Journals (Indexed / Peer Reviewed)
- Kumara, D.A. (2018). Contingent Axioms of Language: A Comparison between Nāgārjuna and Derrida. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ,1 (1), 1-13.
- Kumara, D.A. (2021). Dānaya, Śuddha Tyāgaya Saha Visaṁyōjanaya (Almsgiving, Pure Gift and Deconstruction). Prathimana: Journal of The Department of Sociology of University of Ruhuna, 14(1), 1-11.
- Kumara, D.A. (2021). Śrī Laṁkā Kāntā Dēśapālanayē Pravaṇatā Piḷiban̆da Visaṁyōjanātmaka Kiyævīmak. (A Deconstructive Reading of Trends in Sri Lankan Women’s Politics). Parliamenthu Sara Sanhitha Academic Journal of Sri Lanka Parliament. 2(2), 317-327
- Kumara, D.A. (2021). Deconstruction of Whitening Cream Adverts. Jathika Maddya Sankathana, Journal of Government Information Department.
- Kumara, D.A. (2021). Taste Being a Tool of Political Violence in Class-Based Society. Samaja Sameeksha, Academic Journal of Department of Sociology, University of Kelaniya
- Kumara, D.A. (2020). New Media and Societies of Control. Puvathpath Kala Sameeksha Journal of Sri Lanka Press Council
- Kumara, D.A. (2020). Adorno and Horkheimer: Television as a cultural industry in Sri Lanka. Rupavahinee Sameeksha, Journal of Sri Lanka State Television Advisory Council.
- Kumara, D.A. (2018). Visual Anthropology and Tattooing. International Journal of Communicology of Sri Palee Campus.
Books
English
- Kumara, D.A. (2018). Asian Perspectives in Communication. Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers .- Published by S. Godage and Brothers.
Sinhala
- Kumara, D.A. & Weerasinghe, T. (2020). School Textbook for GCE (A/Level) Media and Communication Studies. Battaramulla: Department of Education Publications.
- Kumara, D.A. (2008). Nūtana Pravṛtti Kalāva (New Trends in Journalism). Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers .
- Kumara, D.A. (2009). Vatman Mādhya Adhyayana Pravaṇatā (Contemporary Media Studies). Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers .
- Kumara, D.A. (2013). Janapriya Saṁskṛtiya Saha Mādhyaya (Popular Culture and Media). Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers .
- Kumara, D.A. (2014). Toraturuvalaṭa Hadavatak : Yuddhaya Saha Janamādhya Vārtākaraṇaya (Information Handling and Modern War). Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers .
- Kumara, D.A. (2018). Kav Siḷumiṇa Saha Abauddha Dṛṣṭīn (“Kav Silumina” and Non-Buddhist Ideologies). Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers .
- Kumara, D.A. (2020). Darśana Saha Dṛṣṭi (Philosophies and Views). Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers .
- Kumara, D.A. (2020). Homo Corruptus. Colombo: S. Godage and Brothers. Editor of the Guvanviduli Sameeksha journal.
- Kumara, D.A. & Rathnasinghe, P. (2020). Guvanviduli Sameeksha. Battaramulla: Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
Abstracts Peer Reviewed
- “BURDEN OF PROOF: SAÑJAYA BELAṬṬHIPUTTA, NĀGĀRJUNA AND DERRIDA’S PERSISTENCE ON NEGATION TO PROVE AFFIRMATIVE CLAIMS” annual research congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (PGIHS), Peradeniya, 2019.
- “Ideological De-mystification of Communication Theory: Derrida, Adorno and Nāgārjuna’s Negative Dialectics against Affirmative Claimants” presented at the 2nd International Research Conclave on Buddhist Studies and Humanities of the Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies.
- DERRIDA AND MAHAYANA TRADITION OF NĀGĀRJUNA
presented at the International Conference on Sanskrit and eastern Studies (ICSES) at the University of Kelaniya in 2018 - LIMITS OF TRUTH: NAGARJUNA AND DERRIDA ON APORIAS presented at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2019.
- Thomas Aquinas’s Analysis on Comprehensibility of God: A Comparative Study of Nagarjuna’s Paradox of Nothingness and Derrida’s Aporia presented at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2019.
- DERRIDA AND NĀGĀRJUNA: A POST-STRUCTURALIST CRITIQUE ON LOGOCENTRISM presented at the 6th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS-2018)
- Contingent Axioms of Language: A Comparison between Nagarjuna and Derrida presented at the annual research congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (PGIHS), Peradeniya, 2019.
