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Ahilan<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p style=\"white-space: normal\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap\"><strong>Research Interest:<\/strong> <\/span><br style=\"white-space: pre-wrap\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap\">Visual Art history and theory, Theatre history, Heritage practices, Cultural politics, poetry studies \n\nEmail:<\/strong><span style=\"white-space: normal;font-size: 1rem\">&nbsp;<\/span>ahilanp@univ.jfn.ac.lk<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b362d2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b362d2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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Consultant<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-84414\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-84414\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Innovation and Creation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8441\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8441\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8441\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Educational Qualification<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><div><p><strong>2018- 2023;<\/strong> Doctor of philosophy in Art and Aesthetics, <em>Jawaharlal Nehru University<\/em>, New Delhi, India.<\/p><p><strong>2001;<\/strong> Master of Arts, Art Criticism, The Maharaja Sayajiroa University of Baroda, India. (Thesis: Race and Art history)<\/p><p><strong>1995;<\/strong> Bachelor of Arts, Special Degree in Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. (Dissertation: Domestic architecture among the Jaffna Tamils with special reference to courtyard houses)<\/p><p><strong>1992;<\/strong> Fulfilled the certificate course on teaching Drama and theatre arts, North Ceylon oriental Society, Department of Education, Northern province, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Academic Work Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p><strong>Senior Lecturer<\/strong>, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka October 2010 -Undergraduate course: Understanding art, Visual culture theory, Post object art, Art identity and Tamilness, Classical and late classical art in Sri Lanka;, Sociology of art, Heritage management and \u00a0interdisciplinary course in Media Studies: Visual Communication.<\/p><p><strong>Lecturer<\/strong>, Fine Arts (Probationary), Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lanka 2005 Undergraduate course: Indian art, Art and communication, Sri\u00a0Lankan art, Film History.<\/p><p><strong>Visiting Lecturer,<\/strong>Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2004.Undergraduate course: European art, Theatre and ideology, Social History of Western theatre.<\/p><p><strong>Assistant Lecturer<\/strong>, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1998-2003 Undergraduate courses: European art, Sri Lankan art, Indian sculpture, Modernism in Art.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8442\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Administrative positions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8442\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8442\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Editorial Board Member<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Editor, <em>Ennkazh mannium, Intha nattkazum \u2013 Oru Kavitha Nikazhvu<\/em> (Our land and these days- A poetry enactment) (Tamil), Kalachuvadu publication, Nagercoil, 2019.<\/li><li>Editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/noolaham.org\/wiki\/index.php\/\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd_\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\">Edge of the time: Heritages of Jaffna and its protection<\/a> (Tamil), Peru, Jaffna, 2015.<\/li><li>Joint editor, Reading the Sri Lankan Society and Culture (Vol-3), an anthology in Tamil, Published by Colombo Centre, 2008.<\/li><li>Co editor Reading the Sri Lankan Society and Culture (Vol-2), an anthology in Tamil, Published by Colombo Centre, 2007.<\/li><li>Joint editor, <em>Venkat Saminathan: Vathakalum Vivathankalum<\/em> (Tamil), Santhiya Pathipakam, Chennai 2010.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Member of Editorial board in the University<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li>Managing editor, Journal of South Asian Studies, A referred journal for Social sciences and Humanities, (English) Faculty of Arts 2011. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Editorial board member\u00a0 of <em>Chinthanai<\/em>: A referred journal for Social sciences and Humanities, (Tamil), Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna (2007-2009).<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Member of Editorial Board other than the University<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Member of advisory board, \u00a0<em>Padapetti \u2013 <\/em>Magazine for Film and Photography (Tamil) \u00a0 2010 -2012 Chennai, India.<\/p><ul><li>Editorial board member, <em>Art Lab<\/em> (Tamil and Sinhala versions), Art Lab Collective Jaffna and Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004 &#8211; 2006.