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Item “Animal Cruelty and the Public Opinion on using Elephants for Perahara”: Special Reference to Mahanuwara Dalada Perahara(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Herath, O.; Liyanage, D.Acts of violence or neglect perpetrated against animals are viewed as animal cruelty. Animal cruelty laws vary according to the state, and violations may constitute a crime or an offense, depending on the jurisdiction. In Sri Lanka, according to the Ordinance, it has been cited that the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance can be implemented if any person who shall (a)cruelly beat, ill-treat, over-drive, over-ride, abuse, or torture, or cause or procure to be cruelly beaten, ill-treated, over-driven, over-ridden, abused, or tortured, any animal; (b) by any act or omission cause unnecessary pain or suffering to any animal; or (c) convey or carry, or cause to be conveyed or carried, in any ship, boat, canoe, or in any vehicle, basket, box, or cage, or otherwise, any animal in such manner or position as to subject such animal to unnecessary pain or suffering. On the other hand, when considering the use of elephants in the perahara the question seems to arise as to whether elephants are subjected to cruelty. So our main objective was to understand the public opinion regarding the use of elephants in the perahera. This research has been done with special reference to the Mahanuwara Dalada Perahara. Both primary and secondary data including questionnaires were used for this research. Questionnaires were distributed among 100 people randomly who were watching Mahanuwara Dalada Perahara in 2015. In addition, books, web sites, online magazines were taken as secondary data. Since the collected date was quantitative, data analysis has been done quantitatively. According to the findings, the majority of the people like to use elephants for Perahera. They do not agree with the idea that elephants are subject to cruelty or inhumane treatment because of the Perahera and they believed that elephants must be continuously used in the Perahera.Item Moral Communications through Proverbs Related to Elephants and Tuskers(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Liyanage, D.Concerning folklore, there are main characteristics that could be studied in different manners. “Listening Skill” is one of the main characteristics of folklore. Proverbs are able to finely manifest “Man Mind” and “Man Consciousness”. On the other hand, the proverbs which occur in the folklore are a manifestation of creative communication of villagers in the old days. Proverbs related to elephants and tuskers direct people towards morals by creating emotions in them related to taste, humor and sarcasm. This is significant of proverbs. “Communication” is the action of well reception of a message. The receiver can thoroughly grab the message if the medium is well created. Hence, due to the inclusion of the following factors, proverbs could be known as an interesting medium of communication. The main objective of this research is to study how the morals are communicated by the proverbs related to elephants and tuskers. Apart from that the sub-objectives include studying on elephants and tuskers, and on proverbs and morals. The main method of this research is content analysis. It is done by the aid of 15 proverbs related to elephants and tuskers. Research problem of this research is how to communicate morals through proverbs related to elephants and tuskers. Conclusion of this research is tactful mind, patience, courage, to do good and refrain from doing wrong and to make good decisions are some of the morals profoundly communicated through proverbs related to elephants and tuskers.Item The semiotic analysis of the poetry of the poet Mahagama Sekara (The content analysis is based on 10 poems in the book “Heta Irak Payai” written by Mahagama Sekara)(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Liyanage, D.Semiotics can be used to analyze any subject very deeply. Accordingly, the philosophical aspect of any literary work could be adequately perceived. In literature, the poem is a delicate expression of emotionalism. In this regard, Mahagama Sekara is a poet who followed the path of free verse and who carried out experiments in the context of free verse. It is very timely to identify the style of Mahagama Sekara’s poetry. The study of his language in realistic poetry is a semiotic analysis of creative writing. The reading of signs and symbols contained in the poetry of Mahagama Sekara can be experimented. The main problem of the research is to investigate the nature of the semiotic used in his poetry. The hypothesis of the research is that he has attempted to entertain the reader by generating semiotics through simple and ironic language with a realistic texture. The research has been done based on 10 poems written in his book “Heta Irak Payai”. The main methodology of the research is the method of content analysis. The conclusion of the research is that the poet has entertained the reader by generating semiotics through simple and ironic language in a realistic texture.