The Symposium on: the Tourist Authorities’ “Ramayana Trail†was successfully completed on July 17, 2010 at the Mahaweli Centre with over 150 participants.
The presentations and abstracts are available for download.
Presenter | Abstract | Presentation | |
English | Sinhala | ||
Introduction – Dr. Susantha Gunathilake | Dowanload | Download | Download |
Mr. Gaston Perera: Tourist Authorities’ “Ramayana trail†described | Download | Download | Download |
Ven Hegoda Vipassi: My travails in refuting the Ramayana Trail | Download | Download | Download |
Prof. Tissa Kariyawasam: Ramayana in Sinhalese literature | Download | ||
Dr. Nimal Perera: The factual pre-history of Sri Lanka | Download | Download | |
Dr. Malini Dias: Distortions of archaeological evidence | Download | Download | Download |
Mr. Dhanesh Wisumperuma: Misinterpretation of natural sciences | Download | Download | Download |
Dr. Hema Goonatilake: Marketing Thailand and South East Asia for a mythical Ramayana instead of historical Buddhist sites |
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Prof. Oliver Abeynaike: Indian Tourist Authorities’ “Buddhist Circuit†but no Indian “Ramayana Circuit†|
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Ambassador Bandu de Silva: Foreign policy implications of the “Ramayana Trail†|
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