Ranaweera, R.A.A.S.; Ranasinghe, Piyadasa(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
The contemporary library system in Sri Lanka systematically started with the establishment of “subscription libraries” during the early nineteenth century of the British governing period of Ceylon. These subscription ...
Dhammananda Thero, Galkande(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
When we reconstruct the history of relationships and hierarchies among people and groups the study of spatial organization provides much information. The „space‟ is a production that narrates the nature of relationships, ...
Bhikkhu-Dhammakiththi(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
The concept of a “universal father” is mainly associated with religions that are faith-based and believe in a creator God. Creation and existence is believed by the followers to be at the pleasure of this God. Gospels ...
Tatongkala(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
Nagaland is a hill state in the north-eastern end of India and the homeland of several traditionally distinctive communities who have been collectively identified as the Nagas – a colonial exonym labelled for them since ...
Sampa, Kundu(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
India‟s Northeastern region (NER) has been a subject of continuous scholarly discussion because of its low level of development despite huge amount of assistance and grants provided by the central government and its various ...
Hasan, Abdul Raheem; McDonald, Lex; Hynds, Anne(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
Internationally the demand for effective teachers has grown, because effective teachers strongly influence student outcomes. This largely depends on the levels of teachers‟ motivation to carry out the tasks associated with ...
Chakraborty, Prantik(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
Water Demand Management (WDM) offers an alternative to conventional thinking about water resource management, by influencing changes in behaviors, policies and practices of water users and promoting more efficient, equitable ...
Dharmabrata, Mohapatra(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
The contribution of mining operation to the development of the local region remains under serious controversy. The pro-mining block is of the view that mining represents the wealth of a region and opens up wide vistas for ...
Megha, Singh; Pallavi, Bhatnagar(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
The ancient texts of yogic philosophy, such as the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali‘s Yoga Sutras have addressed multiple factors in health. Health in Ayurveda is a holistic approach which aims at harmony between ...
Lloyd, Chrispin C.; Ananthan, P.S.; Jackson, Paul M.; Sandee, P.(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
An analysis of food consumption patterns and how they are likely to shift as a result of several factors is important to address the food security-related policy issues of any country. Real GDP growth which is outstripping ...
Herath, H.M.S.P.; Cao, Liang; Cheng, Yongbing(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
This paper examines the relationship between trade liberalization and employment level of Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the main objective of the study is to investigate the degree of relationship between trade liberalization ...
Hisham, Nor; Saman, Md; Peter, Ho(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
In the institutional change discourse, social conflict is said to erode the credibility of institutions and lead to empty institutions, to make of them a hollow shell that even has a negative effect on the actions of social ...
Jayanta, Sen(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
Last two decades have witnessed remarkable economic growth in many Asian countries. Almost all the countries including India proceeded towards market orientation and thereby achieved high momentum in economic growth. India, ...
Bashir, M.(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
One of the fundamental obstacles to peace and security in West Africa is the presence and continued proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW). The proliferation of small arms constitutes a major source of ...
Stephen, A.P.(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013)
This study concentrates on the polity and good governance of a country in the developing world. The concept of democracy has changed the scenario of every nation in the modern world. Nations which have adopted democracy ...