Kokila Udanaya, the annual Sinhala Tamil New year celebrations organized by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on the 30th March 2017 at the University premises.Academic and Non academic staff members and students shared this joyful occasion to enjoy the happiness of the new year. Read More
It is with the greatest sadness that I announce the heartbreaking news of the death of our teacher, colleague and friend, Professor Dharmasena de Silva – the founding Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He passed away a few days ago in the United States of America. The Faculty of Management and Commerce which commenced under his leadership in 1972 pays...Read More
In the first part of this post we discussed Sinhala and Hindu New Year as Traditional and Cultural Festival. In this post we discuss Sinhala and Hindu New Year Rituals. New Year Rituals Amunugama (1990) divides the New Year rituals for four different parts. The old year The interim period between the ‘Old’ and the ‘New’ year The New Year Festivities and Purification for the coming year The first two rituals...Read More
The Sinhala and Hindu New Year has been one of the annual and seasonal events but the exact beginning of it is buried in the history. History of Sinhala and Hindu New Year In 1885 the British Colonial rulers have announced this as a holiday. Science then, even though there were many successive administrative changes, it has been considered a government announced holiday. “By the end of this month (March)...Read More
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