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8443\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Fellowships, Awards and Prizes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8443\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8443\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li>Best Poetry Collection Award for \u2018<em>Ammai<\/em>\u2019 by Tamil literary garden, Canada, 2018.<\/li><li>Government Literature Award 2010, National Heritage and Cultural ministry of Sri Lanka, 2010.<\/li><li>University Prize (Thambiah Mudaliyar Sathiram trust) for best performance in Special Part III Examination in Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1996-1997.<\/li><li>Mylliddy S. Swaminathan Memorial Prize for the best performance in the Final special degree examination in Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1996-1997.<\/li><li>C.Sinnathurai Award for all round performance in Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 1996 -1997.<\/li><li>University Prize (Thambiah Mudaliyar Sathiram trust) for best performance in Special Part II Examination in Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, consecutive 1991-1994.<\/li><li>Mahapola Higher education scholarship 1992, Government of Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8444\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research and Publications <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8444\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8444\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Publications: Journal Articles and Reviews \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cPolitical boundaries or Cultural zones? Recontextualizing the iconography of Post- Polonnaruva Buddha images\u201d <\/em>in Sri Lanka Connected Histories. Marg, Mubai, 2017\/ English.<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/noolaham.net\/project\/735\/73488\/73488.pdf\">Constructing\u00a0 and Deconstructing of Sri Lankan History by Indrabala<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Book review on Indrabala\u2019s \u2018The evolution of ethnic identity: The Tamils in Sri Lanka 300 BCE-1200CE, <em>Panuval<\/em>, Referred journal for Socio \u2013 Cultural inquiry, Colombo Center,Sri Lanka, 2007 \/ Tamil.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5009\/2\/\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd%20\u0b93\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd%20%20\u0b85\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd%20\u0b85\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.pdf\"><em>\u201cAndrogyny \u2013 Ardhanareswarar : Archeological Notes\u201d<\/em> ,<\/a> <em>Panuval<\/em>\u00a0 , Referred journal for Socio \u2013 Cultural inquiry in Tamil,\u00a0 Colombo Center, Sri Lanka, 2006.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5013\/2\/\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd%20\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd%20\u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd%20\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95%20\u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd.pdf\">\u201cIdeology and Iconography: Arumganavalar as Fifth Saint\u201d<\/a>, Panuval<\/em> , Referred journal for Socio \u2013 Cultural inquiry in Tamil,Colombo Center, Sri Lanka, 2004.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>\u201cIdeology and Iconography: Arumganavalar as Fifth Saint\u201d<\/em> (Singala Translation) <em>Padditha <\/em>, Referred journal for Socio \u2013 Cultural inquiry in Singala, Colombo Center, Sri Lanka, 2004.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5014\/2\/\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf.\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bc1.\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0baa\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd%20\u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd%20\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd%20%20\u0b88\u0bb4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd%20\u0baa\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2%20\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd%20\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.pdf\"><em>\u201cAncient Religion and art of Sri Lankan Tamils: A Archeological perspective by Paramu Pushparatnam\u201d<\/em> <\/a>(Book Review), <em>Panuval<\/em> , Referred journal for Socio \u2013 Cultural inquiry in Tamil, Colombo Center, Sri Lanka, 2003.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Publications: Magazines<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>\u00a0and News Papers<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li>Searching through roots: Attoor Ravi Varma, Thai Veedu, Monthly news paper, Canada. July 2019.<\/li><li>Drawings of Nilani: Boderscape,resistance and identity, Kalachchuvadu literary magazine ,Nagarcoil,Tamil Nadu,India.May 2019.<\/li><li>Woundscapes (Photo based essay on \u2018Three photographers on injury after armed conflict in Sri Lanka\u2019) Kalachchuvadu literary magazine ,Nagarcoil,Tamil Nadu,India.May 2019.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Sanathanan\u2019s Displacement<\/em>\u201d in Zaharam &#8211; Tamil Little Magazine, Canada, June 2016.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Pani Vayal Uzavan<\/em>\u201d in Kalachuvadu &#8211; Tamil Little Magazine, India, November 2015.