▁the ▁end ▁of ▁British ▁rule ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁. ▁The ▁J ath ika ▁H ela ▁Ang am ▁Sh il pa ▁K ala ▁Sang am aya , ▁the ▁highest ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁today , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Sri ▁L anka ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁the ▁Arts ▁has ▁also ▁taken ▁action ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁surv ival ▁and ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁ang amp ora : ▁several ▁public ▁exhib itions ▁have ▁been ▁mounted ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁increasing ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of -, ▁and ▁fuel ing ▁interest ▁in ▁it . ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁weapon ry ▁used ▁in ▁ang amp ora ▁is ▁also ▁kept ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Col om bo . ▁ ▁Ang amp ora ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁films ▁and ▁television ▁dram as ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁One ▁such ▁film , ▁Ang am , ▁directed ▁by ▁An j ula ▁Ras anga ▁We er asing he , ▁expl ored ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁through ▁traditional ▁folk - st ories ▁and ▁scientific ▁exam ination . ▁Jay anth a ▁Ch and ras iri ' s ▁tele - d ram as ▁D and ub as n ā m ā n aya ▁and ▁Ak ā la ▁Sand h ya ▁also ▁featured ▁ang amp ora . ▁These ▁dep ict ions ▁have ▁boost ed ▁the ▁art ' s ▁recent ▁rev ival . ▁ ▁Training ▁ ▁The ▁ang am ▁component ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁main ▁discipl ines , ▁gat