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  • 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 ...
  • Oil India Limited: Discovery to incumbent 
    Das, A. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    Petroleum industry in Assam is helping folk to maintain their heritage and helping people to connect with modern era. Oil is one of the most important minerals that the world needs today for industrial progress. Assam is ...
  • The Alluring and Immemorial Practice of the Art of Khol in Barpeta Satra 
    Das, M.K. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    BarpetaSatra, established in 1583 AD by MahapurushMadhav Dev, is a prominent place of worship for the Vaiashnavites of Assam. A vast auditorium Rangiyal Griha was also built in the vicinity of the Satra at the time of its ...
  • The enthralling musical heritage of Assam (From pre-historic to contemporary period) 
    Gogoi, H.D. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, Centre for Heritage Studies, 2018)
    Music is the language that breaks all barriers and divisions of a human society. Assamese music is as old as the epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Since then. Assamese music has come a long way, the present form ...
  • 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 ...
  • Use of Neural Networks in archaeology: preservation of Assamese manuscripts 
    Abeysinghe, A.; Abeysinghe, Aditya (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    Historical documents are engraved as manuscripts ranging from palm leaf manuscripts, metal carvings to paper manuscripts. These manuscripts reveal significant information about yesteryear. Although, there are thousands of ...
  • Early history of tea plantation in Assam and Sri Lanka: An antiquarian approach 
    Manatunga, A. (International Seminar on Assamese Culture & Heritage, 2018)
    Tea is the most prolific item of the shared heritage of Assam and Sri Lanka. The tea plant is indigenous to Assam where it grows in wild and is used as a drink by locals from time immemorial. However, the cultivation of ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Marginalized or Recognized? A study of the depiction of female figures of Pancanarighata in Kandyan Buddhist art 
    Biyanwila, Ayeshi (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The artistic motif which is known as the Pancanarighata is a combination of five acrobatic women in the form of a pot. Motifs of this acrobatic composite tradition of art are ubiquitous in Kandyan Buddhist Art of 17th and ...
  • An epigraphical analysis of women as patrons in ancient India with special reference to Buddhism 
    Gupta, Devendra Kumar; Saini, Sumiti (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Women have toiled along with men in the creation and development of social, religious, political and economic institution. According to the 2001 census, India, the land of the Buddha is home to 3,881,052 female Buddhist ...
  • An analysis of the influence of site interpretation in tourist satisfaction: with special reference to heritage sites in Sri Lanka 
    Gunasekara, Indrachapa (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Tourist satisfaction is identified as one of the major factor in tourism industry when delivering service to a specific market. Tourist satisfaction is influenced by different components. Information is an essential factor ...
  • Dynamics in migration of Ashokan edicts in and around Delhi vis. soft power use by Muslim rulers in heritage politics 
    Singh, Bijay Beer; Sen, Chander; Ven. Sumedh Thero (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Delhi being Heritage city meagerly emphasized about Buddhist studies and Buddhism. Keeping our ongoing interest in 20th century opens such doors and force us to study such Ancient sites. The first in-situ rock edict was ...
  • Ancient and modern Indian soft power politics as message of peace in heritage generation and management 
    Singh, Bijay Beer; Sen, Chander; Ven. Sumedh Thero (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Historical evidences emphasized Indian culture is full of soft power on the path of Dhamma i.e. extensively used by Ashokan era (273–236 BC) and his followers. Ashoka's Dhamma was not simply a collection of high-sounding ...
  • Representation of ‘Struggle for freedom and human rights’ in the Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh 
    Ahmed, Maliha Nargis; Afrin, Azmaree (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Liberation War Museum Bangladesh was established in 1993 through a private initiation in a colonial period two-storied house. The original museum consisted of six galleries with almost 13,000 objects. In 2017 the museum ...
  • 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 ...
  • Examining heritage as a soft power: Indian experience 
    Raja, N. K. Kumaresan (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Asian heritage would be the best possible name to identify the cultural landscape of Asia. When the cartography of the modern world divided the heritage landscape as the Nation States, India still has the pride of being ...
  • 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 Study of Buddhist meditation practices as soft power to improve spiritual tourism in Sri Lanka 
    Dhammasara, Rev. T. Thero; Panampitiya, W. M. G. N. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Soft power explains how modern states can use cultural heritage for positive attraction and persuasion to achieve global influence. Buddhism includes a unique analysis of human psychology and adaptation practices which ...
  • 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 ...

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