Patrick David Harrigan
Sri Lanka Children's Trust
103, V.C. Road
Koslanda, Badulla district
Sri Lanka

Tel: +94 71 6824777
E-mail: kataragama@gmail.com

Websites developed and maintained:

1. (1997- ) Murugan.org Murugan Bhakti website
2. (1997- ) Institute of Asian Studies Madras
3. (2000- ) Kataragama.org Kataragama-Skanda website
4. (2000- ) LivingHeritage.org Living Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka website
5. (2000- ) CulturalSurvivalTrust.org Cultural Survival Trust of Sri Lanka website
6. (2000- ) Vedda.org Vedda.org website for Sri Lanka's indigenous Veddas
7. (2001- ) Palani.org official website of Palani Devasthānam
8. (2001- ) Pongi.org official website of Valli Malai
9. (2001- ) Ratnagiri.org official website of Bala Murugan Tirukkovil, Rathinagiri
10. (2001- ) WESWA.org website of the Weaker Section Welfare Association, Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu
11. (2001- ) ZOPIF.org Zones of Peace International Foundation
12. (2001- ) Tiruchendur.org official website of Sri Subrahmanya Swāmi Devasthānam, Tiruchendur
13. (2001- ) SriPada.org website of Adam's Peak (Sri Pāda), Sri Lanka
14. (2001- ) DaladaMaligawa.org website of Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka
15. (2001- ) BarbaraCragg.com Barbara Cragg HR Consultancy
16. (2001- ) LankaBhumi.org sacred sites of Sri Lanka
17. (2001- ) Sigiriya.org Sri Lanka's World Heritage site
18. (2001-2) SWSHindia.com website of Smith White Sharma & Halpern, Indo-American immigration law firm
19. (2002- ) Jnanamalai.org official website of Jnana Malai Murugan Kovil
20. (2002- ) Hamsa.org Studies of Saint Thomas in India
21. (2002- ) PadaYatra.org Pada Yatra or foot pilgrimage, Kataragama Devotees Trust
22. (2002- ) Annadanam.org Svatantra Paripalana Sthaladharkal Sabha of Tiruchendur
23. (2002- ) Wanni.org Sri Lanka's heartland, the Wanni
24. (2002- ) Koslanda.com Heritage Reserves (Private) Limited destination at Koslanda, Sri Lanka
25. (2002-3 ) GaladariHotel.com The Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
26. (2002- ) Goviya.com website of Sri Lanka's traditional rice cultivators, the Goviya
27. (2002- ) Gurugama.org website of Guru Gama educational community, Koslanda, Sri Lanka
28. (2002-2008) ArulMuruga.org website of Ishta Siddhi Sri Subramanya Swami Trust, Bangalore
29. (2002- ) Khidr.org devoted to al-Khidr, the Green Man of Islamic & pre-Islamic lore
30. (2003- ) Pattini.org devoted to Pattini or Kannaki, goddess of fertility and conjugal fidelity
31. (2003- ) AryaSangha.org Assembly of the Wise: Sages Genuine and Spurious
32. (2003- ) Kaumara.org Kaumara Foundation website
33. (2003- ) SriMahaBodhi.org dedicated to Sri Maha Bodhi, the oldest historical tree in the world
34. (2003- ) Jailani.org Daftar Jailany cave mosque of Balangoda, Sri Lanka
35. (2003- ) Udappu.org Udappuwa traditional coastal village, Western Province of Sri Lanka
36. (2003- ) Baidam.com Pokhara Lakeside, Nepal: accommodations, services and visitor's information
37. (2004-7) StoneHouseLodge.lk Stone House Lodge, Kandy, Sri Lanka
38. (2004- ) Annadanam.org Annadana Murugan Bhakti site
39. (2005- ) Anathi.org project to network tsunami affected childrens homes
40. (2005- ) Kalmunai.org Ampare Economic Recovery Organization tsunami relief NGO
41. (2005- ) NavaShakti.org Tsunami affected children of Pandiruppu, Ampara District
42. (2005- ) Okanda.org Ukanthai Malai Kataragama Devale, Okanda
43. (2006- ) SLCTrust.org Sri Lanka Children's Trust
44. (2006- ) Nanasala.org Rural Knowledge Center, Koslanda, Sri Lanka
45. (2006- ) HCDG.org Hill Country Disability Group of Sri Lanka
46. (2006- ) Koslanda.org Village of Koslanda, Badulla District, Sri Lanka
47. (2007- ) ColomboFort.com Fort Railway Nanasala web site for Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka
48. (2007- ) Kiwanis.lk Official website of the Kiwanis Club of Colombo, Sri Lanka
49. (2007- ) BeePeeO.com Sri Lanka's rural Business Process Outsourcing network
50. (2009- ) Nikang.org Support Of Underpriviledged Lives (SOUL) web site of Shanika Kalhari

