Prof. Srivaratharajan Pirashanthan, a senior lecturer in Tamil, received his primary education at Kopay Navalar Vidyalayam and secondary education at Jaffna Hindu College. Subsequently, he completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Peradeniya. He obtained the PhD in Tamil from Annamalai University, India in 2011 under the Cultural Exchange Programme Scholarship by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Annamalai University
2011
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2008
University of Peradeniya
2001
Head of the Department - Department of Tamil, University of Peradeniya.
2020
Senior Lecturer - Department of Tamil, University of Peradeniya.
2015
Post Graduate Co-ordinator of Tamil - Post Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya
2016
Visiting Lecturer - Post Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya.
2016 - 2017
Visiting Lecturer - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2015 - 2016
Post Graduate Co-Coordinator of Tamil - Post Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya.
2016 - To Present
Visiting Lecturer - Post Graduate Unit, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
2015
Coordinator - Standard Tamil Usage Course, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2014 - 2015
Chairman - Judge Panel for selecting Rupavahini State Awards organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs.
2015 - To Present
Visiting Lecturer - Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna.
2012 - 2015
Visiting Lecturer in Tamil for M.A course - Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna.
2012 - 2015
Senior Lecturer in Tamil - Department of Sinhala & Mass Communication, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2011 - 2015
Chief National Co-Coordinator - Tamil, Kavitha Aatral Talent Project, Ministry of Higher Education.
2012 - 2014
Coordinator - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2012 - 2013
Visiting Lecturer - Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
2011 - 2012
Lecturer - Department of Sinhala & Mass Communication, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2006 - 2011
Visiting Lecturer (Teaching Tamil) - Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2006 - 2008
Editorial Staff - Thinakkural - Tamil Daily
2003 - 2006
Compiler - Kalaip Poonga - Arts Magazine, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Colombo.
2002 - 2003
Temporary Lecturer - Department of Tamil, University of Peradeniya.
2001 - 2003
External Examiner - Ph.D., M.Phil. Researches of Annamalai University, South, India.
Examiner/ Evaluator - Ph.D., M.Phil. Researches of the Buddhist and Pali Universlty of Sri Lanka.
Oral Examiner - Ph.D, Post Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya.
Departmental Coordinator, 75th Anniversary felicitation Activities - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.
2017
Member of the Faculty Quality Assurance Cell - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.
2017
Member Judge Panel in Inter Public Employees creative skill competition - Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
2008,2016 and 2017
Member of the Faculty coordinating committee of the General degree. - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.
2016
Member of Syllabus Review Committee - Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
2016
Member, State Advisory Board of Literary - Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs.
2016 to date
Member - State Advisory Board of Literary, Arts Council, Ministry of Education.
2016
Member of Academic Committee - Humanities, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2014-2016
Member, Judge Panel for selecting books for State Literary Awards - Arts Council, Department of Cultural Affairs.
2002, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Member, Writers Guild - Hindu Encyclopedia, Ministry of Hindu Religious Affairs.
2005 -2015
Member, Research Advisory Committee. - Department of Hindu Religious& Cultural Affairs.
2006
Member - Tamil Sangam, Colombo.
2015 to date
Member - Panel of Experts for assist in development of new curriculum for the Diploma in Journalism and two short term courses, UNESCO – SLCJ Curriculum Development Project, Sri Lanka College of Journalism.
2013
Member - Srilasri Arumuga Navalar Sabai.
2013 to date.
Member of Organizing committee - First International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences- IRCHS 2012 organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2012
Secretary - All Ceylon Kamban Kazhakam Trust.
2009 to date
Member - Judge Panel for selecting National Media Awards, Ministry of Mass Media& Information, Colombo.
2007
Member - Campaign Committee, World Hindu Conference Committee, Ministry of Hindu Religious Affairs.
2002
Life time Member - Hindu Graduate Association, University of Peradeniya.
2001
Thanthai Selva Award 2016 for the Educational contributions award - Thanthai Selva Welfare Society in Colombo
2016
Best Award in Research Young Artiste Award Ceremony - Cultural Association, Divisional Secretariat, Valikamam East- Kopay, Sri Lanka.
