Digital Repository

Browsing Centre for Heritage Studies University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka by Title

Browsing Centre for Heritage Studies University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka by Title

Sort by: Order: Results:

  • 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 ...
  • An identification of the involvement of British colonial architecture to the tourism industry in Sri Lanka: Special reference to Colombo region 
    Weerasingha, W. S. I. K.; Senarathna, T. M. C. D. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In 1815 the British Colonizers established their regime in the Dutch Ceylon. Although the colonial architecture scenario was stared during the era of Portuguese, the city of Colombo is massively contained with the British ...
  • An identification of the usage of heritage in the study of history 
    Unknown author (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    All the qualities, traditions or teachers of life that have been continued over many years and have been passed from generation to generation can be defined as the heritage. Moreover, the heritage reprehends political, ...
  • The impact of e- services on cultural heritage towards the tourism in Sri Lanka 
    Jayarathne, D. N. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Tourism is the fastest growing field in Sri Lanka. Cultural Heritage tourism involves visiting places that are significant to the past and present cultural identity. This paper discusses the use of in-depth focus groups ...
  • The Impact of Sinhalese films to promote studying monarchs of Sri Lanka (Based on 08 selected sinhala films) 
    Mallawaarachchi, Asitha (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    According to the Mahawansa, the first kingdom of Sri Lanka was established in the year 435 B.C. by Prince Vijaya. The Sri Lankan monarchs that began with Prince Vijaya ended in the year 1815 A.D. with King Sri Wikrama ...
  • Impacts of cultural heritage tourism at UNESCO world heritage sites in Sri Lanka 
    Wickramaratne, K.A. D. I.; Shalinika, I.S. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Cultural tourism is the sub category of tourism that is concerned with the traveler's engagement with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those ...
  • The importance and value of ‘Sandesha Kavya’ in Sri Lanka 
    Nanayakkara, Kaveesha (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In Sri Lanka ‘Sandesha Kavya’ were written to pass a message from one place to another place and the specialty is, the apostle in most ‘Sandesha Kavya’ is a bird. ‘Meghaduta’ is the world first ‘Sandesha Kavya’ written by ...
  • Importance of promoting cultural tourism based on Dutch Reformed church Galle 
    Viraj, Sumeda (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In 1988 the United Nation Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named the Dutch Reformed Church as a world heritage site. It's situated inside the Galle fort which attracts many tourists. The main reason ...
  • Important heritage of Pataliputra 
    Kumar, Dilip; Singh, Akhilesh Kumar (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The capital of ancient Magadha Pātaliputra (Latitude: 25° 35' 11" N & Longitude: 85° 16' 31" E) is situated in the north bank of Ganga of modern Patna dist. of Bihar. Its ancient Sanskrit name was Kusumpura and Puṣpapura ...
  • Jaina art: A lost Tradition of peace and tolerance in Pakistan 
    Rana, Asif Mahmood (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Abandoned Jaina temples along the major trade routes in the provinces of Punjab and Sind in Pakistan exhibit a particular genre of art in the form of sculptures, large frescos, and painted miniature scenes of meditation ...
  • Kalighat Pata - A contemporary art of Bengal: Role of museum to protect the future of past heritage 
    Das, Puspa (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Kalighat Pata was started around 18th Century at the beginning of the 20th Century. At present, Kalighat Pata belongs to Kalighat area of Kolkata where the famous Kali Temple is located. Earlier we have seen that Kalighat ...
  • The legacy of Assam. International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage 
    Widyarathne, S. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    Northeastern India is one of the most ethnically diverse regions of the world. The region shares its border with Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Assam is one of the eight states in the Northeast Region of India and ...
  • Literature and the content of dramas as a potent source of heritage- A case study 
    Bandara, K. B. R. P. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    This paper is based on a case study that was done as a small scale investigation. This study aimed to examine the impact of dramas and literature as a source of heritage. Two dramas of William Shakespeare; Othello and ...

Search Digital Repository


Browse

My Account