In the first part of this post we discussed Sinhala and Hindu New Year as Traditional and Cultural Festival. In this post we discuss Sinhala and Hindu New Year Rituals. New Year Rituals Amunugama (1990) divides the New Year rituals for four different parts. The old year The interim period between the ‘Old’ and the ‘New’ year The New Year Festivities and Purification for the coming year The first two rituals...Read More
The Sinhala and Hindu New Year has been one of the annual and seasonal events but the exact beginning of it is buried in the history. History of Sinhala and Hindu New Year In 1885 the British Colonial rulers have announced this as a holiday. Science then, even though there were many successive administrative changes, it has been considered a government announced holiday. “By the end of this month (March)...Read More
Guidelines for University Grant – Application 1. Deadline for submission of University Research Grants is 15th May 2017 2. Duly completed 3 original application forms with 3 copies of Research proposals should be submitted to your faculty research committee. 3. Budget has to be submitted according to the break down given Travelling, accommodation and subsistence has to be calculated accordingly UGC, USJP criteria. The budget evaluations have to be done...Read More
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