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Netru Naddanthathuenna\u201d <\/em>Introduction for Innum varathaseythi &#8211; Poetry collection of Urvasi, Kalachchuvadu publications, Tamil Nadu, India 2014.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Macha Kusinium,TeeyaKusinium\u201d<\/em> in Thavira little magazine, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, July \u2013 September, 2014.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Sanathanan\u2019s \u2018Incomplete Thombu: Memory of loss and politics of<\/em> memory\u201d in Padapetty film and photography magazine, Chennai, India, April 2012.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>A project proposal for preservation and conservation of heritage of Wanni\u201d<\/em> in Century celebration magazine of Mullaithevu Vithiyananda College 2011.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>A home from the distance<\/em>\u201d column on poetry in Marupathi (Tamil poetry Magazine from Sri Lanka) from 2010.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>\u201c<em>Therukkutu: Festival Theatre of Tamilnadu.\u201d<\/em>(\u2018Kalaimugam\u201d January \u2013 March 1999, Centre for performing Arts, Jaffna, Sri Lanka)<\/li><li><em>\u201cUnspoken memories: An introduction of Sanathanan\u2019s Visual Zone.\u201d <\/em>(\u2018Sarinikar\u2019, March \u2013 April 1998, Colombo,Sri Lanka)<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Wood carvings of Jaffna: The role of trade guilds.\u201d<\/em> (Kalaimugam, April \u2013 June 1998, Centre for performing Arts, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.)<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Artist Assai Rasaiah, among\u00a0 our artists\u201d\u00a0<\/em>(Kalaimugam, April \u2013 September 1998, Centre for performing Arts, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.)<\/li><li><em>\u201cSpace and Figure\u201d<\/em> (Kalaimugam, January \u2013 September 1997, Centre for performing Arts, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.)<\/li><\/ul><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Refereed Conference Papers<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Border burdens : Floating Boundaries of ethnic lands\u2019, International conference on Poeatic imagination(s) of South Asia: Borders and nations, Organized by South Asian University,New Delhi, India April 2019.<\/p><ul><li>\u2018Kosuvu Chattai: New icon of Tamil bodyscape\u2019, International Seminar on \u2018Tamil: Language, land ,identity\u2019 Organized by Department of Tamil and research centere,The American College,Madurai, TamilNadu,India,February 2019.<\/li><li>\u2018Embodiment: Territories and territorialities of the poetry of 1980\u2019s Jaffna\u2019, International Seminar on Creating the new worlds :Multilingualism, Visual arts, the poetic imagination Asian Institute, University of Toronto, June 2018.<\/li><li>\u2018Politics of monumentality : Christian images from Negambo\u2019,International conference on \u2018Towards a new Christian Humanistic Ethos\u2019 Organized by Department of Christian Civilization,University of Jaffana, Sri Lanka December 2018.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5021\/2\/\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1%20\u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc1%20\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.pdf\">\u201cSocial Mobilization and domestic architecture: Facades of Jaffna houses 1870-1940\u201d<\/a>, International Conference on Documentation of Tamil culture,Sadakthulla Appa college, Thirunelveli, Taml Nadu, India December, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cNew Viswakarmas: Caste and traditional art practice in contemporary Jaffna\u201d, International Conference on Traditional Arts in the context of Globalization, Swami Viplananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, September 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cSaiva reformation of 19<sup>th<\/sup> century Jaffna and the Double Kitchen Tradition\u201d, International Conference on Kitchen: Culinary Ethnology in Sri Lanka, Lanka Decorative Arts and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, August, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cEnacting Victimization: Trauma in Kuzhanthai Shanmugalingam\u2019s Plays\u201d, York Centre of Asian research, Tamil Studies Symposium, York University, Canada, May 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cPolitical Boundaries or Cultural zones: Re contextualizing the Iconography of Post-Polonnaruwa period Buddha Images in Sri Lanka\u201d, American institute of Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo, August 2014.<\/li><li>\u201cTortured landscapes: Readings on the Paintings of Sanathnan, Visual Narratives from Contemporary Sri Lanka, American institute of Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo, 18 &amp;19 July 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cArchiving the archivist in Jaffna: Material, Memory and Loss\u201d, Open call: Talks about the Archives AAA and Raking leaves 06- 07, Colombo, July 2013.<\/li><li>\u201cArt as monument: War and the Politics of Memory\u201d, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, August, 2011<strong>.<\/strong><\/li><li>\u201cPolitical boundaries or Culture zones: Nagapatinam and Post Pollanaruwa Buddha Iconography\u201d, National seminar on \u2018Rethinking Sri Lankan Art History: Objects, Methods and Politics\u2019, Department of University of Jaffna, March 2011.