prominent example in Sri Lanka tourism, has a vast variety of products in catering to different clientele. When it comes to different forms of tourist activities and the tourist flow inside the country, different categories can be identified in usage of transportation. Considering this situation, this specific research attempts to develop railway cultural tour with different items of diverse culture in Sri Lanka. This product will be based on Sustainable Tourism concept and will focus on community development, cultural interaction, tourist satisfaction, tourism diversification which leads to national economic development. The specific research is based on qualitative research methodology where a randomly sampled questionnaire survey carried out for pilot investigation of tourist expectations and a library research and statistical information was taken into account as secondary information. An itinerary based on railway trail and the supporting facilities have been proposed as a cultural tourism product which is capable of catering numerous tourist expectations.Item How does the Tourism Industry of Sri Lanka Encourage the Elephant Commercialization?(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Gunasekara, I.Tourism is an industry where everything could be converted into a profit. There are numerous concepts and attractions which introduced ultimately, to meet various types of travel expectations. People travel for many intentions and stick to their interested areas. Culture, nature, humans, urbanization or westernization may be key areas of travel interests. There could be identified much attention to cultural tourism in Sri Lankan Tourism Industry. Elephant is a very attractive and unique creature in Sri Lankan culture and society. It has gained importance in cultural perspectives and also in natural perspectives. At present, elephants have become a functional attraction is Sri Lankan Tourism. This has encouraged the commercialization of these living beings similar to other tourism goods or services. Moreover, elephant based attractions and services industry has developed inside the country in an unethical manner. This became a questionable area in animal rights and cultural ethics. The means of elephant commercialization, ethical concerns in community towards this commercialization, the areas should be corrected to be ethically accepted, suggestions for sustainable use of elephants in tourism are the segments covered by this qualitative research attempt.Item The Significance of Currency as a Heritage Transmission Media: with reference to Sri Lankan Rupees(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Embuldeniya, P.; Gunasekara, I.Currency has significance of economical, archaeological, historical, natural and cultural aspects. The main objective of this research paper is to explicate the significance of the currency as a media which transmit the Sri Lankan heritage. The research is based on data collected through field research and library survey methods. Currency is generally defined as a system of money in common use, especially in a country. Sri Lanka has long and rich historical background on currency reign from ancient period. Punched coins, Swastika coins, Lakshmi coins, Ran kahawanuwa and its pieces, Medieval copper Massa coin, Sethu coins of Jaffna, Panama and Angutumassa / Hook coin are some of the local coins used in the ancient period. Apart from that, some of the foreign coins were used in Sri Lanka in the ancient time. Sri Lankan Rupee is the currency of Sri Lanka at present. Coins and Banknotes were frequently introduced to Sri Lankan currency. Moreover, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued commemorative coins and banknotes on several occasions. Those coins and banknotes illustrated several aspects of Sri Lankan heritage such as traditional dance, traditional events, heritage sites, landscapes, industries, achievements, fauna and flora. Both cultural and natural aspects of heritage in Sri Lanka are transmitted through currency. Hence, there are several benefits in promoting this function as tourist attraction through museums, cultural events, culture based tours, nature based tours and heritage tours. Among these, currency museums are vital as an establishment of heritage. This research will propose cultural events as well as culture and nature based heritage tours focusing on the illustrated aspects of Sri Lankan coins and banknotes. Cultural and natural aspects of heritage in Sri Lanka, the significance of Sri Lankan currency, historical background of currency and heritage of Sri Lanka are also be discussed through this researchItem An Analysis on Potentials of Developing Spiritual Tourism in Sri Lanka – with special reference to Buddhist Pilgrimage Activities(University of Kelaniya, 2015) Gunasekara, I.Spiritual Tourism is one of the emerging forms of tourism that practice by most of the countries in the world. Each religion has unique activities; the devotees and scholars who are fond of practicing those, visits the religious sites. In this regard, the spiritual tourism has being increasing and most of the countries that have strong religious and spiritual backgrounds are promoting Spiritual Tourism. Sri Lanka as a most prominent destination for Buddhist Pilgrimage has the high potentiality for promoting Spiritual Tourism. This study attempts to analyze the potentials of developing Buddhism Based Spiritual Tourism in Sri Lanka. The study was based on data gathered by a field study. The objectives of this qualitative research were to analyze the current usage of Buddhist heritage in tourism, to find out the potentials of developing Spiritual Tourism in Sri Lanka based on Buddhism, to build up strategies for Spiritual Tourism Development in Sri Lanka. The significance of the study was to develop a form of tourism with the use of Buddhist pilgrimage potentials available in Sri Lanka.