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  • B.P. de Silva: The legacy of Asia’s finest jewelers 
    Dissanayake, D. M. K. G. K.; Windsor, R. D.; Wijayarathna, W. K. M. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    B.P. de Silva is a heritage classic family of Sri Lanka. Balage Porolis de Silva, a Sinhalese Buddhist of Magalle on the South Coast of Sri Lanka, founded the company. In 1872, he landed in Singapore and rented a shop for ...
  • Be ‘Grounded’ to soar high: Role of built heritage in soft power; A case of India 
    Asthana, Ananya (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    India’s rich cultural heritage plays a substantial part in its soft power quotient which has become an important tool in international diplomacy. Heritage promotes inter-cultural dialogue between countries and creates ...
  • Bodhgaya: A case study in the development of Buddhist heritage site 
    Morde, Aparajita (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Bodhgaya is a place of Buddha's enlightenment that assumes an important place in Buddhist cosmology. It is a leading tourist place for Buddhist devotees who throng the center daily to pay respect to the holy tree. The site ...
  • Branding and marketing heritage in tourism: A survey based on the Temple of the Tooth Relic 
    Rajanayake, R. M. C. P. K.; Karunathilake, M.M. B. P. K.; Rupasinghe, C. S.; Hewawasam, S. S. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Historical and cultural heritage sites are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sri Lanka which contributes to the highest percentage of national income. However, this income is mainly accreted through direct ...
  • Buddhist heritage and cultural diplomacy: A Buddhist path to cultural diplomacy 
    Singh, Arvind Kumar (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Shri Narendra Modi declared, at the “Samvad” conference in 2015, that India was “taking the lead in promoting the Buddhist heritage across Asia.” While India has a minimal Buddhist population, with only 0.7% of its people ...
  • Buddhist heritage diplomacy and India’s soft power strategy 
    Chauhan, Rakhee (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    This paper explores the teachings of Buddhism as heritage diplomacy in the context of India. Soft power and culture have become important tools of diplomacy for States as hard power. From the time of Jawaharlal Nehru’s ...
  • Buddhist heritage of Eastern India: A gateway to soft power diplomacy 
    Paswan, Chandrashekhar (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Buddhism is one of the world's great religions and has deeply influenced the character and evolution of Asian civilization over the past 2,600 years. India has some deeply revered Buddhist sites closely linked to every ...
  • Building a data warehousing system to increase sustainability of the archeological tourism sector 
    Ranasinghe, R.A.N.N.; Withanachchi, Chandana (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Archeological tourism has developed throughout the world as an important segment of tourism industry. The importance of development in archeological heritage tourism is to boost the standard of living by attracting ...
  • Calligraphy under the Deccan sultanates 
    Rajput, A. A. U. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Muslims entertained a very high regard for the Holy Qur’an. They paid special attention not only to its recitation but were meticulously careful about its script. They lavished as much care as they could to everything that ...
  • Chess and other board games as South Asian soft power: A 4000-year old tradition 
    Raghavan, Raamesh Gowri; Kamath, Dnyaneshwari; Dalal, Kurush F. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    “It may or may not be true what they say about the devil having all the best tunes, but there can be no doubt that the people of Asia have all the best games. What's more, they seem to have had them longer than anyone else, ...
  • A comparative investigation on the rituals based on Ruwanwelisaya inscription, in the period of queen Kalyānawatī, and their present position 
    Jinarathana, Ven. Kelegama; Sumangala, Ven. Pahiyangala; Hettiarachchi, Karunasena (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Ruwanwelisaya Stūpa, built by king Dutugemunu in 137 B.C, is concerned as the foremost Stūpa of the Mahavihara monastery. According to the Sumangalavilāsani and Papancasūdani, a large number of Buddha’s sacred physical ...
  • A comparative study of representing heritage in the theme songs of major election campaigns in Sri Lanka and India 
    Jayasinghe, R.A.N.M. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Political Advertising is an effective method of communication. Political parties/institutions plan and design their political advertising campaign in the initial stage to get the maximum attraction from the people. These ...
  • ‘Cultural Diplomacy’- Engaging peace through arts:A discussion with special reference to the South Asian region 
    Chavan, Soumya Manjunath (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Heritage encompasses culture in its many facets of tradition, languages, architecture and arts including literature, films, dance, music, painting, sculpture etc. with a historical significance from the past and relevant ...
  • Cultural heritage tourism:A tool for developing Burhanpur (India) as a tourist place 
    Premsagar, Pankajkumar Shankar (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In the world map, Burhanpur is located in India in the state of Madhya Pradesh; situated on the banks of River Tapi, connected with Mumbai-Delhi Railway line (594 KM away from Mumbai), 200-10’ North Longitude and 760-14’ ...
  • Culture behind glass 
    Zoysa, Asoka de; Dissanayaka, Ganga Rajinee (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Responding to “Role of museums as soft power”, the beginning of a long winded process of restitution and repatriation of the “Colonial Legacy” in European museums is discussed. Based on theoretical viewpoints expressed in ...
  • Dambadeni Katikāvata communicates contemporary, ecclesiastical posts and education background 
    Lakmali, K. V.; Deepananda, Rev. Morawaka (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Dambadeni Katikāvata was adopted even before the lapse of one and half centuries after the adoption of Polonnaru Katikāvata and the subsequent reforms of the community of Sangha. This was adopted by the consensus of the ...
  • Decoding and signifying the concept of generating the soft power embedded in crystalline stones as a prevailing feature of Sri Lankan heritage 
    Digoarachchi, Chirath Induma; Hettiarachchi, Geeth M.; Opatha, Imashi (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Throughout the history man is intuitively attracted to crystalline stones and it has been practising for years and still continues. Proving that, it started evolving from prehistoric period with the discovery of using ...
  • Deodhani; A greatest ritual of kamakhya 
    Mishram, A. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    Greatest festival in Assam of kamakhya, named as deodhani. Three days deodhani festival dedicated to the goddess kamakhya. Goddess kamakhya is famous for supernatural powers. It is a unique way of worship of serpent goddess ...
  • The discovery of ancient sites at Kathua & Samba districts in Jammu and Kashmir: A preliminary study 
    Sharma, Rajesh (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The present research paper draws attention towards the recently discovered ancient and archaeological sites in Samba, a district in the strife torn Indian state of jammu and Kashmir. This aim of this study is to show how ...
  • Do the museums in Sri Lanka reach their full potential as Institutions of soft power or have they simply ignored its role in cultural diplomacy 
    Gajanayake, J.M.J.P. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    This paper articulates how Museums have been identified as Agents of Soft power and if this is accepted and followed by the Museums in Sri Lanka. The study is foregrounded on three national museums in Sri Lanka, namely, ...

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