The doctrine of five aggregates (pancakkhandha) should be examined comprehensively
to understand its significance as follows: Consciousness (vinndna) arises every moment
when sense organ, corresponding object, and attention ...
Widger, Tom; Kabir, Sarah(University of Colombo, 2015)
Anthropological research into individual and ,societal experiences of ageing has
developed along two broad lines. The first has been an effort to challenge the idea that
human beings age in biologically and socially ...
Muhandiram, Niroshika Liyana(University of Colombo, 2015)
Crossing over to another party has become a trend in the political culture of Sri Lanka
today. Many crossovers of Members of Parliament (MPs) are incredulous to the public,
as such acts negate the sovereignty of the ...
Talk of Sinhala Buddhist hegemony in Sri Lanka has always tacitly assumed the Sinhala
Buddhist bloc to be a single, unified force whose dominance has pushed to the
background all other competing nationalisms. But is this ...
Rathanathissa, Heraliyawala(University of Colombo, 2015)
In the current context of democracy in Sri Lanka, this paper discusses whether the
Seven Factors of Non-decline (Saptha Aparihana Dharma) could be followed as an
ideal method in the contemporary political milieu. It is ...
The doctrine of five aggregates (pancakkhandha) should be examined comprehensively
to understand its significance as follows: Consciousness (vinndna) arises every moment
when sense organ, corresponding object, and attention ...
Widger, Tom; Kabir, Sarah(University of Colombo, 2015)
Anthropological research into individual and ,societal experiences of ageing has
developed along two broad lines. The first has been an effort to challenge the idea that
human beings age in biologically and socially ...
Muhandiram, Niroshika Liyana(University of Colombo, 2015)
Crossing over to another party has become a trend in the political culture of Sri Lanka
today. Many crossovers of Members of Parliament (MPs) are incredulous to the public,
as such acts negate the sovereignty of the ...
Talk of Sinhala Buddhist hegemony in Sri Lanka has always tacitly assumed the Sinhala
Buddhist bloc to be a single, unified force whose dominance has pushed to the
background all other competing nationalisms. But is this ...
Rathanathissa, Heraliyawala(University of Colombo, 2015)
In the current context of democracy in Sri Lanka, this paper discusses whether the
Seven Factors of Non-decline (Saptha Aparihana Dharma) could be followed as an
ideal method in the contemporary political milieu. It is ...
The interwoven mosaic of Sri Lankan society, in which religion and politics have been
closely intertwined, has resulted in an irreversible socially-accepted entity. Considered
more of a norm, this union, it could be ...
Sri Lanka is among the many countries in Asia that have grappled with federal ideas
and approaches to accommodate their diversity of ethnicities, cultures and religions.
The links between ethnicity and federalism are ...
Balakailasanathasarma, M.(University of Colombo, 2015)
Hinduism is both a way of life and a highly organized social, religious and cultural
system. Although it is difficult to define Hinduism precisely, there can be no denial that
a true Hindu recognizes consciously or ...
Asees, Mohamed Shareef(University of Colombo, 2015)
The purpose of this paper is to explore violence against religious minorities in Sri Lanka
with specific focus on the violence in Aluthgama in June 2014. It has been over a year
since the Muslims were attacked by some ...
Surenthiraraj, Esther; Tissera, Thakshala(University of Colombo, 2015)
Language policy has been an ethno-nationalist issue of contention in post-colonial Sri
Lanka (Dharmadasa, 1996; De Silva, 1998; De Silva, 2007). Given Sri Lanka's
language history, the Parliament, a specific locale in ...
Ranasinghe, Dinithi Uthpala(University of Colombo, 2015)
The term 'Gender role' refers to how men and women play distinctive roles based on
their gender in the society. Social scientists such as Kargan and Kimmel assert that
children are assigned to different gender roles and ...
Language and communication barriers should be shed down to achieve long lasting peace
within a multicultural society. Canada with its population of Anglophones and
Francophones (native English speakers and native French ...
Communication plays a key role in one's personal and professional life. Effective
communication in English is important for two main reasons. Firstly, international business
depends on it for its global markets and ...
Language policy can be defined as a law, rules or precepts designed to bring about
language change, encoded in mechanisms of language planning undertaken by
governments, schools or other institutional bodies (Smitherman ...
The objective of this research paper is to analyze the patriarchal ideological
socialization through the book 'Rathnawali Natakaya', which is a Sanskrit classic
written by the Indian Emperor, Sri Harsha. 'Rathnawali ...
Kumarasamy, Ravindran(University of Colombo, 2015)
fPTi-movements in English involve both Subjacency and grammatical w/z-movements.
Subjacency is one of the non-parameterised principles or language universals, which has
constraints on w/j-movements. Although this language ...
The paper scrutinizes the possibilities of using conceptual history in the study of
International Relations (IR). Although there are many notable exceptions, in general,
the field of IR is characterized by a historical ...
Language change has taken place as part of changing social structures. These changes
have influenced the teaching contexts of these societies. Sri Lankan history shows how
the changing political scenario and language ...
Earth at present is dominated by human beings who are changing the socio-economic
dynamics of the planet. Be it change that is environmental, social or cultural, man is at
the helm of this change. Change can be positive, ...
Gafoordeen, N.; Baker, Kaseh Abu(University of Colombo, 2015)
Learning to write effectively in Arabic as a foreign language is understood to be difficult
for learners. However, studies on writing in Arabic language are still in their early stages.
Therefore, this study investigated ...