Elementor #4099
February 26, 2026 2026-02-26 7:10Elementor #4099
M.K. Amila Indika
Senior Lecturer
Division of Management Studies Event Management Program
Official institutional email address
ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6825-5489
Google Scholar profile link
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amila-indika
cee-1b711925/
• ResearchGate link
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/AmilaIndika
Academic Qualifications
• Degrees obtained (BSc, MSc, PhD, etc.) Start from the recently obtained degree
CEE (UK), MTEHM (Colombo), STDM (Cornell),
CEM (UK), CEP (UK), CTHE (J’pura), PG. Dip.
(Kelaniya), BA. Hons. (Sp.) (Kelaniya)
Research Interests
• Main research areas
Event Management
Event Studies
Event Tourism
Heritage Tourism
Regenerative Events & Tourism
Publications
• a) Indexed Journal Articles
(Scopus/SCI/SCIE/ESCI or Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
• Authors, title, journal name, year
• Volume, issue, pages
• DOI or URL
• b) Non- Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal
Articles
• Authors, title, journal name, year
• Volume, issue, pages
• DOI or URL
• c) Conference Papers/abstracts
• Title, conference name
• Location and year
Recent Selected Publications
Indika, M.K.A. (2026). Religious Events and
Performances for Tourism, In Religious
Heritage and Tourism in South Asia.
Timothy, D. & Shinde, K. (eds.). Routledge.
(In press)
Indika, M.K.A. (2026). Invisible Burden of
Festival Tourism & Buddhist Religious
Events: Challenges and Prospects, 2026. In
Handbook on Festivals, Culture and
Responsible Tourism: Journeys to
Sustainability. Ramkissoon, H., Sharma, S. &
Kumar, N. (eds.). Edward Elgar
Publishing. (In Press)
Indika, M.K.A. (2025). Cultural Tourism
beyond Staged Authenticity: Experiencing
Everyday Village Life in Sri Lanka. In
Meaningful Tourism: Strategies and
Meaningful Development. Tyagi, P.K. ,
Nadda, V. & Singh, A.K. (eds.). Emerald.
Indika, M.K.A. (2024). Heritagization of
weddings: a case study of Sinhala-Buddhist
Community in Sri Lanka, Asia Pacific
International Event Management Journal, 3
(1).
Reasons for Higher Level of Tourists’
Satisfaction on Ayurveda Health Resorts in
Sri Lanka, 2024. Paper presented at the 26th
International Conference: Tourism and
rural space in national and international
context, organized by the Romanian
Academy, Romania.
Indika, M.K.A. (2023). Engaging with
‘Homeland of Buddha’: Outbound Buddhist
pilgrimage tourism from Sri Lanka to India
and Nepal. In Management and Practices of
Pilgrimage Tourism and Hospitality. Gupta,
S., Aragon, L. C., Kumar, P., Madhurima, &
Ramasamy, R. (eds.). IGI Global.
Indika, M. K.A. (2023). Tourists’ Satisfaction
and Authentic Elements of Folk Life
Experience: A Case Study. Paper presented at
4th International Conference on Intangible
Cultural Heritage, organized by University of
Sri Jayewardenapura.
Indika, M.K.A. & Amarakoon, A. (2022).
Technological Adaptation for a Crisis:
Prospects, Challenges and Future of Virtual
Events. In New Challenges, Emerging
Practices and Global Outlook in Service
Management. Tyagi, P.K., Singh, M., Tyagi,
P. & Raheja, K. (eds.). Shineeks Publishers.
Indika, M.K.A. & Gunasekera, N. (2021).
Success Factors in Managing of International
Conferences in Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific
International Event Management Journal, 2
(1), 73 – 84.
Indika, M.K.A. (2021). Impact of Covid-19
and Business Revival Strategies of Event
Industry in Sri Lanka. In Varying Dynamics
of Business: Revival and Reformation. Singh,
M., Tyagi, P.K., Singh, A.K. & Mukherjee,
M. (eds.). Bharti Publications.
Indika, M.K.A. (2021). Tourists’ Perception
on Facilities and Re-visitation: a Study of
Cultural Heritage Tourism at Sigiriya World
Heritage Site, International Journal of Asian
Economic Light, 9 (2).
Indika, M.K.A. & Gunasekera, N. (2021).
Impact of Technical Determinants on Success
of International Conventions, International
Journal of Global Economic Light (JGEL), 7
(1).
Event Tourism in Sri Lanka: An Overview,
2021. Toureview, 1
Teaching Profile
• Areas of teaching expertise
Fundamentals of Event Management, Manage
implementation process of the Event, Event
Leadership and Communication, Marketingplanning for event, Event proposals, Human
Resource Management in Events,
Heritage/cultural Tourism, Cultural Resource
Management
• Curriculum development or and any other academic contributions
Resource Person of Events Management – A/L
Vocational Stream Curriculum
Development, National Institute of Education,
Maharagama.
Resource Person for A/L Event Management
Teacher Training at The South Asian Centre for
Teacher Development, Meepe & National
Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Academic/Industrial Projects & Supervision
• Projects completed
Organizer/Coordinator of the Short Course in
Financing for Business Startups conducted by a
Bulgarian Expert for UCR students.
Panorama Art Concert and Rude 1st Edition
(Supervision)
• Projects ongoing
Chief Organizer and Moderator the UCR Global
Leisure Webinar Series with participation of 24
international experts in leisure from 24 countries
as guest speakers at 13 versions up to January
2026).
Organizer of Beyond the Horizon: UCR
Management Guest Lecture Series with
participation of international experts in Events
management and Tourism (3 versions
up to January 2026).
Professional Experience
• Academic appointments (past and present)
Coordinator of the Event Management Program,
University College of Ratmalana.
Senior Lecturer in Event Management, University
College of Rathmalana.
Lecturer in Event Management, University
College of Rathmalana.
Lecturer (Probationary) in Event Management,
University College of Rathmalana.
Head, Division of Management Studies,
University College of Rathmalana.
Visiting Lecturer in Event Management,
University College of Rathmalana.
Visiting Lecturer in Event Management &
Cultural Heritage Management, Faculty of
Humanities, University of Kelaniya.
Visiting Lecturer in Tourism & Cultural Resource
Management, Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Kelaniya.
Coordinator of Tourism & Cultural Resource
Management Degree Program, Faculty of Social
Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Temporary Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Kelaniya.
Temporary Scientific Assistant, PGIAR,
University of Kelaniya.
• Industry experience (if any)
• Consultancy work (if any)
Travel Executive, Pine Bright Journeys (pvt) Ltd.
Awards & Honors
• Academic awards/medals
• Scholarships and fellowships
1st scholar obtained a distinction for an
Event Management course offered by Asia Pacific
Institute of Event Management, Leeds, UK.
Gampaha District 1st in Arts stream at GCE
Advance Level Exam in the relevant year.
Full Scholarship offered by Asia Pacific Institute
of Event Management, Leeds, UK to follow
Certified Event Planner, Certified Event Manager
& Certified Event Educator Courses.
Full Scholarship offered by Cornell University,
USA (Funded by The Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ, Germany)
to Follow Sustainable Tourism Destination
Management Course of the University.
Memberships & Professional Activities
• Professional body memberships
• Reviewer for journals/conferences
Professional Member, Asia Pacific Institute of
Event Management, UK.
Reviewer, Cogent Art & Humanities, Taylor & Francis. (Scopus & Wos)
Workshops, Seminars & Training
• Workshops conducted
Chair, organizer & main speaker of the webinar
on Heritage Festival Tourism and Cultural
Economy in Sri Lanka as an ancillary event of
Tourism and Rural Space 27th International
Conference (hybrid – 29 -31 May 2025) Vatra
Dornei, Romania, Organized by Romanian
Academy & Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development.
• Guest lectures delivered
Invited speech on ‘Sustainable transformation
of heritage festival tourism in South Asia’ at
the 7 days National/International Workshop
on the occasion of World Tourism Day 2025,
organized by Dept. of Tourism Management,
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar,
India.
Invited speech on ‘Sri Lankan Buddhist Festivals
and Rituals as Tourism Events and Products’ at
Buddhists Heritage and Tourism Symposium –
2023 organized by Institute of Tourism, Belgium
(Invited by Prof. Kiran Shinde, La Trobe
University, Australia)
A special guest lecture on ‘Event industry
revival strategies from Covid-19 crisis’ at
CEE-ZEE webinar series, organized by C Z
Patel College of Business & Management.
Charutar Vidya Mandal University, Gujarat,
India.
Guest lecture for the students of senior
NCOS’ refresher course II at military
intelligence corps regimental center,
Colombo.
• Training programs attended
Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, Staff
Development Center, University of Sri
Jayawardenapura.
TVET for Sustainable Development (Online in
Country Program in Sri Lanka), Conducted by
Colombo Plan Staff College, Philippines.
Professional Development Training Programme –
‘Team Endeavour’, conducted by Academy of
Adventure at AOA base camp, Belihuloya.
Skills & Expertise
• Technical skills (software, tools, instruments)
Event Planning, Event Management, Tour
Planning & Coordination, Research Design,
Curriculum development