2011
Senthamizh Thilaham Award Best research paper of 8th International seminar on feminism - Chennai, India.
2010
Vallalar Endowment Scholarship for best Academic performance - Annamalai University,India.
2009/2010
Cultural Exchange Programme Scholarship - Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
2008/2009
CVCD Excellence Award for Most Outstanding Young Researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences - Committee of Vice- Chancellors and Directors, Sri Lanka
2008
Gatemudliyar A.G. Tillekerathne Postgraduate Research Fellowship for Masters’ dissertation - University of Peradeniya.
2003/2004
Arumuganavalar Memorial Prize for the Tamil Most Meritorious (Prize on the basis of the results of the Special Degree Part 2 Examination) - University of Peradeniya.
2000/2001
University Scholarships (Scholarship on the basis of the results of the General Arts Qualifying Examination - University of Peradeniya.
1997/1998
Kanapathipillai Memorial Scholarship for Tamil (Scholarship on the basis of the results of the General Arts Qualifying Examination - University of Peradeniya.
1997/1998
Francis Kingsbury Prize for Tamil (Prize on the basis of the results of the General Arts Qualifying Examination - University of Peradeniya.
1997/1998
Peradeniya Hindu Temple Scholarship for Hindu Civilization (Scholarship on the basis of the results of the General Arts Qualifying Examination - University of Peradeniya.
1997/1998
Ibrahim Jaffejee Memorial Scholarship for Philosophy (Scholarship on the basis of the results of the General Arts Qualifying Examination - University of Peradeniya.
1997/1998
Best Director Award - Inter Faculty Tamil Drama Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Peradeniya, 2000
Best Drama Award - Inter Faculty Tamil Drama Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Peradeniya, 1999
Best Scriptwriter Award – Inter Faculty Tamil Drama Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Peradeniya, 1999
Best Director Award – Inter Faculty Tamil Drama Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Peradeniya, 1999
First Prize, Poem- Ilankathir Prize - Inter Faculty Tamil Poem Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Peradeniya, 1998/1999
First Prize, Poem- Ilankathir Prize – Inter Faculty Tamil Poem Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Peradeniya, 1997/1998
Best Debater Award – Inter Faculty Debate Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Peradeniya, 1997/1998
First Place, Poem – Puthiya Thentral Prize – Inter Faculty Tamil Poem Competition, Organized by Sangeetha Natya Sangam, University of Peradeniya, 1997/1998
First Place, Poem – Island Wide University Level Competition, Organized by Sangeetha Natya Sangam, University of Peradeniya, 1997/1998
Best Director Award – Island Wide University Level Competition, Organized by Tamil Union, University of Colombo, 2001
“Kamban Puzhal Award” awarded by Mannar Saivath Thamizh Ontriyam in Mannar Kamban Vizha, 2017.
Awarded ‘Certificate of Merit’ to the book ‘Sathavathany Na. Kathiraivetpillai’ in the year 2009 by SriLanka Literary Council, Sri Lanka.
Won the ‘Best Book Award’ for poetry in the year 2007 for the book ‘Antharaththu Ullavukira Sethy’, awarded by Ministry of Education Cultural Affairs and Sports, Northern Provincial Council, Sri Lanka.
“Inthamizh Gnayiru Award” awarded by Rameswaram Kamban Kazhakam in Rameswaram Kamban Vizha, India, 2009.
Won Sundararamasamy memorial Award Second prize – an International wide poetry competition awarded by Kalachchuvadu Trust, Nagarkovil, India, 2008.
Winner of the “Banumathi Murugesan Memorial Prize” awarded by Pondichery Kamban Kazhakam in Pondichery Kamban Vizha, India, 2003.
Selected Candidate for S.L.E.A.S. (Class iii) (from open competitive examination for recruitment to the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service-{2005}) First Ranking Island level (scoring an aggregate of 293 marks).
Selected Candidate for S.L.A.S.(Class iii) (from open competitive examination for recruitment to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service – 2004 {2005}).
