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  • Umavijani, C. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The last 40-50 years in Thailand has been a time of drastic changes in lifestyle. Modernization — with city life and its supermarkets — has made a lot of difference on the people’s eating habits. In the old days, a mother ...
  • Condra, R. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Cinema is related to trains from the time of its inception. Both inventions brought world closer and introduced newer aspects of modern world to mankind. They are more than century old and have heritage status. Trains shown ...
  • 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 ...
  • Rajapaksha, R.L.R.A.S.; de Silva, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2008)
    The Schwarzschild ABSTRACT metric d<2�� (1- 2; }'dt' (I-�� t'-r' (d02+sin2 Od��' ) appears to behave badly near r = 2m, where gtt becomes zero, and grr tends to infinity1• There is a pathology in the line element that ...
  • Serasinghe, C.S.D.; Hettiarachchi, Shyamani (Access To and Through Education Conference, 2021)
    The world has been confronted with the novel pandemic called COVID-19, which has been quickly spreading throughout the world from its first detection in December 2019. Cerebral Palsy(CP) can be defined as a group of disorders ...
  • Singh, N. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Ramlila is an age old oral tradition of India. It is a dramatic representation of deeds of lord Rama in the form of plays and procession. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ...
  • Kothalawala, C. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Pack Animals such as camels, goats, elephants, mules, donkeys, horses and yaks are used by humans to transport goods, humans, etc. All the weight bears on pack animals’ back. In ancient time, animals such as camels, goats, ...
  • Chavan, S.M. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017)
    The Buddhist art depict Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and other entities; notable Buddhist figures, both historical and mythical; narrative scenes from the life of Buddha, along with mandalas and other graphic aids to practice; ...
  • Urugodawatte, B. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Buddhist art was an important part of Buddhist culture, especially in the bygone eras where access and ability to read Buddhist texts were limited. The Jātaka stories and the events from the life of Buddha portray the ...
  • Gogoi, H.D.; Goswami, G. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Palanquin was a means of land transport which is especially used in eastern Asia as well as in Assam usually for one person that consists of an enclosed box-like litter borne on the shoulders of men by means of poles. It ...
  • Chakrabarti, M. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    A palanquin, also called palki, is a covered sedan chair on four shafts carried by two, four or more men (Kaahar). Palkis have been mentioned in the Indian epics. A beautifully decorated and covered cart protected its ...
  • Widyarathne, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Since ancient times, Sri Lankan elephants were famous in foreign countries because of their unique features. Elephants were traded as well as donated for foreign countries for cultural purposes for the last 2000 years. ...
  • Patil, K. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Every child in India is familiar with the story of the blind men and the elephant. Though the significance of the parable given by the Buddha to explain reality is not understood or known to many the story of the blind men ...
  • Somadeva1, R.; Wanninayake, A.; Devage, D.; Ambalampitiya, J; Fernando, R. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Symbolism is one of the major cognitive advances that had been prominently developed by anatomically modern humans. It involved a complex web of biological, ecological and social qualifiers acquired through the evolutionary ...
  • Vanshani, M.M.N.; Attanayake, Lasanthi Daskon (Access To and Through Education Conference, 2021)
    Parental perceptions are regarded as a crucial factor for the successful implementation of inclusive education of children living with disabilities. Previous literature reveals that the perceptions of parents of children ...
  • Pegu, S.; Kutum, H. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    An artist and his medium are both intermeshed and inseparable. The artist gets the perfect medium to portray all the varied, myriad facets of life through his art. Performing Arts which encompasses dance, music, theatre, ...
  • Singh, V.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Heritage as per Merriam Webster is the traditions, achievements, beliefs, etc., that are part of the history of a group or nation. Another dictionary tells us that Heritage is something that is passed down from preceding ...
  • Edussuriya, T.N.; Dissanayake, K.D.M.R.H.; Fernando, V.S.T.H.; Fernando, W.S.; Fernando, W.N.N.; Perera, N. (Access To and Through Education Conference, 2021)
    As the population of Sri Lanka rapidly ages, the issue of equity and equality in accessing health care facilities for elderly is important. There are physical barriers for accessibility in healthcare facilities for them ...
  • Badikillaya, G.U. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    This paper is an attempt to understand how the Buddhist pilgrimage centres in India came into existence, who started the trail, what motivated devotees to undertake such travels, the route charting and its spread from the ...

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