Browsing by Author "Kularathna, A.K."

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Asani paathaya –A critical Evaluation
(S. Godage and Brothers (Pvt) Ltd, 675, P. de S. Kularatne Mw., Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, 2014) Kularathna, A.K.
An Exploratory study on Fertility rituals practiced by Sinhalese Buddhist and their impact on the social constancy
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Kularathna, A.K.
This paper attempts to analyze how rituals related to birth among Sinhalese promote the stableness of society . It is also perceived that these rituals and associated ceremonies have been continuously focused on momentous life events such as Birth, Puberty, Marriage and death .More over these life rotational events are distinctly celebrated by the society and they affixed precious importance to the kinship labyrinth within the society .When special consideration is given to explore the Fertility Rituals, which are woven around the birth of an infant three major phases could be detected .These are, marriage to conception, the gestation period and the post-natal period .It should be mentioned that the Fertility rituals observed by the Sinhalese Buddhists request a degree of altruism which in turn elevates self-abnegation .A considerable selflessness is manifested by one’s own kith and kin as well as the total community .It is evident that performance of these fertility rituals strengthens the sturdy composite vibes and celebrates group values .They usher and stimulate the associates of the rituals to help each other both at household and community level which eventually strengthen, sustain and maintain the community structure . When analyzed the entire process associated with fertility rituals it is not hard to notice the effectiveness of the process of socialization involved there in and one of the most important element connected with rituals relevant to childbirth is the propagation of the concept of sacredness of life .Also it makes possible an enduring society and transformation of it’s cultural values between generations .It is gleaned from our field work that the rituals on the whole still maintain its grip on the society despite the facts like modernization and westernization and increasingly competitive social fabric on the other .
Kalidasa's approach towards the environment and his depiction of the power of nature
(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Kularathna, A.K.
The celebrated and much distinguished Indian poet Kalidasa is generally accepted as the kavi kula guru or the Cardinal poet. His profound and far reaching inspiration are clearly visible on latter writers as well as critics. It is generally believed that Kalidasa was a poet who laboured to capture the beauty, eminence and sublimity of nature in a language that was vibrating with topological power. In his work Rithu samhara he depicts the six seasons and their characteristic with remarkable exuberance. The poet perceives human beings and nature interacting in a sensualized discursive space. To secure his intention he anthropomorphized nature. Kalidasa’s Nature poetry bears the distinct zeal of his faith, his adoration of Lord Shiva and it is dedicated to eulogize the mightiness of the Shiva. The poet’s perception of the omnipresence of Lord Shiva in a phenomenal word is the core of his nature poetry. The study aims to explore the unique ways the environment or nature is represented in Kalidasa’s Ritu samhara and how his attitudes towards nature differs from the approaches adopted by the Chinese and Japanese nature poets.