'PRABHĀSHANA'
BPUSL 2026
Undergraduate Annual Research Symposium on Sinhala Studies
About Conference
Conference Tracks
- පෙරදිග හා අපරදිග සාහිත්ය විචාරය / Eastern and Western literary criticism
- සම්භාව්ය සිංහල ගද්ය හා පද්ය සාහිත්යය / Classical Sinhala prose and poetry literature
- සිංහල ව්යාකරණය හා වාග්විද්යාව/ Sinhala Grammar and Linguistics
- සිංහල සංස්කෘතිය, ජනශ්රැතිය හා කලා ශිල්ප/ Sinhala culture, folklore and Art & Crafts
- සිංහල සිනමාව හා නාට්ය අධ්යයනය/ Sinhala Cinema and Drama Studies
- සිංහල නවකතා හා කෙටිකතා/ Sinhala novels and short stories
Important Dates
Call for Abstracts Papers- From 23rd April to 15th June 2026
Notification of Abstracts Acceptance – From 01st July to 20th July 2026
Final submission of Revised Abstract – From 25th July to 30th August 2026
Registration – From 01st September to 30th September 2026
Research Symposium Date – 03rd (Thursday) December 2026

Keynote Speaker
Senior Professor Mr. Bihesh Indika Sampath

Chief Guest
Ven. Senior Prof.Kiwulegedara Narada Thero
Guidelines for Abstracts
Medium :- Sinhala/English
Fonts :- FM Abhaya/Times New Roman (Font size 12)
Format :- Title, Author Details (Full Name, Academic year, University or Institute name with Departments, email Address, Telephone Number) Introduction, objectives, Methodology, Findings, Conclusion, Keywords (Maximum Five)
Word count :- 350 (Maximum)
Number of Abstract : can submit only one abstract
Send Your Abstract to : prabhashana@bpu.ac.lk
Contact Details
Chief Supervisor : Prof. A.L.N.P. Perera – 0777360025
Chairman : Prof. Upul Priyantha Gamage – 0742398865
Secretary : Dr. Padiyathalawe Amarawansa thero – 0715294050
Treasurer :- Mr. Kalpa Eranda – 0777175791
Coordinator : Mr. Saman Peramuna – 0703755245