Dr. Ms. A.L.N.P. Perera Professor   Department of Sinhala   Head, Department of Sinhala       +94112857783 pushpamali@bpu.ac.lk

Academic Qualification 

• BA (Hons) In Sinhala (First Class), University of Kelaniya
• Master of Arts in Sinhala-(Distinction pass) University of Kelaniya
• Doctor of Philosophy – BPU
• Tamil Language Intermediate Course, conducted by the Institute of Human Resources Advancement (IHRA) at the University of Colombo.
• Staff Development Course for Probationary Lecturers, conducted by the University  of Kelaniya for Academic Staff of Sri Lanka  Universities  on 03rd May 2013
• computer literacy course in 2005, conducted by Computer Center University of Kelaniya.

Memberships

• Alumni Association of the University of Kelaniya, (AAUK), Sri Lanka.
• Member of the review committee of 1st  International symposium on Traditional Medicine, organized by Gampaha wickramarachchi  Ayurveda Insitiute on 24th and 26th July 2014.
• Member of the judge panel for Art competetion organized by Wayamba Provincial Council in 2009

Academic Experience

• Temporary Assistant  Lecturer, Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya18th August 2008 -18th October 2009
• Temporary Assistant  Lecturer, Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya,17th December  2009- 31st August 2010
• Temporary Assistant  Lecturer, Department of Sinhala Language, Buddhist and Pali University in Sri Lanka,30th May 2012-01st July 2012
• Probationary Lecturer, Department of Sinhala Language, Buddhist and Pali University in Sri Lanka,  02nd July 2012 -01st July 2015
• Conducted lectures of Sinhala language for foreign students in certificate courses conducted by the Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya in 2008, 2009, 2010
• Lecturer, Department of Sinhala Language. Buddhist and Pali University in Sri Lanka02nd July 2015- 30^th October 2017
• Senior LecturerGrade11 ,Department of Sinhala Language, .Buddhist and Pali University in Sri Lanka, 30th October2017 up to date
• Chair Person at the International Conference on Language Studies for Undergraduates(session 01) at the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2018
• Chair Person at the International Conference on Language Studies for Undergraduates(session 02) at the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2018
• Chair Person at the Walpola Rahula Thera Memorial International Conference at the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2019

Administration

• Head of the Department of Sinhala, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (From 19.02.2019  up to date)
• Senate member, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (2019 up to date)

International/ National Seminar Presentations

• Perera.A.L.N.P.,27th-28th March 2009,Ankeliya the ritual prevalent in  Badulla province (A folkloric study), 03rd Research Conference  the  Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Mahawali Center Auditorium, 96, Ananda Coomaraswami Mawatha, Colombo-07    
• Perera.A.L.N.P ,17th- 18th December 2009, A study on the origins of  children games,10th Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate  Studies, University of Kelaniya
• Perera.A.L.N.P ,17th-  18th December 2009, A study  attitudes and values attached  to the  pregnancy in Sinhala society,  10th Annual Research symposium, Faculty  of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya
• Perera.A.L.N.P ,28th -29th November 2009, The preservation of tradition  with special reference to peden budu siritha put forwarded by  Siyabaslakara, 5^th National Conference on Buddhist Studies, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayawardhanepura.
• Perera.A.L.N.P,17th- 18th December 2010 Wedha kawiya ha sarpa weda chikithshawa,(වෙදකවිය හා සර්ප වෙද චිකිත්සාව) 11^th Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya,
• Perera.A.L.N.P ,7th - 9th  July 2010,Hela lama krida  akasmikawa pahala wuwakda, National Archaeological Symposium, Volume 1, Department of Archaeology, Ministry of National Heritage and Cultural  Affairs,
• Perera.A.L.N.P ,28th -29th November 2010, Janakaviyen gamyawana vyabhicharaya (ජනකවියෙන් ගම්‍යවන ව්‍යභිචාරය) ,5^th National Conference on Buddhist Studies, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayawardhanepura.
• Perera.A.L.N.P(2014), Janasruthiyehi nirupitha Sinhala lama  janakrida, Professional Development Programmed of the Academic Staff, 83rd  session, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka.
• Perera.A.L.N.P (2017),Peden budusiritha ha Sinhala paddya  sahithyaya, Professional Development Programmer of the Academic Staff, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka,  
• Perera.A.L.N.P ,18th - 20th March 2010, A study of the values attached  to having a son  in Sri Lankan society,12th  International Conference   on Sri Lankan Studies, Mahawali Center Auditorium,96, Ananda Coomaraswami Mawatha, Colombo-07
• Perera.A.L.N.P ,July 2014, An investigation of Sri Lankan kings  contribution to physical health of general public (Historical and  Literary Investigation,1st  International Symposium on Traditional  Medicine for Healthy Life, Organized by Gampaha Wicramarachchi Ayurveda  Institute

