Department of History

Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

Mr. U.S.Y. Sahan Mahesh

Lecturer

BA (Perad.)

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Education

BA (Hons) in History - First Class

Department of History - Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

December 2018

Mphil (Reading)

University of Peradeniya

2020

Current Positions

Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2021 - To Present

Visiting Lecturer - National Institute of Education (NIE) - Colombo

2022 - To Present

Secretary - Arts Faculty Alumni Association - University of Peradeniya - Faculty of Arts

- To Present

Academic Sub warden - University of Peradeniya,

2022 - To Present

Volunteer Students’ Counselor - University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Arts

2022 - To Present

Assistant Secretary - Arts Faculty Alumni Association - University of Peradeniya

2021 - 2023

Department Internship Coordinator - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

- To Present

Department Dissertation Coordinator - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

- To Present

Positions Held

Temporary Lecturer - Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2019 - 2021

Academic Sub warden - University of Peradeniya, Sangarama Hostel

2020 - 2021

Volunteer Students’ Counselor - University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Arts

2019-2020 - To Present

President - Curia Historica, Department of History, University of Peradeniya

2018

Secretary - Arts Students Union, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2017

Committee Member - - Arts Students Union, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2016

Editor - SBS, University of Peradeniya

2015 - To Present

Secretary - ASARS, University of Peradeniya

2018

Editor - ASARS, University of Peradeniya

2018

Awards

Leslie and Viranjanie Gunawardana Memorial Gold Medal for Historiography (Convocation) - University of Peradeniya

2019

Venerable professor Hanguranketha Dheerananda Memorial Gold Medal for Excellence in Sri Lankan History, (Convocation) - University of Peradeniya

2019

Professor K. M. de Silva Gold Medal for Excellence in overall scholastic performance and contributions to society (Convocation) - University of Peradeniya

2019

Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship - University of Peradeniya

2017

Faculty Award - Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

2017/2018

University prize for Academic Excellence - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2017/2018

Venerable professor Hanguranketha Dheerananda Scholarship for excellence in Sri Lankan history (Convocation) - University of Peradeniya

2019

Chulalongkorn Prize For History For 300 Level (Best Results) Examination in Arts - University of Peradeniya

2016/2017

Rajeewa Suresh Jayasinghe Memorial Prize for Excellence in History (Convocation) - University of Peradeniya

2019

Specialization

Epigraphy, Historiography, Indian History, Sri Lankan History, Pali & Sanskrit

Teaching

HIS 3007 - History of Science and Technology in Ancient Sri Lanka up to 1600 A.D

Department of History

To Present

HIS 2006 - History of Southeast Asia from 16th Century A.D

Department of History

To Present

HIS 2014 - Fine Arts

History

To Present

HIS 2016 - Epigraphy

Department of History

To Present

HIS - 2013 - Fine Art - India

History

To Present

HIS 3021 - Pali and Sanskrit for Historical Studies

Department of History

To Present

HIS 3022 - Epigraphy

Department of History

To Present

Research Interests

Fine Art

Epigraphy

Historiography

Indian History

History of Science and Technology

Sri Lankan History