<\/li><li>\u201cBhaba Mohideen: A journey of Sufi Saint of Jaffna, National Seminar, South Eastern University, Oluvil, Sri Lanka, 2009.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>\u201cLiterature and Politics: A perspective from the literatures of Arya Chakaravarti\u2019s period of Jaffna Kingdom\u201d, Department of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education( Northern province),Sri Lanka 2009.<\/li><li>\u201cIonization of Nayanmars : Politics of representation, International Seminar on the Chola Period\u201d, Hindu cultural ministry of Sri Lanka 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cAndrogyny: Ardanareswara &#8211; An Archeological notes\u201d, Faculty forum of Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cFormation and Transformation of Triple unit house Architecture in Jaffna\u201d, Jaffna Science Society, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cThe Problem of Enduring Cultural Properties in Jaffna\u201d, Organized by UNESCO and the Department of Archeology, University of Peradenya, Sri Lanka 2006.<\/li><li>\u201cCasting and Re casting of Tamil theatre in Sri Lanka, International Seminar, ICES, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>\u201cCultural diffusion: Colonialism and Domestic Architecture in Jaffna 1848 \u2013 1948\u201d, Department of Fine Arts , University of Jaffna,Sri Lanka,March 2002.<\/li><li>\u201cLate Kandiyan murals and Nayaka paintings\u201d, A Seminar on Medievalism: Concepts and Aspects, UGC\/ DSA Department Seminar, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, 2000.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><li><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Publications: Translation from English to Tamil<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cSilence and the Mother Tounge\u201d,<\/em>Anuk Arudpragasam, Three language Bodies in one Laandscape: Thannilai\/Munnilai\/Padarkai, Gothe Institite,2019.<\/p><ul><li>\u201c<em>Dressing the Colonized Body: Politics, clothing and identity in Sri Lanka<\/em>\u201d, Neera Wikiramasinghe, Panuval,Referred journal for Socio \u2013 Cultural inquiry in Tamil, Colombo Center, Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Is Artist\u2019s Freedom A Negotiated Autonomy<\/em>\u201d Anoma Perera, Art Lab, Magazine for Art and Heritage, Art Lab Collective, Colombo and Jaffna , Sri Lanka, 2004.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Guest Lectures<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Museums,Heritage and Narrting the History, International Webinar talk Series, Department of Tamil, Chikkaiah Naicker\u00a0College Erode and Dravidian Movement Reserch Center, Tamil Nadu,India,19 July, 2020.<\/p><ul><li>Poetry enactment<em>:<\/em> An <em>aesthetic<\/em> and historical <em>dimension<\/em> on <em>an<\/em> art intervention , Tamil Unit, Center for Indian languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University<em>, <\/em>New Delhi, 05<sup>th <\/sup>March 2020.<\/li><li>\u2018Knowledge to empower heritage: Debates on Ceremonial Entrance at the University of Jaffna\u2019 Section D, Jaffna Science Association,University of Jaffna, November 2019.<\/li><li>Imaging \/ Imagining Sakuntala: From painting to film ,Department of Fine Arts,Eastern University,Batticalo,Sri Lanka.October 2019.<\/li><li>\u201cLand cape of words: Poetry, History and representation\u201d. Department of Tamil, Gandigram Rural Institute(Deemed University) Gandigram ,Tamil Nadu,India, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cCultural Museum\u201d, Department of Folk lore and Folk Resource and Research center, St Xavier\u2019s College, Palayanmkottai,Tamil Nadu, India, 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cSaramakavikal: Landscape of Wounds\u201d, Young subcontinent ,Serendipity Art festival in Goa,India 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cArchiving and Heritage\u201d, Millikan Mills Public library, Markham, Canada, 2016.<\/li><li>\u201cTagore\u2019s paintings\u201d, Commemoration of Tagore Visit to Jaffna, Public library Jaffna, 2015.<\/li><li>\u201cArthanaariswarar : An Archaeological study\u201d, Department of Tamil, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, 2009.<\/li><li>\u201cFormation of triple unit house architecture in Jaffna\u201d, Department of Folk law, Kamarajar University of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2009.<\/li><li>\u201cArthanaariswarar: An Archaeological study, School of Religions, Philosophy and Humanist Thought\u201d,Kamarajar University of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2009.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>\u201cShadow of Infinity: Drawings of Adimoolam\u201d, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2008.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>\u201cResearches related to art and religion in Sri Lankan universities: A Perspectives School of Religions, Philosophy and Humanist Thought\u201d, Kamarajar University of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2009.<\/li><li>Series of lectures on Art appreciation &amp; application, Nurses upgrading project ,The Nursing school, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, Sri Lanka 2008.