Browsing by Author "Herath, O.V."

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An Analysis of the Effects of Domestic Violence
(SIDA/SAREC Research Library, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Herath, O.V.
Building Reconciliation in Sri Lanka; An analysis of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Herath, O.V.
Sri Lanka is struggling with the aftermath of a brutal 26 year civil war that cost tens of thousands of lives. It ended in 2009 when the government forces advanced behind heavy bombardments into the strongholds of separatist extremists fighting for an independent Tamil homeland in the north of the country. In the wake of the war, the rift dividing the two major national communities has remained wide. To build that gap among civilians, so many initiatives for reconciliation are happening through various branches of government as well as non- government. Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission is one of the initiatives introduced by previous government and though there are lots of arguments against Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission, it is still in the operation. So this research is focused on analysing the recommendations and the actions that the Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission has taken with reference to reconciliation. Weather the recommendations provided by Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission could be used to build reconciliation in Sri Lanka is the research problem and the major objective of this research is to analyse the recommendations and the actions of the Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission with reference to reconciliation. This research is a qualitative content analysis and has used both primary and secondary data, and interviews were used to gather primary data. Secondary data was collected using books, magazines and websites. Data was analysed qualitatively. According to the findings of the research, the Sri Lankan Government has introduced two commissions to investigate alleged crimes against humanity, violations of international law, and related harms. The first, the Group of Eminent Persons, concluded its work without issuing a report and the Department of State welcomed the establishment of the second body, the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. This report notes several aspects of its constitution and mandate that are of concern. The Commission has examined the progression of the conflict that afflicted Sri Lanka as well as looked ahead towards an era of healing and reconciliation in the country. It endeavoured to analyse submissions as well as other published reports, both local and international, relevant to its mandate in order to draw lessons, and made recommendations based on an analysis of the course of the conflict and its causes with a view to redressing grievances while taking the country forward to an era of reconciliation and peace building
Impact of Road Beauty on Drivers Mind
(The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017) Herath, O.V.
As Martti I. Jaatinen, a Finnish architect defined a good road in his book entitled “Tie suomalaisessa maisemassa” (The Road in the Finnish Landscape) in 1967, “A good road is a living, total work that arises from a vision, which demands impeccable professional skill in its designer, as well as the ability to understand and create aesthetic landscape totalities." The basic demands he presented are road economy, safety and beauty. How the line of the road; fits into the landscape depends on all the essentials, that is, on economy, safety and beauty. But we can see that road economy and safety are highly prioritized and road beauty is not much considered in Sri Lanka. This situation is questionable because road beauty has an impact on drivers mind. Because, travelling is a way to get from one place to another, but it can also be more than that. It can be a source of pleasure and a memorable experience. The joy of being "on the road" comes from the road and the road beauty. The major objective of this research is to identify that; “is there any impact on road beauty on drivers mind?”. In order to achieve this objective 50 people were selected randomly and both primary and secondary data have been used for this research. To collect primary data 50 people were questioned and interviewed. In addition, books, web sites, online magazines were taken as secondary data. Since the collected primary data was quantitative, data analysis has been done quantitatively. According to the findings of the research; there is an impact of road beauty on drivers’ mind and its now becoming more widely accepted that road beauty, road art plays an important role in driver’s or travelers’ mind. According to the sample, art attached to the road should be simplest art works placed beside a road and road arts can be used to improve the safety as well as economy. Because road arts can designed as providing essential knowledge to road users like which town they are passing and what services are available.
Teachings on Non -Violence in Jainism
(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017) Herath, O.V.