Research & Publications

Books        

• Perera.A.L.N.P .2010,Badulupura Ankeli Waruna (බදුලුපුර අංකෙළි වරුණ)
• Perera.A.L.N.P,2017, Ape Wedakawi, (අපේ වෙදකවි)
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2017, Puthra Labaya (පුත්‍ර ලාභය)
• Perera.A.L.N.P , 2017,Janakrida Wimarshana (ජනක්‍රීඩා විමර්ශන)

Peer Review Journal Articles     

• Perera.A.L.N.P ,2008, "Social and cultural characteristics of Ankeliya" ,Journal of the Faculty of Humanities Vol. 08,Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Kelaniya 
• Perera.A.L.N.P,2009 , "A study on the origins of children games" Journal of the Faculty of Humanities Vol. 08 ,Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Kelaniya
• Perera.A.L.N.P,2010, ''Women and child birth in the perspective of Folklore''  Journal of the Faculty of Humanities Vol 12,Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Kelaniya,.       
• Perera.A.L.N.P,2010,''Mahajana sareeriaka swasthatawa visayehi lankeya rajawarunge dayakathwaya" (මහජන ශාරීරික ස්වස්ථතාව විෂයෙහි ලාංකේය රජවරුන්ගේ දායකත්වය),Journal of the Faculty of Humanities Vol 13 ,Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Kelaniya
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2016, ''Sinhala Sahithyayehi Nirupitha chithra Sampradaya''(සිංහල සාහිත්‍යයෙහි නිරූපිත චිත්‍ර සම්ප්‍රදාය) BPU Journal of Buddhist Studies and Humanities Vol 1 Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.        
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2017, .-''Sinhala Sahithyayehi Nirupitha daraka sampaththiya ''(සිංහල සාහිත්‍යයෙහි නිරූපිත දාරක සම්පත්තිය) BPU Journal of Buddhist Studies and Humanities Vol 11, ,Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2019, ,ලක්දිව පැරණි කෙළි වෙසෙස් පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනයක්,Journal of language studies (JLS),Volume 3, Issue 1, June, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2019 , කුරුණෑගල සාහිත්‍යයෙන් හමුවන මෙතේ බුදුසිරිත හෙවත් අනාගත වංශය ,Journal of Pali,Volume 4, Issue 1, June, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka.
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2019 , ජන කාව්‍ය රීතියෙන් ඔපවත් වු සඳකිඳුරුදා කාව්‍යය, Journal of language studies (JLS), Volume 3,Issue 2, June, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2020 , සකලවිද්‍යා චක්‍රවර්ති විසින් විරචිත සිංහල ථූපවංසය, Journal of language studies(JLS),Volume 4, Issue 1, june, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2020 , දළදා සිරිතෙහි රචනා ශෛලිය හා භාෂා භාවිතය, Journal of Pali,Volume 5, Issue 1, june, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka

News Paper Articles

• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2008, Diwaina (Siyapatha tabloid), ‘උඩ යන රවුමට පපුවයි දන්නේ-පාතට එනකොට නිවිලයි එන්නේ’
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2008, Diwaina (Siyapatha tabloid),‘ළමා ක්‍රීඩා ආකස්මිකව පහළ වූවා නොවේ’
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2009, Diwaina (Siyapatha tabloid), ‘ගෙදරට රුව හොඳයි දරුවන් හඬන කොට’

