12th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies
Main Theme: Sri Lanka after the war: Prevention of recurrence, reaching for prosperity
18th March 2010
Venue: Gamini Dissanayake Auditorium
Mahaweli Centre
96, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 07
8.30 AM: Ceremonial Opening
Plenary Sessions
9.45 AM: Session I
1. Cooperation in the midst of anarchy: An analysis of trans-border human security concerns between India and Sri Lanka – Maneesha S. Wanasinghe-Pasqual
2. The impact of India’s Big Power obsession on the South Asian State system – Piyasena Dissanayake
3. China’s growing influence In Sri Lanka: Policy options for India- S.Y. Surendra Kumar
4. India’s policy towards Sri Lanka with special reference to the Tamil problem in the post-LTTE scenario – Chandrakant Yatanoor
11.05 AM: Session II
5. The illegality of the 13th Amendment – Neville Laduwahetty
6. Is the 13th Amendment valid any longer – Gamini Gunawardena
7. Foreign funded NGO’s constructing a fictional history: Questioning sovereignty, welcoming foreign intervention – Susantha Goonatilake
8. Sri Lanka’s strategic situation at beginning of the war – MM Jayawardena
12:25: Lunch
13:30 PM: Session III
9. Cybering conflicts: Sri Lanka’s cyber strategy in countering LTTE’s cyberspace – Athulasiri Kumara Samarakoon
10. Home and Homeland: The politics of narrating the exodus of 1995 – Mahendran Tiruvarangan
11. Ethnic Relations in a threatened village area: A case study of Seruwila Division in the Trincomalee District – EMS Ekanayake
12. Relating the impacts of the war on the economic and human security issues of the farmers of Northern Sri Lanka in addressing prevention of recurrence, reaching for prosperity after the War – Jayaseelan Gnanaseelan
13. The problems faced by the displaced women community and its effect on gender equality – P Selvarajan
15:10 PM: Tea
15:40: Session IV
14. Bridging the ends: A study on post conflict operations by military forces in Sri Lanka – Jagath Ranasinghe
15. Social adjustment of returning soldiers – Ravi Bamunusinghe
16. Transcending “Ethnicism†in social sciences: The challenge for the intellectuals – Shantha Hennayake
17. Reinventing nationalism in post-conflict Sri Lanka – Karori Singh
19:30 PM: Conference Dinner at Mahaweli Center Premises
Day 02 and 03
Open University of Sri Lanka, Main Campus, Nawala
Main Theme: Sri Lanka after the war: Prevention of recurrence, reaching for prosperity
Friday 19th March 2010
Room o6-HSS Auditorium
08:30 AM: Session I
1. LTTE attacks on Buddhist sites – Ramani Samarsinghe
2. The Buddha in the Kandy city: Religion, nationalism and commercial practice of
Sinhalese Buddhist traders – Desmond Mallikarachchi
3. Denigration of the Sinhala Buddhists: An institutionalized industry – H. L. D. Mahindapala
4. Tamilization of place names in the North and East of Sri Lanka – Pushpamala Iriyagolla Dharmasena
5. Desperate history writing: Observations on Tamil historical revisionism in the twentieth century – K.N.O. Dharmadasa
10:40 AM: Session II
6. Human Conflict in Sri Lanka with relation to land acquisition – Anil Amarasekera
7. Ethno-nationalism in Sri Lanka: Reverse and obverse of nation state – G.D.R.U.U. Abeyrathne
8. The nature of civil-military conflict in Sri Lanka: An attempt at an academic evaluation of the unfolding post-war drama – Bandu de Silva
9. Positive peace building in post conflict context: A comparative study of Malaysian and Sri Lankan cases – R.D. Jayaneththi
10. Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka: India’s role and perception – Rabia Begum
13:20 AM: Session III
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12. Buddhist restorative principles towards the physical and mental eudaemonia of
displaced people in post conflict Sri Lanka – Ven. Pinnawala Sangasumana
13. Rebuilding relationship between the winners and defeated groups in a post war period an Islamic approach (With special reference to Sri Lanka) – M.M.M. Sabir, N. Gafoordeen, U.L.A. Ameer and S.A.F.Shanaz
14. Laughter therapy for the upliftment of mental health of war affected people – Ven. Wegama Sudhamma Thero
15. Relevance of Gandhian non-violence with special reference to Sri-Lankan society – W Vijayalakshmi
15.30 AM: Session IV
16. Positive peace building in post conflict context: comparative study of Malaysian and Sri Lankan cases. – R.D. Jayanetti
17. Expansion of national defence and its impact on employment – M.M. Jayawardena
18. Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka : India’s role and perceptions – Rabia Begum
19. The military strategy and tactics employed by Rajasinha I – C. Gaston Perera
Saturday, 20th March 2010
08:30: Session V
20. Redistributing the Population for Sustainable Development in the Post-War Development of Sri Lanka – Veranjan Kurukulasooriya
21. Sarvodaya as a strategy for development – Midatala Rani
22. Democratic decentralization and the people’s participation in development: A lesson from Indian experience – U. Sreeramulu
23. Shramadana movement in Sri Lanka – Mother of Sarvodaya- Ramani D.Wickramaratne
24. Promoting dairy industry after the war: A case study of the project of the SEED in the Vavuniya District – Mangleswaren Thampoe and Jeyaseelan Gnanaseelan
10:40 AM: Session VI
25. The use of E-repositories in Defence Studies – Kamani Perera and Dinesh Chandra
26. The arrest in 1981 of Kuttimani: The story, missed opportunities, implications – NGA Fernando
27. The use of GIS to find out LTTE camp locations – A case study of Thoppigala
area in the Eastern Province – H.W.W. Ranasinghe and S.D. Udayasena
28. Saving lives with emergency airway in battle field – Rajeev Pagoda
29. Rapid increase in the agriculture field in Seruwila Divisional Secretariat Division after civil war: A geographical study – P.P. Rivas
13:50: Session VII
30. Tamil-Muslim conflict and post-war resettlement: A special view on Musali Secretariat Division – K.M. Finuskhan
31. Muslims in Sri Lanka after the War: Ruvaiz Hannifa
32. The social, economic and cultural impact of tourism after the war: With reference to Bentota area – Ruwini Wickramarachchi
33. Challenges of reintegrating ex-combatants into mainstream social life – Samitha Hettige
34. IDPs in Sri Lanka: Past present and future – Bindu Urugodawatte
15:30: Session VIII
35. Gender aspects of the post conflict reconciliation challenges in Sri Lanka – Shobana Rajendran and Aruna Jayathilaka
36. Historiography and ethno-nationalist ideologies in post colonial Sri Lanka –
Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
37. Kinniya in Trincomallee after the war: A study on livelihoods – Thumira Gunasena , Damith Chaturanga, Kolitha Bandara
General Archaeology
Friday 19th March 2010
Room 05 – HSS Board Room
08:30: Session I
1. Identification of an Unknown Painting Technique in Ancient Sri Lanka: Technique, Interpretation and Social Background – Amila Indika
2. Minature Art on Ancient Artifacts – Seals, Sealants, Intaglios and Coins – 300BC to 1000AD – Siri Munasinghe
3. Thai Art of Painting with and without Sri Lankan Influences- Miriswaththe Wimalagnana
4. Cupid in Sri Lanka Buddhist Art – Bindu Urugodawatte
5. The Statues without Bimbamana or Iconometry: A Study of the Craft Technology and Social Background of the Traditional Art of Brass Statues in Sri Lanka – Mahinda Karunaratne
10.40: Session II
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