<\/li><li>\u201cSri Lankan Tamil Poetry from 1990s\u201d, Seminar on Art and Literature, Centre for Performing Arts, Jaffna,University of Jaffna, and Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2007.<\/li><li>\u201cCreativity and Poetry: A journey through my writings\u201d, Department of Tamil, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2006.<\/li><li>\u201cMusical theatre in the theatre perspective\u201d, Seminar on Musical theatre, Centre for Performing Arts, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Memorial Lectures<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCultural Capital : Social formation and 19<sup>th<\/sup> century Jaffna\u201d, First Founders Memorial Talk of Jaffna Hindu College, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2016.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Research\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Experience and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Grant<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Placing Tamil Nadu Buddhism in Sri Lankan Buddhist historical narration from 2014.<\/p><ul><li>Researching and documenting the domestic and public architectural heritage of Jaffna from 2010.<\/li><li>UGC Research Project, Sri Lanka, \u2018Buddhism in medieval Tamil Nadu\u2019, 2009.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Guide: Dr. Thapathi Guga Takura (Centre for Social sciences, Calcutta, India.)<\/p><ul><li>University of Jaffna<strong>, <\/strong>(Faculty of Graduate Studies), \u2018Cultural fusion and Courtyard Houses at Valigamam area in Jaffna peninsula from 1850-1940\u2019, 2007.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8445\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Writer of Chapters<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8445\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8445\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Writer of Chapters<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li>\u201c<em>Architecture of Tamils<\/em>\u201d in \u2018Tamilian Art\u2019 (edit) Professor K.Sivathamby, Kumaran Book House Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2007.<\/li><li><em>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5021\/2\/\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1%20\u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc1%20\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.pdf\">Triple Unit houses in Jaffna\u201d<\/a> <\/em>in \u2018Jaffna language and life; A introductory hand book\u2019 (edit) Manommanni Shanmugathas and Mailvahanam Shanmugathas, Kokulam Publications, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2006.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8446\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Author \/ Editor of Books <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8446\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8446\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Publications: Poetry in Tamil<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5007\/2\/\u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8.pdf\"><em>Ammai (Mother)<\/em> <\/a>Peru Publication,Nallur,Sri Lanka, 2017 and 2019.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5017\/2\/\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bae\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.pdf\"><em>Saramakavikal (Songs of lament)<\/em><\/a>, Peru Publication,Nallur,Sri Lanka, 2011 and 2019.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5019\/2\/\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bbf%20\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.pdf\">Padhungukuzhi Natkal (Bunker days)<\/a>,<\/em>Kuruththu Publications, Erode, India, 2000 and 2019.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Publications: Poetry Bi Lingual<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk\/ujrr\/bitstream\/123456789\/5005\/2\/Then%20there%20were%20no%20witnesses.pdf\">\u2018Then there are no witness\u2019<\/a> translated by Geetha Sukmaran, Mawenzi House\/TSAR Publishers , Canada, 2018.<\/p><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Publications: Poetry in<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0<\/span>Anthologies (Tamil and English)<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Uprooting the Pumpkin<\/em>, Oxford University press, New Delhi, 2016.<\/p><ul><li><em>Lost evenings, lost lives<\/em>, Arc Publications, UK 2016.<\/li><li><em>Sri Lankan Tamil Poetry<\/em>, Jaffna, 2014<\/li><li><em>Time Will Write a Song For You<\/em>, Penguin and French institutive of Pondicherry, India 2014.<\/li><li><em>Mirrored Images<\/em>, National Book Trust, India, 2013.<\/li><li><em>In our translated world<\/em>, TSAR, Canada 2013<\/li><li><em>Kongu ter valzhkai<\/em> &#8211; 2000 years of Tamil Poetry( Vol II),Tamilnadu, India.<\/li><li><em>The Rapids of Great River<\/em>, The Penguin Book of Tamil Poetry, UK, 2009.<\/li><li><em>20th Century Tamil poetry of Sri Lanka<\/em>, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2006.<\/li><li><em>New Tamil poetry<\/em>, India, 2006.<\/li><li><em>Tamil New Poetry<\/em>, Katha poet caf\u00e9, New Delni, India, 2005.<\/li><li><em>Lute song and lament<\/em>, TSAR, Canada, 2004.