The Use of Cultural Heritage As A Tool For Development - An Inquiry into the Indigenous Weavers of India and Sri Lanka (An Old And Rare Book)

Grateful acknowledgement is made: To UNESCO, New Delhi, for financial support. To Ramakar Pant, K.K. Mishra, R.L. Maurya, Arvind Verma, Rajesh Aiyer, Shiva Shankar Dube and Prasanta for collection of data. To Sarvjeet Singh, B.S. Rawat and Bhupendra Kumar for video documenta- tion. To Rajendra Singh Taragi for providing artwork. To the Government of Sri Lanka, particularly Hon. Lakshman Jayakody, Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs. Hon. A.V. Suraweera, Deputy Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs, R.A.A. Ranaweera, Secretary, Min- istry of Cultural and Religious Affairs, Senake Bandaranayake, Director General Central Cultural Fund, for their pioneering spirit in co-sponsoring the Work- shop on "The Use of Cultural Heritage as a Tool for Devel- opment" held in Colombo on 27-29 Dec. 1997. To A.T. Ariyaratne, Jayadeva Tilakasri, H.M.D.R. Herath, Sarath Surasena, K. Arunasiri, Nirmal de Silva, and S. Pulukkody for their gifts of expression. To H.D.S. Hettipathirana spe- cial thanks for giving generously of his time so that we develop an understanding of the Sri Lankan cultural herit- age. To Mrs. Silva Obesekera for notes on cultural preservation and museum. To Jayantha Perera for notes on the potters of Walangama village in Kurunegala Dis- trict (Sri Lanka). To R.K. Bhattacharya for the Anthropo- logical Survey of India Report on "Silk and Cotton Handloom in Uttar Pradesh" by D.K. Chakraborty and B.B. Samaddar. To S.C. Malik not only for contribution to the Workshop but also for the warmth of his encouragement. To M.K. Bhatnagar, Seema Gakhar, and Geeta Rawat for helpful assistance. To Richa Negi for editorial assistance.