International Conference on Heritage as Soft Power: Recent submissions

  • Manuscript tradition of Assam 
    Bora, Mridu Moucham (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Assam, a north-eastern state of India has a rich history of its tradition, art and culture. The Major part of Assamese traditional painting is covered by the manuscript paintings. The Bhakti movement launched by Saint ...
  • An archaeological investigation of Bairat (Jaipur, Rajasthan): A new perspective 
    Chakradhari, Sudarshan; Kumar, Manoj; Mishra, Ashesh (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Bairat, which is also known as Viratpura, the capital of Virata, king of the Matsya country, during the Mahabharata period. Five Pandavas and their spouse Draupadi passed in concealment the 13th year of their exile. M. ...
  • Tourism management in Kandy world heritage site and its impact on economic development 
    Herath, H. M. N. S. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The demand for a new heritage concept that monuments and landscapes are active in creating a sense of history is viewed not only from a scientific and academic point of view but also as part of a more sensitive and effective ...
  • Role of museums in Depicting history of cultural heritage of Pakistan 
    Bano, Sha (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Ancient history of Pakistan is spanned over millions of years. Evidence of human activity in the past can be traced from Stone Age to famous Indus valley civilization and then there is a series of foreign invasions, one ...
  • Monasteries in Ladakh: Witness of cultural peace and war 
    Tashi, Neema (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Ladakh has been one of the beautiful landscapes with the combination of desert, grassland, mighty Himalayan mountains with the live streams of Indus river from which India received its glorious name. With the arrival of ...
  • 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 ...
  • Wijewardena family:Foundation of a long-lasting political family in Sri Lanka 
    Dissanayake, D. M. K. G. K.; Sri Shan, G. A. A. N.; Wijayarathna, W. K. M. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Wijewardena family can trace its ancestry back, with a degree of accuracy to the 15th Century, where the Tudugala Wijewardena family has established roots as a ‘Disava’ to King Parakramabahu VI who was the last king to ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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, ...
  • Ravage and Revival ‘Martand’ temple – Kashmir (Circa 6th Century A.D.) 
    Yegnaswamy, Jayalakshmi (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Located around five miles from Anantnag town the Martand Temple in the southern part of Kashmir is one of the oldest ‘Sun’ temples in India, which although holds historical importance yet as a neglected monument it is lying ...
  • Promoting Sri Lankan cuisine to the world: lessons from Thailand 
    Fernando, Amalini (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Intangible cultural heritage plays a major role in cultural public diplomacy and nation branding. In recent years, gastro diplomacy has emerged as a particularly successful public diplomacy initiative, not only because ...
  • Special characteristics of image houses in temple architecture of British period Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka 
    Gunarathna, Navoda Udari (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In 1796, when British commenced their rule in the coastal region of Sri Lanka, the ecclesiastical status of the colony was uncertain. The people of the littoral region of Sri Lanka started facing a huge suppression regarding ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • A study of importance of Shanthikarma as soft power for country branding of Sri Lanka 
    Panampitiya, W. M. G. N.; Rev. Dhammasara, T. Thero (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Soft power is a new type of power that can be used to brand nation and country, association with intangible power sources such as culture, ideology and institutions. Over the human civilization, many communities 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 ...
  • Significance of heritage education at elementary level - with special reference to Tribal’s of Samba District (Jammu and Kashmir) 
    Kour, Paramjeet; Suri, Kavita (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Cultural Heritage is regarded as a cluster of data that follows in the lives of human beings and helps them to collect, preserve with new elements, sustain its continuity and transmit it to the next generation. Culture ...
  • 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 ...

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