Journal Articles                             

• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2008,"The vision of life portrayed in Mayura Sandeshaya",Sharada, Rev. Valamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Solicitation Journal.      
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2009,"Ankeliya and the peasant society"  Sarasavi ,Journal of the Faculty of  the Social Sciences, University of the Kelaniya
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2009 "The preservation of tradition with special reference to peden budu siritha put forwarded by siyabaslakara",  Sri Muneendhawansha, Memorial Journal, (Editor: Rev. Okkampitiye Pannasara)
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2010, ''Is Ankeliya a remaining of an ancient erotic festival?'' Aarya Wibhusana, Memorial Journal, Department of Archeology,University of the Kelaniya. (Editor: Mr. Malinga Amarasingha)
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2010, ''Social attitudes towards the state of pregnancy ''Aurweda Sameeksha (Vol-10),Department of Aurweda, Maharagama,(Editor: Dr Ramani Thiranagama)
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2010, "weda kaviyehi pilibibuwana Sarpaweda chikithshawa,"SANTHUSTI Rev. Iththapana Dammalankara Solicitation Journal, (Editor - Prof. W.S. Karunatilake)
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2010, ''kurunagala yugaye pariwarthana sahithya pilibada wimarshanayak'' (කුරුණෑගල යුගයේ පරිවර්තන සාහිත්‍යය පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනයක්), Charana, Journal of the bhikshu Council, University of Jayawardhanapura,
• Perera.A.L.N.P 2012, Sinhala janakrida athara panena elimahan jana krida, (සිංහල ජනක්‍රීඩා අතර පැනෙන එළිමහන් ජනක්‍රීඩා) Mudhitha, Desabandu Sirisumana Godage Solicitation Journal,(Editors -ven.  Prof. Iduragare dhammarathana and others)
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2013,  ‘Janakaviyen gamyawana tahanam le gatheen athara wu kamawiharanaya’’ (ජනකවියෙන් ගම්‍යවන තහනම් ලේඤාතීන් අතර වූ කාමවිහරණය) Sashtree , Rev. Dr. Hiripitiye Paghghakirthi,Solicitation Journal, Editor - Prof. W.S. Karunatilake Editors -ven.  Prof. Iduragare dhammarathana and others
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2014, “Lakdiwa Bauddha peraharin opnanwu janakala” (ලක්දිව බෞද්ධ පෙරහැරින් ඔප්නැංවූ ජනකලා) Sama maha viharaya,Gampaha.( Edit.prof.Rev.Unuwathura bubule mahinda and others.)
• Perera.A.L.N.P. 2014,  “Banakatha sahithyaye apara yugaya sanituhan karana saddharmalankaraya ’’ (බණකථා සාහිත්‍යයෙහි අපර යුගය සනිටුහන්කරන සද්ධර්මාලංකාරය) Pushparama Dharmma Sastriya Sangrahaya,Special Felicitation volume of the50th Anniversary, Editors. Ven.makiliyathenne Dhammawansa and Others, Student's Association of Sri Pushparama Maha Pirivena
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2015, ,“bharathiya samajaya ha puthralabaya” (භාරතීය සමාජය හා පුත්‍රලාභය), Nuwanasa, Journal of the Sinhala Association, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka.Volume 1,(Editer.rev. Babarakatupotha chandima)
• Perera.A.L.N.P 2016,'A Research on the Origin of children's  Games in  Rilated to Folklore, Pariyesana, Journal of Research Papers Presented at Professional Development Programmed of the Academic Staff, Volume 01,Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka. (Editors. Ven.Dr.moragollagama uparathana and Others)          
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2016, ‘Sinhala Sandesha sahithyayehi nirupitha Sithuwam kalawa’ (සිංහල සන්දේශ සාහිත්‍යයෙහි නිරූපිත සිතුවම් කලාව) Gunananamini,Senior Professor Gunawardhana nanayakkara Felicitation Volume, , Department of Sinhala, Faculty of humanities, University of the Kelaniya, (Editors. Prof. Dharsana Rathnayaka and Others)
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2017, තුරුලතා සුරැකි බෞද්ධ ශික්ෂා මාර්ගය, විනය සමීක්ෂා, (Solicitation Journal), S.Godage and Brothers.Maradana.
• Perera.A.L.N.P, 2017,නුවණැස, Widya chakrawarthige amurthawaha nam buddha charithaya hewath buthsaranehi warnana chathuryaya, (විද්‍යා චක්‍රවර්තිගේ අමෘතාවහ නම් බුද්ධචරිතය හෙවත් බුත්සරණෙහි වර්ණනා චාතුර්යය) Journal of the Sinhala Association, Buddhist and Pali  University of Sri Lanka.Volume 3

Research

• Research based on “Ankeliya” the ritual prevalent in Badulla province ( folkloric study)
• A critical investigation on Naga Concept in the Sinhala literature and folklore.
• A research on the origin of children’s games in related to folklore (folkloric study)