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21st – 23rd August 2013
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21st August 2013
9.30 am Inauguration Ceremony
10.30 am Conferring of ten memorial awards by the IAAH
11.30 am Refreshments
12.00 pm Keynote Address
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 – 5.30 pm Academic Sessions (Day 1)
7.00 pm Cultural Show
22nd August
9.00 am – 3.00 pm Academic Sessions (Day 2)
4.00 pm Valedictory Function
23rd August Conference Tour to Galle( For Foreign delegates)
Inauguration 21st August 2013
9.30 am-9.40 am Lighting of the Traditional Oil Lamp
9.40 am – 9.50 am Welcome Address – Prof . Anura Manatunga, Director, Centre for Asian Studies
9.50 am -10.00 am Address by Prof. Ranjith Bandara, Chairman, Sri Lanka Foundation
10.00 am – 10.10 am Launching of Conference Publications
10.10 am – 10.20 am Address by Prof. Sarath Amunugama, Vice Chancellor, University of Kelaniya
10.20. am – 10.30 am Address by Mr. Wasantha Ekanayaka, Secretary, Ministry of Culture and the Arts
10.30 am – 11.00 am Conferring Ten Memorial Awards by the IAAH
11.00 am – 11.10 am Address by Hon. Dr. Jagath Balasuriya, Minister of National Heritage
11. 10am – 11.20 am Address by Hon. Mr. T.B. Ekanayaka, Minister of Culture and the Arts
11.20. am -11. 25 am Vote of Thanks
11.25 am – 11.30 am National Anthem
11.30. am. -12.00 pm Refreshments
12.00 pm- 1.00 pm Keynote Speech by Prof. Manique Gunasekere, Dean Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya
1.00 pm – 2. 00pm Lunch
21st August 2013- Academic Session 1
Bio-Diversity, Physical Anthropology, Ethnography, Prehistory and Environmental Archaeology
Venue: Lecture Hall 1
Session: 1.1: 2.00 – 3.30 pm
Chairperson: Dr. S. U. Deraniyagala
Rapporteur : Dr. Lanka Ranaweera
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
The Rathnapura Fauna of Sri Lanka and its Affinities with other South and South East Asian Faunal Elements
G.L. Badam 2.15 – 2.30 pm
Unique Mesolithic Creations from Animal Remains in Sri Lanka
Kelum Nalinda Manamendra-Arachchi, K.H. Sonali Rangika Premarathne, Gamini Adikari2.30 – 2.45pm
Need for Creating Inventory of Human Skeletal Findings from Archaeological Context
Veena Mushrif-Tripathy2.45 – 3.00 pm
Non-Metric Dental Trait Variations in an Aboriginal Vedda Population of Anuradhapura, North Central Province of Sri Lanka
Jayaweera J.A.A, Peiris H.R.D, Arambawatta A.K.S, Nanayakkara C.D 3.00 – 3.15pm
Roopkund Mystery “Pathology Reveals Head Injury Behind the Casualties”
Alka Barthwal Pant, SR Walimbe, RS Negi
3.15 – 3.30 pm Discussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30 pm TEA BREAK
21st August 2013
Session 1.2: 4.00 – 5.30 pm
Chairperson : Dr. T. R. Premathilake
Rapporteur : Dr. Chulani Rambukwella
Time
Title
4.00 – 4.15 pm
Local Landraces of Rice from Sri Lanka Mayuri Munasinghe
4.15-4.30 pmEthnoarchaeological Study of Jhum Cultivation Among the Chakhesang Tribe of Nagaland
Nutazo Lohe
4.30-4.45 pmEnvironmental Archaeology of Sri Lanka: A Site Catchment Analysis
D.K. Jayarathne4.45-5.00 pmUse of Bamboo Shoots Among the Galo Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh
Bina Gandhi Deori
5.00-5.15 pmAn Ethnographic Documentation of the Subsistence Pattern of The Paniyar Tribes of Wayanad, Kerala
S. Urmila
5.15 – 5.30pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
Academic Session 2
Historical Archaeology, Art History and Ancient Architecture
Venue: Lecture Hall 2
21st August 2013
Session: 2.1: 2.00 – 3.30 pm
Chairperson: Dr. Pushpa Tiwari
Rapporteur : Dr. Rose Solangaarachchi
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
Preliminarily Investigation of the Sri Lankan Copper-Based Statues of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
K.A. Anusha Kasthuri
2.15 – 2.30 pm
Influence of Nalanda Bronzes on the Art of Neighbouring Countries
Dilip Kumar
2.30 – 2.45pm
Aspects of Sri Lanka's Footprints of the Buddha
Kayoko Kusumoto
2.45 – 3.00 pm
An Investigation into Objective of Buddhist Art
R.G.D Jayawardena3.00 – 3.15pm
Documentation of the Buddhist Cultural Heritage of District Shangla, Pakistan
Ghani-ur-Rahman3.15 – 3.30 pm
Discussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30 PM TEA BREAK
21st August 2013
Session 2.2: 4.00 – 5.30 pm
Chairperson : Prof. Jagath Weerasinghe
Rapporteur : Dr. Vinay Kumar
Time
Title
4.00 – 4.15 pm
Historical Archaeology: Recent Discovery of Some Important Temple Remains in Yamunapar Region of Allahabad District
Pushpa Tiwari
4.15 – 4.30 pmA Unique “Yaksha” Sculpture at “Manikdurg” Fort Maharashtra, India
Shivendra Kadgaonkar, Sachin Vidyadhar Joshi, Abhijit Dandekar
4.30 – 4.45 pmThe Variants of the Elephant Motif in Sri Lankan Art: A Survey from the Sixth Century B.C. to the Nineteenth Century
Anuththaradevi Widyalankara
4.45 – 5.00 pmPatronage, Composition and Iconography in Rock – Cut Temples at Badami and Aihole
Niharika Sankrityayan
5.00 – 5.15 pmArt and Architecture of Vishnu Temple at Janjgir
Vishi Upadhyay, Shivi Upadhyay, Bharti Shroti
5.15 – 5.30 pm Discussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
Academic Session 3
Language, Literature and Society
Venue: Lecture Hall 3
21st August 2013
Session: 3.1: 2.00 – 3.30 pm
Chairperson: Prof. Sunanda Mahendra
Rapporteur : Dr. Bandana Mukhopadhyay Bhattacharya
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
Patterning Storytelling- Oral Traditions and History in Modern Animation Media in India
Lopamudra Maitra
2.15 – 2.30 pmMahavamsa as a Meta Narrative
Desmond Mallikarachchi
2.30 – 2.45 pmJaffna Tamil Society as Represented in the Stories of Alagu Subramaniam
Sivagowri Sivagurunathan Rajashanthan
2.45 – 3.00 pmEarly Translations of the Bible into Malayalam: The Poetics and the Politics R.K.Jayasree3.00 – 3.15 pmNew Regimes and Old Structures: An Analysis of Ideological Shifts and Strategies of Change in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura
Thilini Meegaswatta
3.15 – 3.30 pm Discussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30 PM TEA BREAK
21st August 2013
Session 3.2: 4.00 – 5.30 pm
Chairperson : Prof. K.D. Paranavitana
Rapporteur : Dr. Janaki Jayawardhane
Time
Title
4.00 – 4.15 pm
Sri Lanka: the Colonial in the Postcolonial Buddhini Wijesuriya
4.15 – 4.30 pmA Historical Study of the Position of Women from 13th Century A. D. to the End of the 15th Century
N. A. Wimalasena
4.30 – 4.45 pmReligion and Politics as projected in the Mahabharata
Supriya Banik Pal
4.45 – 5.00 pmDancing Bodies Through Centuries: – Analyzing Devadasis Roles as Representatives of Changes
S. Jeevanandam
5.00 – 5.15 pmIndigenous Characteristics of Dance in Anuradhapura Period
Koshalee Kakulandala
5.15 – 5.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
Academic Session 4
Religious Studies
Venue: Lecture Hall 4
21st August 2013
Session: 4.1: 2.00 – 4.00 pm
Chairperson: Prof. Oliver Abeynayake
Rapporteur : Ms. Uma Bodas
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
What is a World? Indigeneity, Regionalism and the Vernacular in Nagarjun
Toral Gajarawala
2.15 – 2.30 pmPerformative Aesthetics and the Cultural Turn of Religion in India
Saayan Chattopadhyay
2.30 – 2.45 pmStudies in Religion, Language and Literature Ven. Bhikkhuni Anula Devi
2.45 – 3.00 pmThe Nath Cult in Sri Lanka Bachchan Kumar
3.00 – 3.15 pmThe Enigma of Tara Cult : An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Eastern India Elora Tribedy
3.15 – 3.30 pm Discussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30 PM TEA BREAK
21st August 2013
Session 4.2: 4.00 – 5.30 pm
Chairperson : Prof. S. Padmanathan
Rapporteur : Dr. Toral Gajarawala
Time
Title
4.00 – 4.15 pm
The Trajectory of Culture of Human Rights and Civil Liberty in Hinduism
N.K.Kumaresan Raja
4.15 – 4.30 pmMusical Instruments in Hindu Traditional Life Narayanan Mallikadevi
4.30 – 4.45 pmA Critical Study of Saivism in India Gayathri Karthikeyan
4.45 – 5.00 pmGoddess Shri Tuljabhawani : Kinds of Woships Satish Kadam
5.00 – 5.15 pmBuddhist Symbolism: Its Impact on Trans-Himalayan Art, Culture and Society
Morup Dorjay
5.15 – 5.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
DAY 2
22nd August 2013 – Academic Session 1
Venue: Lecture Hall 1
Session 1.3: 9.00 – 10.30 am
Chairperson: Dr. Roland Silva
Rapporteur : Arct. Prasanna Rathnayaka
Time
Title
9.00 – 9.15 am
The Curious Case of the Lepchas: One-Man Mission for Heritage Management of a Vanishing Tribe in Kalimpong in the Eastern Himalayas
Maitreyee Choudhury
9.15 – 9.30 amA Call to Align the Management of Sri Lanka’s Heritage Sites with Ancient Cultural Values and UNESCO Policy
Wolfgang Dittus & Sunil Gunathilake9.30 – 9.45 amIf Pots Could Speak: Technological Studies of Pre-historic Pottery from Pañr
Prerana Srimaal
9.45 – 10.00 amHeritage Marketing and Historical Re-enactment: A case study of Delhi
Milisa Srivastava10.00 – 10.15 amUnderwater Archaeological Impact Assessment of the Colombo Port City, Sri Lanka
Amalka Wijesuriya, Palitha Weerasinghe, Sanath Karunaratne, Pradeep Tennegedara
10.15 – 10.30 amDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
10.30 am TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 1.4: 11.00am – 12.30pm
Chairperson: Prof. N.K. Dangalla
Rapporteur : Ms. Melathi Saldin
Time
Title
11.00 – 11.15 am
Heritage Management as a Tool for Educating Tribal Communities of India to Realize Their Identity
Vinay Kumar
11.15 – 11.30 amHousehold Archaeology: A Theoretical Perspective
Astha Dibyopama & Anura Manatunga
11.30 am – 11.45 am‘Sited’ Movements in the Landscape: Preliminary Findings from an Archaeological Survey of Saru Maru Buddhist Stupa and Monastic Complex, Madhya Pradesh, India
L. Lamminthang Simte
11.45 am – 12.00 noonTourism and Transition: An Understanding of Authenticity and Commodification of Culture in the Context of Ladakh (India)
Tashi Lundup
12.00 noon – 12.15 pmA Study on Impacts of Unplanned Tourism Development in the Negombo Tourism Hub
Indrachapa Gunasekara
12.15 – 12.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
12. 30 – 2.00 pm LUNCH BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session: 1.5: 2.00 – 3.30 pm
Chairperson: Prof. Ranitha Rathnayaka
Rapporteur : Dr. Arjuna Tanthilage
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
Cognitive Map: An Alternative Tool to View Cultural Information
Pratapanand Jha
2.15 – 2.30 pmStudy of Using 3D Models in Sri Lankan Archaeological Sites
M.V.M. Jayathilake & P.H.A.B. Shantha
2.30 – 2.45 pmGIS Method: Approaches to Define Landscapes and Settlement Choice in South India During the Neolithic Period
Opangtula Imsong
2.45 – 3.00 pmDiminishing or Vanishing Cultures in Sri Lanka
Subathini Ramesh
3.00 – 3.15 pmThe Operation System of the Ancient Irrigation System in the Dry and Proximity Zone: A Study of Ancient Canals in Sri Lanka
Chandana Rohana Withanachchi
3.15 – 3.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30 pm TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 1.6: 4.00 – 5.30pm
Chairperson : Prof. Daya Edirisinghe
Rapporteur :Dr. Lopamudra Maitra
Time
Title
4.00 – 4.15 pm
Revealing Antiquities from Kolhua (Early Vaishali)
Badar Ara
4.15 – 4.30 pmConservation of Urban Heritage, Tourism and Living Communities: A Study of Planning Policy and Social Exclusion in Agra (India)
Kapil Kumar Gavsker 4.30 – 4.45 pmOwin: A Lost and Ruined Fortress and Defense Watch Tower in Kashmir at the Edge of Punjab, Pakistan
Samina Saleem
4.45 – 5.00 pmPatola – The Mystery Craft : A Case Study of the Salvi Community of the Patan, Western India
Sanghamitra Rai Verman
5.00 – 5.15 pmIron : From Antiquity to Culture Saravanan, R.
5.15 – 5.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
Academic Session 2
Heritage, Museums and Tourism
Venue: Lecture Hall 2
22nd August 2013
Session 2.3: 9.00 – 10.30 am
Chairperson: Mr. Sirinimal Lakdusinghe
Rapporteur : Dr. Anuththaradevi Widyalankara
Time
Title
9.00 – 9.15 am
The Role of Museums in Cultural and Heritage Tourism for Sustainable Economy in Developing Countries
Kamani Perera9.15 – 9.30 amThe Role of Sanskriti Museums: Popularizing of Terracotta, Textiles, and Everyday Art and Crafts
Nidhi Saryal9.30 – 9.45 am
Museums in Sri Lanka: from the Colombo Museum to the Colombo National Museum and Beyond
Chulani Rambukwella
9.45 – 10.00 amConceptualising Religious Repositories and Communities into Living Museums: 120 Beyond Aspects and Perspectives
Abantika Parashar & Mrinmoy Das10.00 – 10.15 amThe Significance of Colombo Dutch Museum as a Tourist Attraction
K. Anupama Damunupola10.15 – 10.30 amDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
10.30 AM TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 2.4: 11.00am – 12.30pm
Chairperson: Prof. Chandra Wickramagamage
Rapporteur : Ms. Kayako Kusumoto
Time
Title
11.00 – 11.15 am
Sinhala Buddha Images and Political Legitimation in Southeast Asia
Hema Goonatilake
11.15 – 11.30 amHindustani Influences in the Architecture of South-West Asia
Iván Szántó11.30 am – 11.45 amThe Seductress and Ascetic: Two Female Archetypes in the Traditional Murals
Asoka de Zoysa
11.45 am – 12.00 noonRaktamrittika Mahavihara (chiruti) – a Newly Discovered Buddhist Site in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Bela Bhattacharya & Ahana Bhattacharya
12.00 noon – 12.15 pmWhat’s in a Name? Capitalizing 18th & 19th Centuries’ Buddhist Murals of Sri Lanka
Jagath Weerasinghe
12.15 – 12.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
12.30 – 2.00 PM LUNCH BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 2.5: 2.00 – 4.00 pm
Chairperson : Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
Rapporteur : Ms. Sivagowri Rajashanthan
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
Spectrum of Culture & Heritage Reflected Areas in India Jayaram Gollapudi & N.R.Giridhar
2.15 – 2.30 pmNewly Discovered Rock Art Sites in North Karnataka, India
Mohana R
2.30 – 2.45 pmThe Aesthetic of Painting in the Visnudharmottarapurana
Reeta Bhattacharya
2.45 – 3.00 pmThe Archaeological Evidences on A Hospital in The Ruins of Mihintale
Nadeesha Gunawardana
3.00 – 3.15 pmRemnants of Chola Art from Sri Lanka Swati Raikhy
3.15 – 3.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30 PM TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 2.6: 4.00 – 5.30 pm
Chairperson : Dr. Mala Malla
Rapporteur : Dr. Dilip Kumar
Time
Title
4.00 – 4.15 pm
Art and Architecture in the Asokan Inscription Suchitra Ray Acharyya
4.15 – 4.30 pmCultural Landscape in Ancient Southern Anuradhapura
Thusitha Mendis
4.30 – 4.45 pmThe Role of Iconographic Terminology in Documentation of Indian Sculptures
Indra Vats
4.45 – 5.00 pm
Representation of Picturesque Paradise – Case Buy levitra lowest prices
Study of Sri Lanka
Priyantha Udagedara
5.00 – 5.15 pmSome Observations on Dutch Leprosy Hospital Complex in Sri Lanka
Sānā Medhāli Ranasinghe
5.15 – 5.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
Session 3
Literary Heritage, Intangible Culture and Gender
22nd August 2013
Session 3.3: 9.00 – 10.45 am
Chairperson: Prof. Manique Gunasekere
Rapporteur : Mr. Axel Diaz Maimone
Time
Title
9.00 – 9.15 am
Charıty: A Parsı Constructıon of “Good Thought, Good Words and Good Deeds”
Kreeti Goswami
9.15 – 9.30 amA Critical Discourse Analytical Approach to Interpretation of Heteroglossic 42 Situations in Fiction
EA Gamini Fonseka9.30 – 9.45 amInterpretation of the Word “Sālakaṭañkata”
Radhika S. Adivarekar
9.45 – 10.00 amCultural Aspect of Printing Press in Bengal: A Case Study of Serampore Mission and Indigenous Responses
Amrita Mondal10.00 – 10.15 amA Critical Study of the Metre and Rhetoric of Mànàvulusandesaya
Ven. Moragollagama Uparathana
10.15 – 10.30 amDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
10.30 AM TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 3.4: 11.00am – 12.30pm
Chairperson: Prof. K.N.O. Dharmadasa
Rapporteur :Dr. Amrita Mondal
Time
Title
11.00 – 11.15 am
Festivals Celebrated by Newaras of Kathmandu Valley
Mala Malla
11.15 – 11.30 amRabindranath Tagore and Victoria Ocampo Axel Díaz Maimone
11.30 am – 11.45 amMixed Language in the Print and Electronic Media in Sri Lanka
Chamindi Dilkushi Senaratne Wettewe
11.45 am – 12.00 noonStudy of Words ‘duhkha’ and ‘kṣaṇa’
Madhavi S. Godbole12.00 noon – 12.15 pmSanskritization of the English Lexicon: the Influence of Sanskrit on the Word-stock of the English Language
Rusiru Kalpagee Chitrasena
12.15 – 12.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
12.30 – 2.00 PM LUNCH BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 3. 5: 2.00 – 4.00 pm
Chairperson : Prof. Maithree Wickramasinghe
Rapporteur : Dr. Indika Bulankulame
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
Women in Kuṭṭanῑmata: Courtesan and Wife in the Socio-Cultural Context
Joyshree Nath
2.15 – 2.30 pmRewarding the Female Compliance Through Fairy Tales Vs Encouraging Female Potential Through the Life Stories of Buddhist Lay Women
T.M.W.P.Tennakoon2.30 – 2.45 pmCoir work and the Rural Women- A Study of a Traditional Craft and Home Industry of Bengal, India
Rokaiya Begum
2.45 – 3.00 pmAn Analysis of Ancient Sri Lankan Female Clothing Details Depicted from Selected Sculptures from the Anuradhapura Period to the End of the 19th Century
Ayesha Wickramasinghe3.00 – 3.15 pmThe Mat Weavers of Henawala: Integrating a 'Feudal” Craft to the 21st Century
Ninel Fernando3.15 – 3.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30 PM TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 3.6: 4.00 – 5.30 pm
Chairperson : Dr. K.D.G. Wimalarathne
Rapporteur : Dr. Dilkushi Wettewa
Time
Title
4.00 – 4.15 pm
The Usage of Art and Traditional Sinhala ‘Serasili’ for the Surface Decoration of Earthenware Clay Vessels in Sri Lanka
W.M.N.D. Ranasinghe
4.15 – 4.30 pmNational Heritage and Ethnic Problem in Sri Lanka
Ven. Uduwila Uparathana
4.30 – 4.45 pmFashion Traditions: Reading the Hybridization of Dress in Sri Lanka
Priyanka Virajini Medagedara Karunaratne
4.45 – 5.00 pmArtistic Craft and the Craftsmen of Bengal
Sekh Rahim Mondal
5.00 – 5.15 pmCulture and Fashion Gayathri Madubhani Ranatunga
5.15 – 5.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
Session 4
Rituals, Beliefs and Spiritual Wellbeing
22nd August 2013
Session 4.3: 9.00 – 10.30 am
Chairperson: Dr. Hema Goonatilake
Rapporteur : Dr. Satish Kadam
Time
Title
9.00 – 9.15 am
Management Thought in Sanskrit Literature Uma Bodas
9.15 – 9.30 am
Critical Studies of Buddhist Biomedical Literary Ethics and its Application in Modern Society
Bandana Mukhopadhyay (Bhattacharya)
9.30 – 9.45 amIdiosyncratic Wordings in the Mahavagga-Paḷi: A Critical and Historical Scrutiny
Aruna K. Gamage
9.45 – 10.00 amModern Concept of Ethics and Morality behind Ancient Indian Puranic Tales
Shiuli Basu
10.00 – 10.15 amComparative Study of Pacceka Buddhas of MN and Former Leaders of Jainism
S.Vijitha Kumara
10.15 – 10.30 amDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
10.30 AM TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 4.4: 11.00am – 12.30pm
Chairperson: Prof. Asanga Thilakarathne
Rapporteur : Dr. Morup Dorjay
Time
Title
11.00 – 11.15 am
An Exposition of the Cognitive, Behavioural and Psychotherapeutic Aspects of the Sevenfold Purity
R. M. Rathnasiri
11.15 – 11.30 amDeul Temple: Initial of Pandvas of Dakshina Kosala
Shivi Upadhyay Joshi, Vishi Upadhyay
11.30 am – 11.45 amThe Portuguese and Menikkadawara Dhanushka Kumara Jayaratne11.45 am – 12.00 noonRituals and Beliefs of the Nawagamuwa Paththini Dewalaya
Piyumi Embuldeniya
12.00 noon – 12.15 pmLocating the Importance of Yogini Temples of Odisha
Koumudi Malladi
12.15 – 12.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
12.30 – 2.00 PM LUNCH BREAK
22nd August 2013
Session 4.5 : 2.00 – 3.00 pm
Chairperson : Dr. Sandagomi Coperahewa
Rapporteur : Dr. Prashantha Perera
Time
Title
2.00 – 2.15 pm
Tibetan Buddhist Literature: Traces, Transmission and Translation
Padma Tsomo
2.15 – 2.30 pmMaterial culture of Death, Grief and Memory: A Case Study
Thilanka Manoj Siriwardana
2.30 – 2.45 pmLegal issues regarding archaeological sites used for religious purposes
Prashantha Lal de Alwis
2.45 – 3.00 pmHistory and Collection of Carpets in India Md. Ali Nasir
3.00 – 3.15 pmSir James de Alwis and his contribution to Sinhalese literature
Chinthaka Ranasinghe3.15-3.30 pmDiscussion and Chairperson’s Remarks
3.30-4.00 PM TEA BREAK
22nd August 2013 Valedictory Function
6.00 pm – 7.00 pm Chairperson: Prof. Sarath Amunugama,
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Co-chairpersons:
Prof. G. L. Badam, Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, Pune
Prof. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya
Prof. Gamini Adikari, Director General, Central Cultural Fund
Dr. Senarath Dissanayake, Director-General, Department of Archaeology
Short Speeches by participants
Distribution of gifts and certificates
Vote of Thanks – Dr. Pushpa Kulanatha, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo
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