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Item Conflict Resolution, Reporting and its Implication on the Recipient?s mentality(Conflict Resolution, Reporting and its Implication on the Recipient?s mentality, Media and Transformation: Exploring role of ICT, Innovative Communication and New Media, Global Communication Research Association and Sri Lanka Development Journalist Forum, 2014) Mallawaarachchi, A.; Herath, O.; Fernando, N.A conflict can be identified as unavoidable circumstances of our day to day life. Its results can be both positive and negative. In reporting conflicts, different media methods are used to attract the recipients. Above concerned methods maintain close and direct relationship with the end results of the conflicts and in return it can make an impact on recipient?s mentality as a whole. As it causes some behavioral changes, therefore it can have a direct impact in settlement of disputes. The objectives of this research are to study the measures taken to settle conflicts and the relationship of reporting and to study how reporting makes and impact on recipient?s mentality, both primary and secondary data have been used in this study. In collecting primary data both questionnaires and interviews were used and in addition primary books, Newspaper, on line article, other document , reports etc were used secondaory data. This research is based on a study of five main conflict occurred June to November 2013, and a focus has been given on have Sri Lankan newspapers such as ?The Island, Dinamina & Lankadeepa? have contributed to charge the recipient?s mentality. An analysis has been done both as quantitatively and qualitatively to come with above research findings. In reporting conflicts violation of media ethics has had a negative impact on recipient?s mentality is the main findings of this study. The end result of it is the fact that it has made some significance changes of the direction of conflict.Item The Effectiveness and the Scientific Background of the Elephant Mantra(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Mallawaarachchi, A.According to the traditional background of Sri Lanka, there are a lot of folk stories regarding elephants. A thousand years ago and today people use spiritual practices to control elephants. Specially the elephant mantras are used to catch elephants for various duties, to chase them and to gain work from them. This elephant mantra was a prime fact in our ancient people. Is there any scientific background to the elephant mantras and if yes what is their effectiveness is the research problem. There is no scientific background of the elephant mantras was the hypothesis of this study. This research has been done mainly based on Kurunegala district as a case study and both primary and secondary data have been used for this research whereas interviews and observation referred to primary data collection methods. To collect primary data 30 people were interviewed and observed. In addition, books, web sites, online magazines were taken as secondary data. Since the collected date were qualitative, data analysis has been done qualitatively. According to the findings of the research there is no any scientific background for the elephant mantras. People are using them as their spiritual beliefs.Item ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ඉතිහාසය හා සංස්කෘතිය තුළ අලියා(Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Mallawaarachchi, A.