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8447\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Contributions to University<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8447\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8447\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>University of Jaffna Service<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li>Member, Building Subcommittee of Faculty of Arts, 2016.<\/li><li>Member, faculty committee for preparing students record book 2016.<\/li><li>Member, University Council Subcommittee for building main entrance for University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 2016.<\/li><li>Member, Curriculum evaluation subcommittee of senate from 2015.<\/li><li>Member, Convocation Committee March 2010.<\/li><li>Member of Technical Evaluation Committee, IRQUE Project, 2008.<\/li><li>Chairmen, the subcommittee for purchasing antiques for Hindu art gallery, Faculty of arts, 2008.<\/li><li>Co-founder, Departmental Visual Archives, 2008.<\/li><li>Member, Jaffna University team, Southern Sri Lankan Libraries, 2007.<\/li><li>Senior Treasurer Art Circle, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna from 2006.<\/li><li>Coordinator, French Film Festival, Jointly organized by Department of Fine Arts, Alliance Francaise and the French embassy of Sri Lanka 2003.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8448\" aria-expanded=\"false\">National Services<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8448\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8448\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Member of National \/ International Committees<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li>President, Advisory committee of \u2018Jaffna Cinema festival\u2019 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2015, 2016.<\/li><li>Member of the committee for re building Jaffna municipal council building, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2016.<\/li><li>Member, Jury for selecting best craftsmen in Northern Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Department of Industries, Northern Provincial Council, Jaffna, Sri Lanka 2015.<\/li><li>Member, Advisory Board, Sri Lankan Archive for art, architecture and design Jaffna, Sri Lanka from 2015.<\/li><li>Member, Consultants committee of National Institute of Education of Sri Lanka, from 2013.<\/li><li>Member, Advisory Board, Noolaham Foundation, Tamil Digital Library and Archives from 2009.<\/li><li>Chairman, Sethu: Study site for Visual Culture, Jaffna, Sri Lanka 2008-2010.<\/li><li>Member, Panel of judges, Tamil studies by Tamil literary Garden, Canada 2009.<\/li><li>Team Member for writing Glossary for Visual Arts, Department of Official Languages of Sri Lanka 2006.<\/li><li>Invitee for make recommendation for developing the Education of North and East of Sri Lanka, organized by Provincial department of Education, North and Eastern Province of Sri Lanka 2002.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8449\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Supervision and Evaluation \u2013 Post Graduate Degree and Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8449\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8449\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>MA Cultural Studies, Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2009-2010.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-84410\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Services to other Universities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-84410\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-84410\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Visiting Lecturer<\/strong>, Department of Fine Arts, Eastern University, Sri Lanka 2015. Undergraduate course: Western architecture, Art criticism.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-84411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Inter-Department and Inter-Faculty Services<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-84411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-84411\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Visiting Lecturer<\/strong> (Master trainer), MRTC University of Jaffna, 2005,Diploma course: Film appreciation.<\/li><li><strong>Visiting Lecturer<\/strong>, Cultural Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka,2002-2003, 2009-2010 Graduate course: Art and culture, Expressive culture of Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-84412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Public Dissemination<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-84412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-84412\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Co-founder: Sri Lankan Archive for Contemporary Art, Architecture and Design, Jaffna in 2013.<\/li><li>Contributor, 2006, Glossary of Technical Terms in Fine Arts, Music and Aesthetics, Department of Official Languages, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-84413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Resource Person \/ Mentor \/ Consultant<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-84413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-84413\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Convenor and Resource Person for Workshops<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Resource Person, Young Subcontinent project, Serendipity arts foundation,Goa,India. 