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  • Buddhism, Xuanzang and Sri Lanka 
    Gunawardana, N. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The main objective of this research paper is to identify the authenticity of the historical facts compiled on Sri Lanka, by Xuanzang. He travelled to India in seventh century C.E. Although he wanted to visit Sri Lanka, ...
  • Can Craft Consciousness Disband Ethnic Consciousness? Case-study on Organic Reconciliation Process of Traditional Handicraft Makers from Batticaloa District 
    Perera, U.M.; Dhanushka, M.D.; Gunathilake, N. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Any form of armed conflict creates a cleavage in the social, political and economic spheres of people in a given society. In the post-war Sri Lanka, the SLFP and present governments have employed numerous developmental ...
  • Changing Patterns of Puberty Customs of Sri Lankan Indigenous People: as Evident among the Yakkure Indigenous People Living in Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka 
    Ananda, T.; Nahallage, C. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Puberty is a key process of human development into adulthood, involving the most rapid physical growth the human undergoes except for prenatal and neonatal growth. Most of the cultures possess customs and practices to ...
  • Children and cinema: The Prominence and Effectiveness of Cultural Values in Child Cinema 
    Hettiarachchi, K.S.T.; Gunasekara, H.N.W . (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Commonly held standards on which a complete community depends are named as cultural values. If further elaborated, cultural values are categorized into three main segments such as, customs (traditions and rituals), values ...
  • China's Silk Road Diplomacy, OBOR, and its Impact on Pakistan 
    Ratnaweera, K.H.B.O. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This research comprises a study of the Chinese New Silk Road diplomacy, One Belt One Road, and its impact on Pakistan. The study focuses on analysing the controversial Chinese intentions which led China to implement ...
  • Communication with communities: importance of listening and talking to people affected by disaster 
    Ranasinghe, L.N. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Under a systematic desk study, the paper reviews how community engagement has developed during the recent past and identifies reasons for which communication with communities has become indispensable in humanitarian ...
  • A comparative study of Slavian and Sinhala culture based on Sinhala New Year festival and Maslenitsa 
    Wijethunga, A.P.S.L.; Abeysinghe, Y.S. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sinhala New Year which is celebrated after gathering harvest from paddy field marks the transition of the sun from the House of Pisces to the House of Aries. It’s usually takes place on April 14th every year. In that new ...
  • Confrontation of a Traditional Law with a Colonial Rule: The Kandyan Scene,1815 to 1833 
    Koggalage, D.T. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The British established their power in Kandy in 1815.They commenced their rule in the Kandyan Provinces as a separate administrative entity. Two factors were behind this decision. One is the political compulsion: the ...
  • Contribution of the Ruhunu Kataragama Dewalaya for the 1818 Kandyan Uprising 
    Gunasinghe, H.C. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Located in Southern Sri Lanka, Kataragama Dewalaya is believed to be holy because the renowned deity who is associated with it, known as Kataragama Deviyo. According to Hindu chronicles he is known for God of war, because ...
  • Cooperation, Alignment, and Alliance: Defining Security Relationships for the 21st Century Strategic Environment 
    Bosack, M.M.A. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The Indo-Pacific is destined to be the region of the world with the most great-power competition in the 21st century. States will be seeking to align with others, but conventional models for alliances are outmoded in the ...
  • Corporate Governance and Digital Technology in Business Institutions of Sri Lanka 
    Dr.Jayawardane, T.V.P. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This paper intends to look into an important connection between business ethics, policymaking, and technology. Doing business with moral principles and facing advancements of technology are difficult matters to handle, ...
  • A Criminological Study on the Nature of Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka 
    Ranaweera, K.G.N.U.; Buddhadasa, M.P.A.A.; Rathnayake, S. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    “Human Trafficking” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse ...
  • Current Status of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) initiatives in University Libraries of Sri Lanka 
    Rathnabahu, R.M.N.; Gamage, R. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) is most important for academic research and plays an esteemed role in improving university ranking at present. The objective of this study is to find out the current status of ...
  • Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Osmania University Post Graduate College, Siddipet Telangana State India 
    Yadav, R.C. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Developmental processes have several contradictions and poses difficult questions to different sections of society. The Telangana state in India, formed after a prolonged agitation, witnessed a particular discourse, ...
  • A Desk Study: The Use of Public Relations in Promoting Films 
    Ruwanpathirana, I. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Film is an art form which is basically to entertain people through visual storytelling. On the other hand, it is a business which has been a huge revenue driver in the entertainment industry. However, not all films succeed ...
  • Digital Literature 
    Kumara, A.M.C. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The origin and the conclusion of the Communication History is cannot be specifically defined. Despite that, communication history is being developed in generation to generation. In the initial stage of communication, it ...
  • Distance Education through E-learning in Developing Countries:An Indian Perspective 
    Dr.Subhani, S.R. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    In this era of 21st century, education plays a prominent role which paves the path towards the growth and development of any nation. Distance Education is a method of teaching where the instructor and learners are separated ...
  • The Effect of social media on political opinion of people: An analytical study based on Facebook users 
    Shyamali, W.M.W.; Sarangi, E.M.L.N.; Wijethunga, W.T.D . (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Attitudes, ideas, opinion and political behavior of social media users has severely affected by social medias. Most of the political parties are using Facebook for their advertising campaign. It is a problem whether all ...
  • Effective understanding; attempt of using motion pictures to direct Sri Lankans towards Post-war Reconciliation with Reference of “Him. Her.The other” and “Demons in Paradise” 
    Senarath, S.; Jayasekara, S.; Boteju, I.; Gunathilaka, D. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Visual media is a universal language. It addresses almost every living species on the world. The two films “Him. Her. The other” by Prasanna Vitanage, Vimukthi Jayasundera and Asoka Handagama, and “Demons in the Paradise” ...
  • Effectiveness of Communicating Cultural Values of Folk Tales to Children 
    Thilakarathne, R.N.D. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The objective of this study is to identify the Effectiveness of communicating cultural values through folk tales to children (Storytelling). Folk tales content are rich on cultural values and good lessons. Therefore using ...

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