International Conference on Heritage as Soft Power: Recent submissions

  • 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 ...
  • Buddhist heritage diplomacy and India’s soft power strategy 
    Chauhan, Rakhee (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    This paper explores the teachings of Buddhism as heritage diplomacy in the context of India. Soft power and culture have become important tools of diplomacy for States as hard power. From the time of Jawaharlal Nehru’s ...
  • Ancient ethics and practices as a soft power on environmental conservation in Sri Lanka 
    Damayanthi, M.K. Nadeeka; Star, Cassandra (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Sri Lanka is one of the high biodiversity hotspots in the world. Despite the fact that country covering only 0.013 percent of the world’s land surface, it has the highest species density for flowering plants, and animals ...
  • The dominance of heritage politics in India 
    Charanda, Meena (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The heritage politics is a synonym with different phases of Congress party right from the days of independent struggle. The Congress party leadership such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad, C.Rajagopalachari, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 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 ...
  • Soft power in documentation of Buddhist scriptures and culture 
    Ven. Sumedh Thero; Parmar, Hemant (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Due to various reasons, India can claim legitimacy to promote Buddhist diplomacy. One such reason is the fact that the Buddhist faith originated in India whereas the other fact is that India has numerous sites of importance ...
  • Relics in heritages and migration of Buddhism as soft power 
    Ven. Sumedh Thero (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The portable item of Buddhism: the sacred relics of the Lord Buddha and of great masters migrate in dynamic manner. There are many evidences about the history and widespread use of relics as part of the religious practice ...
  • Cultural heritage tourism:A tool for developing Burhanpur (India) as a tourist place 
    Premsagar, Pankajkumar Shankar (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    In the world map, Burhanpur is located in India in the state of Madhya Pradesh; situated on the banks of River Tapi, connected with Mumbai-Delhi Railway line (594 KM away from Mumbai), 200-10’ North Longitude and 760-14’ ...
  • Calligraphy under the Deccan sultanates 
    Rajput, A. A. U. (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Muslims entertained a very high regard for the Holy Qur’an. They paid special attention not only to its recitation but were meticulously careful about its script. They lavished as much care as they could to everything that ...
  • 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 & 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 ...

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