J B Disanayake
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Deshamanya
Jayaratna Banda Dissanayake (Born 16 April 1937) is an Emeritus Professor and one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language. He is currently Sri Lanka
n Ambassador to Thailand
Dissanayake received his primary education
at Dharmaraja College, Kandy
, secondary education
at Ananda College
, he graduated from the University of Ceylon
, Peradeniya campus in 1961. He would later received a Fulbright scholarship to the University of California, Berkley to read for a Masters in linguistics and obtained a PhD from the University of Colombo
.
With a long teaching career of over 40 years as a lecturer of the University of Colombo, he is the author of numerous books on linguistics, culture and history. Prior to his retirement Dissanayake served in the capacity of the Head of the Department of Sinhala at the University.
Deshamanya
Deshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour.It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name....
Jayaratna Banda Dissanayake (Born 16 April 1937) is an Emeritus Professor and one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language. He is currently Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n Ambassador to Thailand
Dissanayake received his primary education
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
at Dharmaraja College, Kandy
Dharmaraja College, Kandy
Dharmaraja College , founded in 1887 is a premier Boys' School in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist school with around 175 teaching staff and around 4,500 students. The school has many renowned figures in its alumni including William Gopallawa, A. E...
, secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
at Ananda College
Ananda College
Ananda College , Colombo which is considered as the leading National school in Sri Lanka, was established on November 1, 1886, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
, he graduated from the University of Ceylon
University of Ceylon
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was...
, Peradeniya campus in 1961. He would later received a Fulbright scholarship to the University of California, Berkley to read for a Masters in linguistics and obtained a PhD from the University of Colombo
University of Colombo
The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
.
With a long teaching career of over 40 years as a lecturer of the University of Colombo, he is the author of numerous books on linguistics, culture and history. Prior to his retirement Dissanayake served in the capacity of the Head of the Department of Sinhala at the University.
Publications
- Lanka, the land of kings by J. B. Disanayaka (Sumitha Publishers, Distributed by Sarasavi Bookshop, 2007)
- Mānava bhāṣā pravēśaya by J. B. Disanayaka(Sumita Prakāśakayō, 2005)
- Paintings of Kelani Vihara by J. B. Disanayaka(Godage Poth Mendura, 2004)
- Kălaṇi Vihāre situvaