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The Difference of concepts of the societies of Pre-Media and Post-Media: Absence of a moral and ethical justice in Sexuality in online media society

Jinadasa, M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

With the invention of mass media in the 18th century in the face of the Industrial Revolution, press media was a catalyst in providing a platform for many socially marginal groups and those with limited access to means ...
The ancient manuscript available in Temple Libraries in Marata district

Sewwandi, H.K.I. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Religions establishment such as temples and monasteries in Sri Lanka could be recognized as knowledge an information centers where manuscript are collected organized and disseminated for the benefit of people. In these ...
Tārā: From Attendant to Bodhisattva Changing Role of the Feminine

Yadav, M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Gender has always been one of the most curious, discussed issues among historians, yet, we are as far from solving this puzzle as the ancient theorists who focused on it. With these questions, this paper is trying to ...
A study of blessings (Sethkam) composed connected to water in order to get rain in Nuwarakalawiya, Sri Lanka

Manewa, R.M.E.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The ‗Nuwarakalawiya‘ (area bounded by Nuwara tank, Kala tank and Padawiya tank) in Sri Lanka is widely popular for farming and argicultural activities. Those agricultural activities are mainly undertaken during the two ...
State and Non-State Polities: A Historical Study of Early Medieval Tribal State Formation in Central India

Khute, U.K. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The state is understood to be the product of a social contract, and is seen as constituting itself through various organs or institutions. If we see the nature of the modern state, it is very complex and still in the ...
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Drought Hazard in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Gunawardhana, L.M.A.P.; Dharmasiri, L.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Drought is the deficiency of water for various purposes or shortage of rainfall within the expected period of time. There is no universal accepted definition for drought because it is vary from region to region. But ...
Social impact Management with regard to the kidney disease in Sri Lanka

Dasanayake, D.D.; Mani, A. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The chronic kidney decease (CKD) is one of the major health problems as well as an unresolved socio economic catastrophe in the North Central province of Sri Lanka. The socio economic and the environmental changes have ...
Social and Economic Consequences of Road Traffic Injury in Sri Lanka

Ramanayake, R.A.K.D. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Traffic injuries are largely preventable and predictable; it is a human made problem. Today, road traffic injuries are the 9th leading cause of death in the world and, World Health Organization predicts that road traffic ...
Sexual Deviance and Sexual Violence in the Vālm ki Rāmāya a

Singh, A. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The Vālm ki Rāmāya a, a popular epic of the brāhma ical tradition, delineates several behavioural patterns ingrained in different structures, formed to control the conscious and unconscious actions of humans. The recognized ...
Semantics of Region and ASEAN

Padmakumara, S.C. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The term ‗region‘ with its manifold semantic manifestations and attributions has become a prominent academic ambiguity in the discipline of International Relations. As viewed by John Agnew, the idea of ―geographical ...
Role of Tea in Tourism Industry in Sri Lanka

Weerasingha, I. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Geographical and climatic conditions of Sri Lanka have formed an appropriate possibility for tea cultivation including the areas in Central Province, Southern Province and Western Province. Historical evidences proved ...
Re-structuring Education for Social Cohesion- Sri Lankan disclosure

Munagama, K.P.; Jayawardana A.A. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

For the sustainable development of a country, it is essential to maintain peace & harmony. The thirty years old ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka has been hindered its social integrity. As a remedial measure, Citizenship ...
Representation of femininity through the Śākta texts (Śilpa Prakāśa and Śilparatnakośa) of Early Medieval Odisha

Rakshit, S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Śilpa or art is an important marker of the world view of any culture. If we consider the art traditions in different parts of India as mirroring notions of femininity and masculinity prevalent in society, the sculptures ...
Repatriation of Sri Lankan Refugees in South India

Thalpawila, O.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

During the course of the protracted war in Sri Lanka, several displaced victims of the war entered as refugees and sought asylum in Tamil Nadu state in South India. There are around one hundred thousand of Sri Lankan ...
Reflection of ‘access’ in ICT4D evaluation: The case of Nenasala telecenter initiative in Sri Lanka

Jayashantha, D.L.C. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

As the world moves towards information society, countries started to extend access to information and communication technologies to their populations. Telecenters have been seen as an important means of bridging the ...
Recreating pre historic environment based on the spread of land snails and fresh water snails

Sumangala Thero, Pahiyangala (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Sri Lanka has been positioned as a small island in right direction in the Indian subcontinent. There are three major climatic and environmental zones in Sri Lanka including wet zone, dry zone and intermediate zone. Remains ...
Re- styling civilizations: Understanding changing repertoire of elegance in male dress fashions

Karunaratne, P.V.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This paper explores the necessity to take further analytical reading of the critical issues of hybrid male dress by using the knowledge on cultural authentication. Furthermore, paper this examines how the elements of ...
Radio “Dambana”: A new experiment of Community radio in Sri Lanka

Herath, D.B.; Rupasinghe, W.; Jayasekara, D.; Gamage, D.; Attanayaka, M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Sri Lanka is the first country which started the Community Radio station in Asia, as Mahawali Community Radio (MCR).But many researchers points out that it was not a proper way of establishing a community radio.(Jayara ...
Provision of Internet access among public libraries in Sri Lanka: Special reference with Tsunami reconstructed Public Libraries in South Coastal area

Dilinika, J.M.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

December 26th, 2004 tsunami killed thousands of people and caused a massive damage to properties. It was recorded as the worst tragedy of the century. It devastated 65 public libraries in coastal areas and out of these ...
Promoting Ethical Recruitment Practices in Labour Migration; Sri Lankan Legal Perspective

Panditharatne, W.N.G. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Labour migration from Sri Lanka has been increasing during past few decades with the opening of temporary employment opportunities especially in the Gulf Region and it has generated substantial inflows of remittance to ...

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