Symposia & Conferences: Recent submissions

  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • A glance at roadscape of principal roads from Colombo to provincial towns in the mid nineteenth century Sri Lanka 
    Manatunga, A. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    The present study is a cursory survey on the roadscape of principal roads which have linked Colombo with provincial towns in the mid nineteenth century. There were seven principal roads from Colombo, the Capital City of ...
  • Traversing through the 18th Century Colombo-Kandy Trail 
    Paranavitana, K.D. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Colombo was linked with Kandy by a land route in the 18th century as the Kandyan and the Dutch authorities needed each other for mutual existence. The entire Colombo-Kandy route can be divided into two main sectors, firstly ...
  • Conservation and preservation of locomotive heritage in Sri Lanka 
    Abeysinghe, A. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Travel and tourism is a large income generator in Sri Lanka. As such, train travel plays a significant role in promoting tourism, rendering tourists local and overseas an exceptional travelling experience as well as a ...
  • Road network in Jaffna peninsula During the early 20th century 
    Vettivelautham, P. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Reaching to a place or migrating to place to place is very common feature in the human life. The passage for human needs had caused gradually to find the route system in the past. The culture and civilizations were developed ...
  • History of the Uva Railway from Peradeniya to Badulla The highest broad gauge line 
    Munasinghe, I. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    The scope of this study includes a presentation of the development of the construction of the Uva railway from Peradeniya to Badulla during the period from 1872 to 1924. The construction of the Uva railway of 111 miles ...
  • Transition of modes of transportation from pre-modern to modernized Ceylon; Representations in Murals of the Buddhist Image Houses of the Upcountry Kandyan and Low Country Maritime Regions 
    de Zoysa, A.; Dissanayake, G.R. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Modernized Ceylon under Dutch and British occupation marks paradigm shifts of transportation in three phases: Elephant-Horse-Palanquin- Sailing Ships through Bullock Cart- Horse Drawn Carriage to Train-Automobile -Steam ...

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