Research works and publication

Ph.D. Research scholar in Department of Instrumental Music, Banaras Hindu University and completed 03 year research work. 

Books 

SINHALA_GEETHAYA_HA_RAGADHARI_SANGEETHAYA 

Publisher   - S. Godage & Brothers Pvt Ltd. 

Year - 2015 - 1st Print 

Category- Music 

Language- Sinhala  

ISMN        - 979-0-0710000-52-0 

Research Papers, Abstracts and Book Chapter  

Full Paper –  Topic: 

The Setār (sehtār), a stringed instrument used in Sufi Music 

Pathmakumara SHM 

International Seminar on Sufism and Sufi music,  

08th-09th Feb 2018,  

Department of music and Performing Arts, 

University of Allahabad,  

Allahabad, India 

Topic:  

Technical Aids in Performing Hindustani Music in Sitar on 

Live Stage to uplift real Quality of the Sound, Pathmakumara 

SHM Shastriya Sangeeth Ewm wartaman Parivesh, 

16-17 March 2018 

Sri agrasen Kanya P.G Collage,  Varanasi, India  

Topic:  

The advantage of Technical Aids in Practicing Hindustani 

Music in Sitar, Pathmakumara SHM Aadhunik Jiwan Shaili Evam Prachya Vidyaayein, 

Two days international seminar,  

Sarvbhoumik Prachya Vidya Sanstha, Nariya, Varanasi. 

07-08 April 2018 

Pt. Omkarnath Thakur Auditorium, 

Faculty of Preforming Arts, Banaras Hindu University 

Abstract‌‌ ‌–‌ ‌ ‌Topic:‌ ‌ ‌

Propensity‌ ‌and‌ ‌utility‌ ‌of‌ ‌Sitar‌ ‌sound‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌field‌ ‌of‌ ‌applied‌ ‌music‌ ‌in‌ ‌Sri‌ ‌Lanka:‌ ‌A‌ ‌case‌ ‌study‌ ‌among‌ ‌undergraduate‌ ‌students,‌ ‌Sri‌ ‌Lanka‌ ‌

Pathmakumara‌ ‌SHM‌ ‌and‌ ‌Perera‌ ‌PCD‌ ‌ ‌

International‌ ‌conference‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌Humanities‌ ‌(ICH‌ ‌2017),‌ ‌ ‌

26-27‌th‌‌ ‌Oct‌ ‌2017,‌ ‌

The‌ ‌faculty‌ ‌of‌ ‌Humanities,‌ ‌University‌ ‌of‌ ‌Kelaniya,‌ ‌ ‌

Sri‌ ‌Lanka‌ ‌

Book/Journal‌ ‌Chapter‌ ‌-‌ ‌

Geethaya‌ ‌ha‌ ‌Sinhala‌ ‌Geethaye‌ ‌Vikashanaya,‌ ‌

Pathmakumara‌ ‌SHM,‌ ‌Perera‌ ‌PCD‌ ‌

"SAMBHASHA"‌ ‌20‌th‌‌ ‌Journal‌ ‌2019,‌ ‌ ‌

Publication‌ ‌of‌ ‌Piriven‌ ‌Educational‌ ‌Branch,‌ ‌Ministry‌ ‌of‌ ‌

Education,‌ ‌Sri‌ ‌Lanka.‌ ‌

Technical‌ ‌Aids‌ ‌in‌ ‌Performing‌ ‌Hindustani‌ ‌Music‌ ‌in‌ ‌Sitar‌ ‌on‌ ‌

Live‌ ‌Stage‌ ‌to‌ ‌Uplift‌ ‌Real‌ ‌Quality‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Sound‌ ‌

''Sangeet‌ ‌Sanwahini''‌ ‌ ‌

Book‌ ‌Editor‌ ‌–‌ ‌Dr.‌ ‌Gyanesh‌ ‌Chandra‌ ‌Pandey‌ ‌

Varansi,‌ ‌India.‌ ‌Sep‌ ‌2018‌ ‌

Ongoing‌ ‌Research‌ ‌

Age‌ ‌at‌ ‌which‌ ‌a‌ ‌child‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌taught‌ ‌sitar‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌methods‌ ‌

required‌ ‌for‌ ‌it‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌production‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌very‌ ‌small‌ ‌sitar‌ ‌in‌ ‌Sri‌ ‌Lanka.‌ ‌

Making‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌Sitar‌ ‌for‌ ‌Kid‌‌ ‌using‌ ‌Sri‌ ‌ Lankan‌ ‌Bottle‌ ‌gourd‌ ‌(Calabash/ලබු‌)‌ ‌ ‌