Curriculum Vitae

• Since January 2006 - Executive Director, Sri Lanka Children's Trust
• Since January 2006 - Executive Director, Living Heritage Trust, Koslanda
• 26 December 2004 - 31.12.2005 Disaster Relief Coordinator, Living Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka
• April 2002 - Network Administrator, Living Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka
• October 2001 - April 2002 Program Director Fast Track USA SWSH School of Business Communications
• Jan-Sept 2001 - Marketing Executive, Data Point Systems, Inc. of Atlanta, GA, USA
• 1999- Secretary, 2nd International Conference on Skanda-Murukan 2001
• 1998-2000 Associate Editor, Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies
• 1997-1998 Secretary, First International Conference Seminar on Skanda-Murukan
• 1989-1995 Researcher, Cultural Survival Trust of Sri Lanka
• 1989- Editor, Kataragama Research Publications Project
• 1987-1988 Intensive Tamil year at Madurai, American Institute of Indian Studies.
• 1986-1987 Graduate Research Assistant, Center for South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
• 1985 Teaching Assistant, 'Religions of Asia' undergraduate course for the University of Michigan Program in Religious Studies.
• 1983-1984 Master's degree studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
• 1979-1983 Frankfurt Airport Station Leader for Eurorent auto rental firm, Frankfurt, Germany.
• 1977-1978 fieldwork in South Asia
• 1976 Guest Tae Kwon Do instructor, All-Pakistan Taekwon Do Association, Karachi, Pakistan
• 1974-1976 Manager, Union Station restaurant, Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• 1974-1975 completion of undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
• 1970-1973 Undergraduate studies abroad in South Korea, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
• 1968-1970 Undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Positions held:

• Project Coordinator, 'Let the Villagers be Heard' survey of Sri Lanka North & East Province, May-July 2004
• Special Coordinator, Third International Murukan Conference Kuala Lumpur, 2-5 Nov 2003.
• Project Coordinator, 'Let the Villagers be Heard' survey of Sri Lanka North & East Province, May-July 2003
• Editor, World Hindu Conference souvenir publication, 2003.
• Consultant to the Tamil Nadu High Level Committee to create a Tamil Virtual University, 1999.
• Member, Sri Lanka National Committee for the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, 1993-94.
• Trustee, Kataragama Devotees Trust of Sri Lanka, 1990-
• Consultant to the Zones of Peace International Foundation (ZOPIF), 1989-

Computer Experience:

• Using Mac O/S and Windows professionally since 1986
• PageMaker 3. 0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.5 and 7.0 from 1992 to present
• HTML/CSS Web designer since 1997
• PhotoShop 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 since 1997
• MS Office including PowerPoint since 2000

Education:

• Post-graduate study: University of Madras (Religion); 1996-2000.
• Post-graduate study: UC Berkeley (Asian Studies); 1985-1989.
• Graduate school: University of Michigan (Asian Studies); MA 1984.
• Undergraduate: University of Michigan (Religious Studies); BA 1975.