- Was a speaker (Topic – Peace-building in Sri Lanka: creating shared space) at the conference organized by the Nanyang Technological University and the Institute of Policy Studies in Singapore on reporting religion held at M hotel in Singapore, in 2011.
- Presented the paper titled “New Media in Oriental Context: How to Apply Communication Insights Found in Ancient Oriental Teachings in New Media sphere” at the 6th Annual Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2013.
- Presented the paper titled “No news is good news: weighing news in foraging and hydraulic civilization” at the 2nd international conference in Social Sciences organized by the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
- Presented the paper titled “Gunboat Diplomacy vs. Trade Diplomacy: Positioning Sri Lanka in the Mid of Sino-US Superpowers” at the International Conference on “Sri Lanka in World Affairs” organized by the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2014.
- Presented the paper titled “A Comparative Study on Devotional Music Genres Could be Found in India” at the Annual Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2015.
- Presented the paper titled ” A Study on Cosmology in Hindu Vedanta and Modern Science” at the Annual Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2015.
- Presented the paper titled “Sri Lanka’s image and international media reporting over the recent Buddhist-Muslim conflict in Aluthgama and Beruwala.” at the Annual Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2015.
- Presented the paper titled “An Asian Communication Model Based On Ancient Oriental Teachings and Quantum Physics” at the Annual Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2016.
Participations and Trainings
- 12 week international broadcast journalism course on social conflicts and social cohesion at the the Radio Netherlands Training Centre, Hilversum, the Netherlands in 2009.
- Research fellow at the Nanyang Technological University under the Asia Journalism Fellowship program, Singapore in 2011.
- Radio Netherlands Training Centre’s refresher course at the St. Scholastica College, Manila in 2012.
- Fellow of the APN (Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research) in 2016
- South Asia Media Fellowship program in 2016.
- Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop of Centre for Science and Environment, India in 2013.
- UN’s International Water Day workshop in Tokyo in 2014.
- Media Colloquium of 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in 2015.
- Part of the media team which covered the 23rd China Import; Export Fair, Kunming, China.
- Covered the Singapore International TVET Conference 2012 in China.
- Media workshop organized by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit of Dhaka University, August 14th-16th, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Workshop on Off-grid Energy, the New Sustainable Development Goals and Smart Villages organized by Smart Villages Research Group.
- Fellow of the Senior Journalists Seminar 2018 held in the US and Tunisia.
- Fellow of the Global Media Forum 2019 which was held in Bonn, Germany.
- Fellow of the Mobile Journalism Conference Asia 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand
- Co-implementer of the Climate Action Champions Network in Nepal in September, 2022.
- Co-implementer of the Climate Action Champions Network in India, 2023
Journalism Related Activities
- Columnist of the “Ada” newspaper.
- Columnist of the “Lakbima” newspaper.
- Columnist of the “Aruna” newspaper.
- International Affairs Analyst of the “Global View” program, Independent Television Network.
- International Affairs Analyst of the “Siw Desa” program, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).
- Presenter of the Sankathana discussion program of the Sinhala National Service of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
- Contributor to Channel News Asia (CNA)
Voluntary and Honorary Positions
- Member of the State Radio, Newspaper and Social Media Advisory Board of Sri Lanka
- Member of the State Radio Advisory Board of Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Radio Netherlands Training Centre, the Netherlands.
- Panel Member of the question paper setting for the Commonwealth quiz program
- (CHOGM) conducted by the Ministry of Education Services of Sri Lanka.
- Executive Committee Member of the Sri Lanka-China Journalists Forum (SLCJF).
- Executive Committee Member of the General Student Society of the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Trainer/consultant for the National Administrative Reform Council, Sri Lanka
- Communication Consultant at the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)
- Local coordinator of the Refresher Course organized by the Radio Netherlands
- Training Centre from 21st September – 2nd of October, 2015 in Colombo.
Aesthetic Work
- Have written more than 100 Sinhala songs; some of them are sung by leading vocalists including Sunil Edirisinghe, T.M. Jayaratne, W.D. Ariyasinghe, Dayarathna Perera, Nelu Adhikari, Isuru Jayarathne, Saman Lenin, Chandana Liyanarachchi.
- Have composed music for more than 30 Sinhala songs and one relaxation music album.
Youtuber
- Key Terms of Philosophy (Mukyapada) – https://www.youtube.com/@keytermsofphilosophy4267
- Sankathana – https://www.youtube.com/@sankathanaslbc7981/featured
