Events

Seminar on Tourism Opportunities in Sri Lanka and International Business

Staff and students from the Lincoln International Business School, Lincoln University, UK participated in a Seminar on Tourism Opportunities in Sri Lanka and International Business at the Department of Economics on 12th February 2018. Participants of the seminar:  Rev. Professor W. Wimalarathana, Prof. J.A. Karunaratne (key note speaker)  Professor  Martin Knight and Professor Pippa Denny-Gelder […]

Seeking Solutions for Environmental Problems.

In its efforts to enhance environmental awareness among the campus community, the Center for Environmental Initiatives (CEI) will be organizing monthly green talks this year. The first green talk on “Seeking solutions for environmental problems” will be delivered by Professor Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama on Monday 29th January 2018 at 4.00 p.m at the Auditorium of Department of […]

Drama Festival

Drama Festival : 8th – 11th Jan. 2018 The Annual Drama Festival – University of Colombo will be held on 8th January to 11th January 2018 at the New Art’s Theater from 4.00 pm onwards.  This Festival will be organized by the Department of Sinhala and sponsored by the Arts Council, University of Colombo.

පරිත්‍රාණ ධර්ම දේශන

රාවණ – නොකී පුරාවත

¤රාවණ රජු ජීවත් වූයේ වත්මන් විවිධ දේශපාලන සිතියම් හා වර්ගවාදයන් නොපැවති වසර හත්දහස් පන්සියයක් පමණ ඉපැරණි යුගයකය. රාවණ පුවත පිළිබඳ විවිධ අර්ථකථනයන්හි සත්‍යය ගවේෂණය කෙරෙන මෙසමයෙහි මෙම ප්‍රයත්නය ශ්‍රී ලාංකික චින්තනය නව මානයකට යොමු කරවීමට ඉවහල් වන මූලාශයක් වනු ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලාංකික අප සියල්ලන්ම අපගේ නොපැවසුණ අතීතය ගැන අභිමානවත් විය යුතු අතර අපේ ඉතිහාසය අනගි […]

Awards Ceremony – Extension Courses in English

The Annual Awards Ceremony of the Department of English, Extension Courses in English will take place on Wednesday, 20th December 2017 at 12.30 pm at the New Arts Theatre (NAT), University of Colombo. The Chief Guest for the occasion is Ms. Lakmini Wijesundera, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Iron One Technologies and BoardPAC. The Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Bursar […]

4th Annual Research Symposium – Department of Demography

Theme: “Population and Sustainable Development” The Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo invites academic staff members, researchers and postgraduate students from the fields of Demography and Social Sciences to submit extended abstracts for the Annual Research Symposium 2017 under the following sub-themes: Fertility and Reproductive Health Population, Health and Poverty Migration and Urbanization […]

Dean’s Awards Ceremony (පීඨාධිපති සම්මාන ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය)

The Department of Sinhala and the Faculty of Arts will be organizing the Dean’s Awards Ceremony (පීඨාධිපති සම්මාන ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය)on 13th of December 2017 at 2.00 pm, at the New Arts Theatre, University of Colombo.  Professor Athula Ranasinghe, The Dean, Faculty of Arts will be the Chief Guest and Professor Darshana Rathnayake will deliver the keynote address.

Book Launch by an undergraduate (පාට වෙනස්)

‘Pata Wenas‘  (පාට වෙනස්) a book written by Ms. Ridmi Handapangoda, a second year Undergraduate of the Department of Sinhala, will be launched on 6th December 2017 at 2.00 pm in the M.B. Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo. The event will be chaired by Professor Rev. Agalakada Sirisumana Thero and special addresses will be delivered by Dr. Latha Gurusinghe, Head – […]

Public dialogue on the latest Sri Lankan Development update Managing Risk and creating opportunities for sustainable Growth

Public dialogue on the latest Sri Lankan Development update Managing Risk and creating opportunities for sustainable Growth.

Book Launch by an undergraduate (ගී ප්‍රදීපාර්ථ)

” Gee Pradeepartha” (ගී ප්‍රදීපාර්ථ) a book written by Ms. Kasuni Nadeeka, a second year Undergraduate of the Department of Sinhala, will be launched on 22nd November 2017 at 3.00 PM in the New Arts Theatre, University of Colombo. The Keynote speech will be delivered by Mr Jackson Anthony and the orchestra will be conducted by Susil Amarasinghe and his Crew. This event […]

Call for Extended Abstracts – 4th Annual Research Symposium 2017

The Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo invites academic staff members, researchers and postgraduate students from the fields of Demography and Social Sciences to submit extended abstracts for the Annual Research Symposium 2017 under the following sub-themes: Fertility and Reproductive Health Population, Health and Poverty Migration and Urbanization Population Aging and Long […]

Screening of “Amara Kaaviyam”

The film ‘Amara Kaaviyam’ will be screened on 15th November 2017, from 1.45 pm onwards at the M. B. Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala, and will be followed by a discussion.  The event will be organized by the Sinhala Society, Department of Sinhala.  

Award Ceremony : Diploma in Sinhala

The Award Ceremony of Diploma in Sinhala will be held on 31st October 2017 at 2.00 p.m. in the M B Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala.  The Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor Lakshman Disanayaka will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.  The Keynote speech will be delivered by Emeritus Professor Gamini Dela Bandara, University of Kelaniya.  

5th International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Traditional Medicine – 2017 (ICAUST 2017)

We extend our cordial invitation to participate in the “5th International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine” organized by the Institute of Indigenous Medicine (IIM), University of Colombo under the guidance of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Lanka on 27th to 29th October 2017. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for eminent researchers, […]

Seminar on “Forty Years On: The processes of change in a Sinhalese Fishing Village”

The Department of Sociology will be organizing the monthly seminar for the month of October, on  16th of October 2017 at 3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Department of Sociology. At this seminar, Prof. R. L. Stirrat presented the lecture on “Forty Years On: The processes of change in a Sinhalese Fishing Village”. Prof. R.L. Stirrat taught at the […]