Languages:

• German
• Hindi-Urdu
• Sanskrit
• Nepali
• Tamil
• Sinhala

Documentary Consultant:

• Documentary on Dambana Vedda tribe for 'Gesichte Asiens' series on ARD 1st Channel German television, September 2004
• Documentaries about Kataragama for French Ministry of Education and for French cable television, July 2001
• Discovery Channel documentary produced for The Discovery Channel by Gabriel Films Ltd. July 2000.
• Documentary about Kataragama for ZDF German National Television in 1997.
• Otros Pueblos documentary about Kataragama for Spanish National Television in 1996.
• Tiruchendur Kanda Sashti documentary (Tamil), 1995 (director and producer).
• Sri Lanka Rupavahini documentary about Kataragama, 1993.
• Zeit der Goetter German documentary about Kataragama, 1993.
• Routes of Wisdom documentary series about Sri Lankan traditions with Dr. David Bellamy, 1990-1993.
• Kataragama-Skanda Trilogy 2-hr documentary for Sri Lanka's Independent Television Network in 1987 (composed narration).

Author of:

• "Tamil Virtual University", report to the Tamil Nadu High Level Committee to create a Tamil Virtual University, September 1999.
• "Cult of the Child-God Crosses a Millennial Milestone", in Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Vol. XVI No. 2, March 1999, pp. 1-3.
• "International Centre for the Study of Skanda-Murukan", in Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Vol. XVI No. 2, March 1999, pp. 91-93.
• Kataragama: The Mystery Shrine, (Chennai: Institute of Asian Studies) 1998.
• "Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Geography in the cult of Skanda-Murukan", in Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Vol. XV No. 2, March 1998, pp. 33-52.
• "Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults", in Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Vol. XIV No. 2, March 1997, pp. 1-28.
• "Peace Begins at Home: Creating Zones of Peace within homes, schools and ourselves", In Context Quarterly of Humane Sustainable Culture, Spring 1995, p. 9.
• "A Plan to Protect Bio-diversity and Indigenous Culture in Sri Lanka", plan submitted to Sri Lanka's National Committee for the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, 1994.
• "Sri Lanka's Indigenous Wanniya-laeto: A Case History", Report to Sri Lanka's National Committee for the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, January 1994.
• "Lanka's Cosmography Down the Ages" in Sri Lanka and the Silk Road of the Sea ed. Dr. Senake Bandaranayake, jointly published by UNESCO and the Central Cultural Fund (Colombo: 1990).
• Complete list of over 60 articles published in newspapers and magazines in Sri Lanka, India and USA from 1987 to 1995.
• list of news articles published about Kataragama

Presenter:

• "From Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Geography in the cult of Skanda-Murukan" at the Third International Murukan Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Nov 2003.
• Interview in The Ceylon Daily News of 27 July 2002
• "Local, National and International Zones of Peace: Results of Conflict Prevention and Transformation" Powerpoint presentation at international conference on "Culture of Peace" in Jaipur, India, December 27-29, 2001 sponsored by Jaipur Peace Foundation.
• "Cultural Survival of Sri Lanka" Powerpoint presentation to the Rotary Club of Dickson, Tennessee, 18 October 2000.
• "My Experience of Kataragama" annual address to the Ceylon Hindu Congress, Colombo, 27 July 2000.
• "Skanda and Alexander the Great: Diffusion of Mythic Motifs" special lecture at the Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai, 6 March 1999
• Interview (in Tamil) on Vanakkam Tamilakam (Sun TV) on 19 January 1999.
• "Skanda-Iskandar and the Alexander Romance: History and the Diffusion of Mythic Archetypes" address at the First International Conference Seminar on Skanda-Murukan, Chennai 1998.
• Interview (in Tamil) for Tamil Oli documentary about the Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai, for telecast in Europe, November 1998.
• "Kataragama Pada Yatra tradition in Sri Lanka" lecture at the Instiute of Asian Studies, Chennai, 4 April, 1998
• Interview in The Ceylon Daily News of July 24, 1997
• "Skanda Sashti festival and Tiruchendur Murugan" special lecture at the International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai, 25 January, 1996
• "Skanda Worship in Kataragama" special lecture at the International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai, 25 January, 1996
• "The Sacred Geography of Kataragama" public lecture for the Sri Lanka Dept. of Hindu Religious & Cultural Affairs, Chennai, 17 November, 1990

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January 2009 update