Faculty of Arts: Recent submissions

  • Media: Library Based Information Search and Research 
    Raguram, S. (Foundation for Library Awareness, Jaffna, 2016)
    The social, economic, political and cultural backgrounds of individuals and communities determine the way the communication is perceived by them. This can be seen as a natural mechanism where people shape the substance of ...
  • Tamil Media in Ten Years After War Period 
    Raguram, S. (Voice of Jaffna Publications, Jaffna, 2019)
    Ten years ago, the Tamils experienced dawn filled with helplessness and all the expectations were shattered instantly. Since then people live in an environment filled with stress and search questions regarding coexistence ...
  • The Society is Expecting You 
    Raguram, S. (2019)
    As a Chief Editor of the ‘Namathu Eezhanadu’, a registered Tamil daily from Jaffna, there are more than three hundred editorials written by the author and selected 108 of them published from 01.10.2002 to 10.07.2003 have ...
  • War Journalism : An Experience of Northern Sri Lankan Tamil Daily Newspapers 
    Raguram, S. (2007)
    War journalism is an important part of journalism despite it is not appreciated by theorists. However, journalism during the war period is a different phenomenon. A career associated with huge amounts of danger and risks, ...
  • Krishna Myths in Indian films: The Transformation of Images 
    Raguram, S. (2007)
    The myths of Hinduism are closely associated with all forms of arts in India. The myths of Hinduism influenced the cinema sector since its inception in India. These myths were the initial moving force and platform of Indian ...
  • Writer Sujatha and Cinema 
    Raguram, S. (2008)
    Sujatha is often described as a multimedia writer rather than a writer and he was a multi-dimensional personality who proved his capability in many areas including short stories, novels, articles, cinema and online. The ...
  • ‘Jathika Pasala’ Television Programme For Ordinary Level Students: A Recipient Analysis 
    Raguram, S.; Duwage, H.U.R. (1st International Research Conference, Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Sri Lanka with a basic literacy rate of more than ninety percentage and 1 to 20 teacher pupil ratio shows an excellent education standard compared with most developing countries. But these statistics concealed the reality ...
  • The Professional Challenges Face by the Working Journalists of Jaffna 
    Raguram, S.; Thuvaragan, S. (International Research Symposium 2017, Uwa Wellassa University, 2017)
    During the war period in Sri Lanka, in Jaffna peninsula the media suffered lot of pressure and the utmost challenge the journalists faced was the life threat. And no other professional challenges were considered central. ...
  • Portrayal of Women in Indian Tamil Films Directed by Women: A Feministic Reading 
    Raguram, S.; Poongulaly, S. (5th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018 (ICOSS 2018), 2018)
    The world we live in is clearly permeated with media. Films are the twentieth century’s definitive medium of mass communication. In that powerful medium, the representation of women in films is highly complex and popular ...
  • Cartoons on Southern Politics in National Tamil Dailies 
    Jeyanthan, R.; Raguram, S. (Proceedings of the 4th Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe2018), 2018)
    Tamils predominantly live in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of the Island. Even though they depend on regional media to get the national news, they mostly rely on Tamil dailies published in Colombo for political stories. ...
  • The Trends of Eezham Tamil Video Songs 
    Raguram, S.; Pirainila, K. (Proceedings of the 4th Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe2018), 2018)
    Cinema is not only considered as a form of art but also a mode of entertainment by the general public and it is a means to spend time with pleasure, it is deeply rooted in the community without any questions. As being a ...
  • Ethical Dilemmas in Online News Portals: A Study on Tamil Language News Online Sites in Sri Lanka 
    Raguram, S. (Sri Lanka Development Journalist Forum, 2019)
    The way in distributing and updating, the information has been drastically changing in recent past through the emerging new media. The sender and the receiver experience the attitudinal transformation in information path. ...
  • Transwomen in South Indian Tamil Films: A View on Representation 
    Raguram, S.; Vijayatharsiny, V. (Proceedings of the 4th Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe2018), 2018)
    The gender differences between men and women are being prioritized in society in general. Challenging the traditional gender binary the subject of the third gender becomes a topic of discussion these days. In the past, the ...
  • Film Appreciation Movement in Jaffna 
    Raguram, S.; Thivakar, T. (Proceedings of the 4th Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe2018), 2018)
    The appreciation or consumption of cinema had been grown in different platforms in diverse ways in Jaffna. The cinema appreciation in Jaffna consists of multi-dimensions and changes. These aspects remain very complex to ...
  • Does Community Radio Functions Truly? : As an Autonomous Sphere? Study on its Status in South Asia 
    Rasmin, M.C.; Raguram, S. (Sri Lanka Development Journalist Forum, 2019)
    Community Radio (CR) in South Asia has been thriving with a unique identity as result of collective activism and lobbying by various stakeholders, including practitioners, civil society activists, academia, media freedom ...
  • The Trends of Media and Communication Research among University Undergraduates in Sri Lanka 
    Raguram, S.; Wijeyananda, R. (The Forum of Asia-Pacific Academic Alliance for Communication and Journalism Associations, 2018)
    The research culture among the undergraduates in Sri Lankan universities particularly in the field of media and communication research has been nourished and vastly concentrated by the academic communities since it’s become ...
  • Film Appreciation among the People of Jaffna: A Study Based on Cinema Theatres 
    Raguram, S.; Thevayasi, V. (Department of Tamil, University of Jaffna, 2020)
    Cinema theatres are considered important centers to enjoy cinemas. It is widely assumed that the complete technical depth of a cinema can only be fully enjoyed in a theatre that plays an important role in providing relaxation ...
  • மக்களை அணுகுதல் : வெகுசன ஊடகங்களின் நிகழ்ச்சி நிரல் மீதான விமர்சனப் பார்வை 
    Raguram, S. (Ministry of Mass Media, Government of Sri Lanka, 2019)
    As we are living in a period in which the people have a huge expectation of the mass media, the critical view of mass media on the way the mass media approach the public becomes very important. Particularly; the authority ...
  • Sri Lankan Tamil Electronic Media 
    Raguram, S. (2020)
    Media plays a significant role in shaping the social, political, economic and cultural conditions of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka and has a substantial influence on the formation of general opinions about various issues ...
  • திருக்குறள் கூறும் தொடர்பாடல் : ஓர் அறிநிலை ஆய்வு 
    Jude Dinesh, K.; Raguram, S. (University of Jaffna, 2017)
    Thiruvalluvar taught the concept of life through Thirukkural and it consists of short couplets considered as an identity of cultural richness of Tamils. Thirukkural provided principles that are suitable to all the time ...