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  • Fashioning the heritage by costumes: Visualizing elite female jackets in Colombo Museum 
    Karunaratne, Priyanka Virajini Medagedara (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The concept of heritage establishes and develops the inventories of cultural properties such as themes of memory, performance, identity, tangibility, and intangibility forms of the culture. Furthermore, the idea of heritage ...
  • Feminine beauty in art form during early medieval India 
    Kumar, Dilip K.; Singh, Amisha (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Early Medieval India is well known for its temples, erotic sculptures and invasions, especially in the context of Chandella dynasty. When one deals with erotic sculptures and female sculpture, it is felt that they are full ...
  • Flags and banners in Sri Lanka:A study on symbolizing the power and identity of individuals and communities 
    Embuldeniya, Piyumi (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In Sri Lanka, from ancient times to date, flags and banners are used for various reasons. There are many flags and banners used in Sri Lankan history from ancient time to the present by kings, queens, ministers, presidents, ...
  • Golden Thread Glorifying Assam 
    Goswami, G. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    The silk industry in India is quite famous from time immemorial with respect to analyzing the human culture, civilization, customs and traditions. Among all the different types of silk, the natural golden colour silk known ...
  • Guru Kula system of teaching in Manipuri dance 
    Lilabati devi, Pukhrambam (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Guru kula system of teaching is a very traditional way of learning. Before we start learning we did one Puja called Boriba after that the student was accepted by Guru. The Gurukula style of learning brought great clarity ...
  • Heritage & Silent Diplomacy as Soft Power: The SAARC & IORAC 
    Seneviratne, S. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    I wish to focus on an integral geographical scape represented by the SAARC & IORAC. Located between two World Systems, this region carries some of the earliest civilizations on the one hand and Colonial domination for over ...
  • Heritage and environment: Its impact on economic growth and development in India 
    Sharma, Rajni; Sharma, Anu (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The heritage of India is truly enormous, encompassing a wealth of a structural and material heritage, diverse natural bounty and vibrant living culture of many communities and religions. Heritage is protected for its social, ...
  • Heritage as a soft power: The effect of Pasan and Vyakûla Piransangam during the lent season of the Sri Lankan Catholic community 
    Weerakkody, I. S.; Tilakaratna, W. M. D. A. L. B.; Sri Palitha, G.A. C (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Catholic community of Sri Lanka have distinct cultural practices based on whether they are Sinhalese or Tamil by race. This research focuses on the villages of Doowa, Pitipana, Munnakkarei in the Gampaha District and ...
  • Heritage as a tool of diplomacy:A case study of Narendra Modi-XI Zingping Meet at Mahabalipuram 
    Sharma, Bhawna (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Diplomacy has to renovate its tools to be relevant from time to time. It has many traditional tools like negotiations, bargaining and the newly found tool of “Heritage-Meet” etc. The Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra ...
  • Heritage as soft power: A critical analysis of foreign policy of India 
    Keer, Renu (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In the foreign policy context, soft power and heritage have become important as a tool of diplomacy for states as hard power. It promotes intercultural dialogue, which is essential to counter the multiple challenges to the ...
  • Heritage as soft power:Buddhist and Hindu heritage of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan 
    Shakirullah; Jan, Ihsanullah (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Pakistan is a rich country with diverse Archaeological and Cultural Heritage. Everywhere, heritage has a role in fixing the real identity of the soft power of a nation, era, region and especially of human society. Without ...
  • Heritage diplomacy along belt and road initiative: Sri Lanka’s role 
    Abeysinghe, Arundathie; Abeysinghe, Aditya (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    At present, preservation of cultural heritage is complex. There is also a major growth of international cooperation between countries in Asia regarding preservation of cultural heritage. China’s Belt and Road Initiative ...
  • Heritage dress reveals fashion ideologies: Elite change in the 19th century of Sri Lanka 
    Ranathunga, Gayathri Madubhani (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Heritage as a social action is more concerned with practices. The premise of this paper is that heritage has always been with us and has always been produced by people according to their contemporary concerns and experiences. ...
  • Heritage enhancement, a soft power to handle with care 
    Delalande, Claire (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Is it possible to consider heritage enhancement as a soft power in the service of a population or a state? What benefits this usage could entail? What would be the drawbacks and drifts that could arise? Many questions ...
  • Heritage for education purposes: A case study of Taxila valley 
    Khan, Muhammad Ashraf (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Pakistan is a land of rich cultural heritage. It has an impressive architectural legacy spreading over a vast area and long tradition covering several periods from Mehr Garh to Indus Civilization and even to Gandhara ...
  • Heritage in contemporary visual Art: the legacy of Raja Ravi Varma 
    Singh, Madhulika (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Nehru reflecting on the cultural heritage stated that ‘Indian Art is intimately associated with Indian religion and philosophy’. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, a strong connection was established between art ...
  • Heritage value of traditional board games 
    Balambal, V. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Games and sports are as old as our civilization. Those are considered as culture and many nations have accepted it as their cultural heritage. Culture shows the image of the nation. Games are the physical activities, which ...
  • Historically valuable Dutch plate in the library of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura 
    Nishanthi, Menaka (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Dutch who arrived in Sri Lanka for the first time in 1602 AD were working to oust the Portuguese who were ruling the coastal provinces of Sri Lanka. At that time, the Portuguese were looking to take over the entire ...
  • Homestay concept in heritage sites (A case study in Kegalle district) 
    Dhananjani, S. A. D. N. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Heritage can be defined as ways of living, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values. Tourism is one of the most important foreign generating industries as well it is a gate to a stable ...
  • How storytelling influences promotion and education purpose of a cultural heritage: A study on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum 
    Chakraborty, Barota; Jahan, Qazi Afrin (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Though cultural heritages are interpreted differently to different people over the globe, they tend to secure the significance and development of cultural wealth for future generations. Many museums around the world have ...

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