Proceedings Of The Academic Session Colombo, 28th January, 1979

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.