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Introduction
The current academic faculty of the Department of Classical
Languages comprises of eight members in the permanent faculty and a few in the temporary faculty.
Permanent Faculty
Ven. Dr. Jambugahapitiye Dhammaloka - Head of the Department
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Ven. Dr. Jambugahapitiye Dhammaloka |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD (Canterbury) |
| Senior Lecturer (Gr. II)
in Sanskrit |
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| Scientific
(Śilpa) Literature in Sanskrit | |
| Theories of Aesthetics |
Prof. Chandima Wickramasinghe
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Prof. Chandima
Wickramasinghe |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), PhD (Nottingham) |
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Professor in Greek and Roman
Studies |
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| Ancient Slavery | Ancient Greek Social History | |
| Euripidean Dramas | Ancient Greek Vase Paintings |
Prof. Rohana Seneviratne
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Prof. Rohana
Seneviratne |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), MPhil (Liverpool), DPhil (Oxford) |
| Chair Professor
of Sanskrit |
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|
Indic Semantics | Philosophy of Grammar | |
| Sanskrit Creative Writing |
Dr. Varunadatta Edirisinghe
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Dr. Varunadatta
Edirisinghe |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), MA, PhD (Indiana) |
| Senior Lecturer (Gr. II)
in Greek and Roman Studies |
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| Greek Tragedy | Lucretius | |
| Hellenistic Literature |
Dr. Sanath Wijesundara
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Dr. Sanath
Wijesundara |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), BA Hons., MA, PhD (Pune) |
| Senior Lecturer (Gr. II)
in Sanskrit |
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| Modern
Sanskrit Literature & Spoken Sanskrit | |
| Advaita
Vedanta Philosophy | Literary Criticism |
Ruwantha Kulatunga
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Ruwantha
Kulatunga |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), MPhil (Cork), PhD Cand.
(Thessaloniki) |
| Lecturer
in Greek and Roman Studies |
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| Ancient
History | Self-perception & Presentation | |
| Reception & Comparative Studies |
Muditha Dharmasiri (On Leave)
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Muditha Dharmasiri |
| BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MA (Washington), Ph.D. candidate (Maynooth) |
| Lecturer (Probationary)
in Greek and Roman Studies |
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| Greek and Roman theatre | Mime actresses in Latin epitaphs |
| Greek philosophy (from the Pre-Socratics to Aristotle) |
Ven. Welipitiye Indananda (On Leave)
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Ven. Welipitiye Indananda |
| BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya) |
| Lecturer (Probationary)
in Sanskrit |
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| Sanskrit Narrative Literature | Spoken Sanskrit |
| Modern Sanskrit Literature |
Temporary Faculty
Ven. Hanthane Uparathana
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Ven. Hanthane Uparathana |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), MPhil Cand. (Peradeniya) |
| Lecturer
in Sanskrit |
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| Classical Sanskrit Grammar | Sanskrit Literature |
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|
Sanskrit Pedagogy |
Ven. Ambagaspitiye Sobhita
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Ven. Ambagaspitiye Sobhita |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), MPhil Cand. (Peradeniya) |
| Lecturer
in Sanskrit |
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| Creative Writing in Sanskrit | Sanskrit Poetics | |
|
Classical Sanskrit Literature |
Ven. Puliyankulame Wimalabuddhi
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Ven. Puliyankulame Wimalabuddhi |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya), MPhil Cand. (Peradeniya) |
| Lecturer
in Sanskrit |
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| Sanskrit Creative Writing | Modern Sanskrit Literature | |
|
Spoken Sanskrit |
Amanthee Pussepitiya
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Amanthee Pussepitiya |
| BA Hons.
(Peradeniya) |
| Lecturer
in Greek and Roman Studies |
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| Greek and Roman Theatre | |
|
Women in Military History |
Prof. Ms. Ratna Handurukande
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Prof. Ratna
Handurukande |
| BA Hons.
(Ceylon), MA, PhD (Cantab) |
| Emerita Professor
in Sanskrit |
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|
Buddhist Literature in Hybrid Sanskrit |
| Manicūḍa
Studies, Sanskrit Avadana Literature |
Prof. Merlin Peris
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Prof. Merlin Peris |
| BA Hons.
(Ceylon), BA Hons., MA, PhD (London) |
| Emeritus Professor
in Western Classics |
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Ancient Greek Philosophy |
| Greek Mythology,
Greek Comedy, Elephants |
Harshi Senadheera
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Harshi
Senadheera |
| BBA (Rajarata), Diploma in English (Rajarata), Certificate in Computer Science (NIBM) |
|
Management Assistant (Grade III) |
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|
harshivihara@gmail.com |
| +94 81 239 2525 |
MGR Munasinghe
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MGR Munasinghe |
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| Labourer (Grade III) |
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| +94 81 239 2525 |
