A Seminar Organised by Institute of Biology in collaboration with Sri Lanka Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (SLARCIK) and Media Resource Service of SLAAS will be held at SLAAS, Colombo 7 on 25th September, 2008.
Programme
8.30 a.m. Registration of Participants
8.45 a.m. Procession to the Auditorium with the traditional dancing
9.00 a.m. Lighting of the Oil Lamp
9.05 a.m. Welcome Address by Dr. S. Premakumara, President of the Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka
9.15 a.m. Introduction to SLARCIK and the Status of Indigenous/Traditional Knowledge practices in Sri Lanka, an Overview
Prof. Hemanthi Ranasinghe, Director, SLARCIK and
Professor of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
10.00 a.m. Tea
10.15 a.m. Traditional Knowledge in Irrigation with special reference to Cascade Systems
Prof. C.M. Maddumabandara, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Peradeniya
11.00 a.m. Traditional Knowledge and Health
Dr. Danister Perera, Registrar, Sri Lanka Ayurveda Council
11.45 a.m. Traditional Knowledge in Climate Interpretation
Mr. W.B. Herath, Senior Assistant Registrar, University of Sri Jayewardenepura & Hony. Secretary, SLARCIK
12. 15 p.m. General Discussion
1.00 p.m. Lunch
2.00 p.m. Traditional Knowledge and agriculture
Mr. G.K. Upawansa, Practitioner and Veteran in Indigenous Agriculture
2.45 p.m. Cosmic Influences in Healthy Crop Production
Mrs. Wimala Devanarayana, Author of the book on ‘Cosmic Influences in Healthy Crop Production
3.05 p.m. Tea
3.20 p.m. Traditional Knowledge in language and communication
Prof. Ratnasiri Arangala, Department of Sinhala and Mass Communication
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
3.40 p.m. Sociological aspects in traditional knowledge
Dr. W.M. Dhanapala, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
4.00 p.m. Traditional knowledge in building construction
Prof. Nimal de Silva, Director, Post Graduate Institute of Architecture
4.20 p.m. Traditional Knowledge Policies
Mr. T.K. Asoka de Silva
Secretary, Centre for Traditional Knowledge Research and Development
4.40 p.m. General Discussion
5.00 p.m. End of Workshop
