Department of Sinhala

Dr. SKMDDK Gunathilake

Head of the Department

Department of Sinhala
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About Me

Dr. Darshani Gunathilake is a Senior Lecturer attached to The Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She earned her BA (Hons.) in Sinhala from The University of Peradeniya in 1994 and MPhil in Sinhala from The University of Peradeniya in 2002. Subsequently, she obtained her PhD from The Central University of Hyderabad, India in 2010.

Education

PhD

The Central University of Hyderabad

2010

MPhill

University of Peradeniya

2002

BA (hons) Sinhala

University of Peradeniya

1994

Current Positions

Head of the Department - Department of Sihala, University of Peradeniya

2020 - To Present

Senior Lecturer - University of Peradeniya

2002 - To Present

Positions Held

Lecturer (Probationary) - University of Peradeniya, Department of Sinhala

1996-2001

Assistant Lecturer - University of Peradeniya, Department of Sinhala

1995-1996

Tutor - University of Peradeniya, Department of Sinhala

1995

Awards

Gate Mudliar Thilakarathne Scholarship for MPhil - University of Peradeniya

1995-1997

University Scholarship for the best results - University of Peradeniya

1994

Wilhelm Fellowship ISLE Program - Bowdoin College,(USA)

2003-2006.

Friedrich Ebert Spiftung scholarship - Adams Avenue, Colombo-04, Sri Lanka

2002

NCAS University Grand Commission Scholarship - Sri Lanka

2005-2008

Publications

BOOKS

Kawsilumina Reethiya (a stylistic study on (“Kawsilumina”)

Sanhinda (a collection of poetry), 1995.

TRANSLATION AND PUBLICATION OF BOOKS OF SCHOLARLY WORK

“Problem situation of Buddha” by R. Gombrich and Anuradha Senevirathne Felicitation Volume, S. Godage. Sri Lanka, 2005.

• Few chapters of “The Monastic City of Anuradhapur” by Anuradha Senevirathne, Department of Archeology, Sri Lanka. 1995

CHIEF EDITOR/EDITOR

"Sulochana” an annual magazine of the Cultural Center of University of Peradeniya, 2002.

Creative Work

Nava Sanda (to be published)

Visi wasarakta pasu (to be published)

Specialization

Sinhala Language and Literature

Research Interests

Translation Studies, Classical Prose and Poetic Literature, Interpretation techniques, Textual criticism and Research Methodology

Other Academic Contributions

ICOSAL 9TH International Conference, (07-09 January 2010) Central University, Patiala, Punjab, India.

Presented a paper (in absentia) on “Methods of Translating Buddhist Texts”

31st All-India Conference of Linguists Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies, (CALTS) 15-17 December 2009.

Participated and presented a poster on “Translating Buddhist Texts 5TH Century BC in India”.

International workshop on Language, Culture and Translation (19-21 Feb.2007) CALTS, University of Hyderabad, India.19-21 February 2007.

• Participated and presented a paper on “Translating English Short Stories in to Sinhala”

• International seminar (under universities with Potentialities for Excellence Program on Academic foundations of Buddhism. (10-12 Feb, 2007)) Department of Philosophy, Central University of Hyderabad.

Participated and presented a paper on “Women depicted in Buddhism”.