Proceedings of the Academic Session
28th Jan. 1979,
Colombo
An
Academic Session was organised in connection with the SWARBICA Conference. The
Session which was held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, on the 28th
January, 1979, was chaired by Prof. K. W. Goonwardene of Sri Lanka University,
Peradeniya. Out of 10 papers which were presented on the occasion, first 3
papers, mentioned below, were read and discussed at the meeting; the remaining 2
were taken as read:
1.
Some Observations on the Operation of
an Archival Law in a Developing Country: The Case of Sri Lanka, by G. P. S. H.
de Silva, Deputy Director, Department of National Archives, Colombo.
2.
The Evolution of Records Management
Concept in Sri Lanka, by K. D. C. Wimalaratne, Assistant Director, Department of
National Archives, Colombo.
3.
Books and Other Printed Materials of
Dutch East India Company's Archives in Sri Lanka: Some Observations, relating to
their Provenance, Nature and Significance, by Prof. K. W. Goonawardene,
Professor of History, Sri Lanka University, Peradeniya.
4.
Records relating to Nepal in some
Archival Repositories in India and UK— by Dr. K. Mojumdar, Professor of History,
Nagpur University, Nagpur, India.
5.
A Note on Historical Materials at
Visva-Bharati— by Dr. T. Banarjee, Reader in History,
Visva-Bharati University,
Santiniketan, India.
6.
Source Materials in U. P. State
Archives on Nepal and Afghanistan, by
Dr. K. P. Srivastava, Director, Uttar Pradesh State Archives, Lucknow, India.
7.
Importance of the Archives in Studying
India-Nepal Relations in the 19th and 20th Century, by Dr. Smt. Kamal S. Gokhale,
Lecturer in History, S. N. D. T.
University College, Pune, India.
8.
Genealogical Society-Activities and
Plans for Record Preservation in South and West Asia, by Dr. Manto B. McLews.
9.
Ways of Promoting Research in the
Region: A User's View, by Dr. Y. B. Mathur, University of Delhi, India.
10.
Some Material on Charandass Sect, in
Delhi Archives, by M. L. Kachroo, Under Secretary (Archives), Delhi State
Archives, Delhi, India.
