Laocoon - Detailed
Faculty and Staff

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.



Current Faculty



Permanent Faculty

Ven. Dr. Jambugahapitiye Dhammaloka - Head of the Department

Ven. Dr. Jambugahapitiye Dhammaloka
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD (Canterbury)
Senior Lecturer (Gr. II) in Sanskrit
Scientific (Śilpa) Literature in Sanskrit |
Theories of Aesthetics

Prof. Chandima Wickramasinghe

Prof. Chandima Wickramasinghe
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), PhD (Nottingham)
Professor in Greek and Roman Studies
Ancient Slavery | Ancient Greek Social History |
Euripidean Dramas | Ancient Greek Vase Paintings

Dr. Varunadatta Edirisinghe

Dr. Varunadatta Edirisinghe
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MA, PhD (Indiana)
Senior Lecturer (Gr. II) in Greek and Roman Studies
Greek Tragedy | Lucretius |
Hellenistic Literature

Dr. Sanath Wijesundara

Dr. Sanath Wijesundara
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), BA Hons., MA, PhD (Pune)
Senior Lecturer (Gr. II) in Sanskrit
Modern Sanskrit Literature & Spoken Sanskrit |
Advaita Vedanta Philosophy | Literary Criticism

Dr. Ruwantha Kulatunga

Ruwantha Kulatunga
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Cork), PhD Cand. (Thessaloniki)
Lecturer in Greek and Roman Studies
Ancient History | Self-perception & Presentation |
Reception & Comparative Studies

Muditha Dharmasiri (On Leave)

Muditha Dharmasiri
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MA (Washington), Ph.D. candidate (Maynooth)
Lecturer (Probationary) in Greek and Roman Studies
Greek and Roman theatre | Mime actresses in Latin epitaphs
Greek philosophy (from the Pre-Socratics to Aristotle)

Mr. C.N. Pratapasinghe (On Leave)

Mr. C.N. Pratapasinghe
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya)
Lecturer (Probationary) in Sanskrit
Sanskrit Narrative Literature | Spoken Sanskrit
Modern Sanskrit Literature


Temporary Faculty

Ven. Hanthane Uparathana

Ven. Hanthane Uparathana
BA Hons. (Peradeniya), MPhil Cand. (Peradeniya)
Lecturer in Sanskrit
Classical Sanskrit Grammar | Sanskrit Literature |
Sanskrit Pedagogy

Ven. S. Sumanarathana

Ven. S. Sumanarathana
MPhil Cand. in Sanskrit (University of Peradeniya), BA Hons. in Sanskrit (University of Peradeniya)
Temporary Lecturer in Sanskrit
Classical Sanskrit Grammar | Sanskrit Literature |
Sanskrit Pedagogy

Ven. P. Sumanasara

Ven. P. Sumanasara
MPhil Cand. in Sanskrit (University of Peradeniya), BA Hons. in Sanskrit (University of Peradeniya)
Temporary Lecturer in Sanskrit
Classical Sanskrit Grammar | Sanskrit Literature |
Sanskrit Pedagogy




Emeriti Faculty



 

Prof. Ms. Ratna Handurukande

Prof. Ratna Handurukande
BA Hons. (Ceylon), MA, PhD (Cantab)
Emerita Professor in Sanskrit
Buddhist Literature in Hybrid Sanskrit
Manicūḍa Studies, Sanskrit Avadana Literature

Prof. Merlin Peris

Prof. Merlin Peris
BA Hons. (Ceylon), BA Hons., MA, PhD (London)
Emeritus Professor in Western Classics
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Greek Mythology, Greek Comedy, Elephants




Staff



 

Harshi Senadheera

Harshi Senadheera
BBA (Rajarata), Diploma in English (Rajarata), Certificate in Computer Science (NIBM)
Management Assistant (Grade III)
harshivihara@gmail.com
+94 81 239 2525

MGR Munasinghe

MGR Munasinghe
Labourer (Grade III)
+94 81 239 2525



Department of Classical Languages, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
0094 81 239 2524-6 | classical.pdn@gmail.com