2017.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Resource person, Yong Historians workshop, American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Sri Lanka, 2017.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Resource person, History and community project workshops, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2016. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Resource Person, development of school curriculum for art, National institute of Education of Sri Lanka,<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2013. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Resource person, Workshop for Enduring the traditional objects and heritage properties by Piradesa Saba,<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Karaveddy, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2012.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Conservation and Preservation of Palm leaf Manuscripts, Organized by Department of Fine Arts,<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2010.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Heritage Management, Jointly organized by Department of Fine Arts, Department of Sociology of<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">University of Jaffna and the Jaffna Secretariat, Sri Lanka, 2009.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Panelist<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2018The Global Tamilian\u2019, Kerala Literature Festival-2020 (5th Edition) Organized by DC Kizhakemuri Foundation<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">(DCKF),\u00a0Kerala,17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #333333;\">January 2020\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kozhikode,\u00a0Kerala,I<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ndia.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2018Dharmasena Pathiraja and the Singala film tradition\u2019 International Jaffna Cinema Festival, 20<sup>th<\/sup> Sepember<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">2017, Jaffna,\u00a0Sri Lanka.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-84414\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Innovation and Creation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-84414\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-84414\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Curator of Exhibitions<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>P<\/em><em>athivukal : Visual art documents from Jesuraja\u2019s personal Archive<\/em>\u201d Art Circle, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, April 2013.<\/p><ul><li>\u201c<em>Sabas Studio : An Exhibition of Hand Colored Photography in Jaffna 1965 \u2013 2005\u201d<\/em>, Art Circle, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, October &#8211; November 2010.<\/li><li>\u201c \u2018<em>Vilaku\u2019 : An exhibition of\u00a0 Kutthuvillaku\u201d<\/em>(An Exhibition of traditional bronze lamps of Jaffna), Art Circle, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka,\u00a0 November 2009.<\/li><li>\u201c<em>Kadanthakalamum Kalivirakkamum\u201d (Past and Nostalgia<\/em>) \u2013 <em>An exhibition of paintings of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kanagasabai<\/em>, Art Circle, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka\u00a0 October 2005.<\/li><li><em>\u201cBody, Text and Discourse: Recent paintings of Shanaathanan\u201d,<\/em> Art gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University of Baroda, Gujarat, India 2001.<\/li><li><em>\u201cKannukul Veli\u2019 \u2013 An Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Expression of Tamil Culture\u201d<\/em>, Egmoore, Tamil Nadu, India, 2000.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Experience in Theatre Directions<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><ul><li><em>\u201c<\/em><em>Kuzanthikal pavanai seyum\u201d <\/em>(Children\u2019s theatre) St John Bosco Maha Vidhyalaya, Jaffna, 1993.<\/li><li><em>\u201cItho Natkal Varum\u201d <\/em>(Poetry performance) Technical Institute Vaddukkottai, Jaffna, 1991.<\/li><li><em>\u201cSathiya Sothannai\u201d <\/em>(Educational theatre) Jaffna Hindu College, Jaffna, 1990.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Selected Journalism and Media\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columnist: (Writing about Heritage) Sunday Thinakural Tamil News paper Colombo, Sri Lanka from April 2016.<\/p><ul><li>Columnist: (Writing about Heritage) Uthayan Tamil News paper, Jaffna, Sri Lanka 2009\/2010.<\/li><li>Staff member of Editorial board \u2013 Ezhanadu News daily, Jaffna, Sri Lanka 1994 \/1995.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. P. Ahilan Research Interest: Visual Art history and theory, Theatre history, Heritage practices, Cultural politics, poetry studies Email:&nbsp;ahilanp@univ.jfn.ac.lk Academic profile Administrative positions Fellowships, Awards and Prizes Research and Publications&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1397","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1397"}],"version-history":[{"count":248,"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9527,"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1397\/revisions\/9527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.far.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}