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  • Bishnupur Terracotta Temples and the Representation of Elephants as Panel Work: An Evaluation 
    Chatterjee, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Bishnupur, the medieval temple town in West Bengal has the concentration of a large group of terracotta temples that were constructed during the Malla regime in adherence to the new religious ideology of Vaisihnavism. The ...
  • Elephant Taxidermy in Sri Lanka 
    Kothalawala, C. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    From ancient times, elephants have engaged with our cultural and nature activities. Elephants are used to carry logs and to shift heavy materials. In ancient times, there was no machinery in Sri Lanka. People used elephants ...
  • Identifying the Communication Techniques used by Sri Lankan Elephants and Tuskers in Communication 
    Gamage, D.L. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    According to historical sources it is clear that the elephants and tuskers have been in contiguous relationship with human beings since Pre Cambrian era. Mainly elephants and tuskers can be categorized into two separate ...
  • Asian Elephants Anthropomorphised: from Parables to Popular Culture 
    Kumar, A. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Animals have been anthropomorphised in fables of almost all the cultures of the world since time immemorial. Children often have their first perceptions of the characteristics of animals through these anthropomorphisms - ...
  • Sri Lankan Elephant in 17th Century Historical Record of Robert Knox: A Review 
    Kakulandala, K.; Bogahawatta, C. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Robert Knox was a British sailor who was held captive in Ceylon for nineteen and a half years. After escaping from captivity, he wrote the manuscript, 'An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon' and later published it ...
  • Elephants in Art, Architecture and History of Kalinga 
    Sahu, Y.K.; Nayak, C.P. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Kalinga is also named as Orissa and is a place where art and architecture had reached the epitome of its glory. The minute observations of and love for nature are the essential qualities of an artist which guide his creative ...
  • Ganjifa Art: Aesthetic Representation of Elephant in the Playing Cards of Mysore and Moghul Ganjifa 
    Gowda, G. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephants play a large role in other aspects of Indian life beyond religion. Author Heinrich Zimmer says of elephants in India, "In Hindu miniatures and present-day popular drawings [elephants are] a constantly recurring ...
  • ‘Elephant’ in Pali Literature 
    Mutsuddy, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The ‘elephant’ symbol is used to portray the conception of the Bodhisatta and His renunciation in Pali literature. The metaphors like `elephant look' in the scriptures are compared with the Buddha's qualities. This directly ...
  • Elephants in Indian Art: with Special Reference to Magadha (Bihar) 
    Kumar, D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephant has been an important motif in Indian Art. It has been a popular motif in all the three popular religions of India i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It is always represented in Gaja-Laksmi images on either side ...
  • “Chang”: Elephant Conceptual Metaphor in Thai 
    Oupra, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This paper presents preliminary findings on the use of the word “Chang” or elephant in Thai society. The research was conducted using document study and focus group interviews including questionnaires. The results reveal ...
  • Spatio-Temporal Pattern, Displacement Reasons, and Outcome of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Emergencies Attended in Assam, India 
    Choudhary, B.; Talukdar, A.; Barman, R.; Bhawal, A.; Boro, P.K.; Basumatary, P.; Ashraf, N.V.K.; Narayanan, A.; Menon, V. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Only limited information is available on the factors associated with the displacement and outcome of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) emergencies attended in India. This study aims to enumerate the reasons for intervention, ...
  • The Plight of Asian Elephants between the Gods and Humans 
    Srivastava, M. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Wherever elephants and people coexist, various interactions are inevitable. In Asia, elephants and humans have been in intensive contact for thousands of years so the significance of elephants to people has become more ...
  • Ethical Issues Pertaining to Tamed Elephants in Sri Lanka: A Philosophical Study 
    de Zoysa, H.N. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The entwined history of humans and elephants is fascinating but often sad. People have used elephants as beasts of burden and war machines, slaughtered them for their ivory, exterminated them as threats to people and ...
  • The Elephant as a Regnal/Dynastic Motif as Seen on the Coins from the Indian Sub-Continent 
    Dalal, K.F. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The elephant has for the last 2500 years been seen as the very embodiment of all the virtues and attributes of a king in the literature, folk traditions and history of the Indian sub-continent. This is also very vividly ...
  • Indian Elephants in Entertainment 
    Chakrabarti, M. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Man used elephants in various ways. We find elephants in mythology, symbolism, religion, and popular culture. Moreover, they are used in popular entertainment in modern times; elephants have a major role in entertainment ...
  • Dhala-Kota, the Tame Tusker 
    Perera, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    His name means "the elephant with short tusks." He broke it several times by trying to do things beyond the capacity of his tusks that he was blessed with. He was from the Saddhantha Cast of the ancient traditional elephant ...
  • Traditional Treatment for Diseases of Captive Elephants in Sri Lanka 
    Karunarathna, A.; Jayasinhe, S.; Tissera, M.H.A. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    It is believed that Sri Lanka had knowledge in traditional treatment techniques for ailments of diverse species including mankind, from the period of King Rawana. With the introduction of the Ayurvedic system of medicine ...
  • Man, Environment and the Elephant: A Case Study of Surguja 
    Xalxo, G. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Surguja was one of the main princely states of central India during the British Raj. The state was spread over the vast Chotanagpur plateau region. Its former territories today lie in the present day state of Chhattisgarh. In ...
  • The Symbolic Meaning of the Elephant in Korean Culture 
    Hee, L.K. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephants have been the subject of various cultural depictions in popular culture, mythology and symbolism. Ever since the stone-age, they have been depicted in the arts in various forms, including pictures, sculptures, ...
  • Attendance, Composition and Health Status of Captive Elephants (Elephas maximus) at the Annual Sonpur Livestock Fair, Bihar, India 
    Ashraf, N.V.K.; Anavangote, A.R.; Talukdar, A; Choudhury, B.; Menon, V.; Maheshwary, R.; Narayanan, A. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Attendance, husbandry practices and demographics of elephants attending Sonpur Mela, the largest livestock fair in Asia, is compiled and compared based on the 15 years of data collected from 2001-15. At each health camp ...

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