{"id":86115,"date":"2019-03-05T23:39:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T05:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=86115"},"modified":"2019-03-05T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T23:22:20","slug":"public-seminar-on-the-kandyan-convention-of-1815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/03\/05\/public-seminar-on-the-kandyan-convention-of-1815\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Seminar on the Kandyan Convention of 1815"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Seminar on the Kandyan Convention of 1815<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

March 09, 2019 ( Saturday)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Venue: University of Peradeniya, Arts Theatre, Galaha Road, Peradeniya<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tentative Programme<\/p>\n

8.15 am – Registration<\/p>\n

8.45 am – Inauguration<\/p>\n

Introduction and objectives: Dr. C.M. Madduma Bandara, Emeritus Professor, University of Peradeniya<\/span><\/h3>\n

Speakers & Panelists<\/p>\n

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  1. Dr. Palitha Kohona, Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Former Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Topic: The Kandyan Convention, 1815: Did We Have a Better Option?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Sumedha Weerawardhana, University of Peradeniya<\/strong><\/span>
      \n Topic: Role of the Maha Sangha in Drafting and Signing of the Convention\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Senaka Weeraratna, Attorney at Law<\/strong><\/span>
      \n Topic: A Convention Violated and Dishonored?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Harendranath Dunuwille, Formerly Mayor, City of Kandy<\/strong><\/span>
      \n Topic: Popular Myths and Mis-Conceptions of the Convention\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Samantha Ratwatte, President\u2019s Counsel<\/strong><\/span>
      \n Topic: Legality and Currency of the Convention\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      10.45 am – Panel Discussion – Open to Participants<\/p>\n

      11.30 am – Anusasana by The Most Venerable Niyangoda Vijithasiri Anu Nayake Thero, Malwathu Maha Viharaya , Kandy<\/p>\n

      11.45 am – End of Seminar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Public Seminar on the Kandyan Convention of 1815 March 09, 2019 ( Saturday) Venue: University of Peradeniya, Arts Theatre, Galaha Road, Peradeniya Tentative Programme 8.15 am – Registration 8.45 am – Inauguration Introduction and objectives: Dr. C.M. Madduma Bandara, Emeritus Professor, University of Peradeniya Speakers & Panelists Dr. Palitha Kohona, Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buddhism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}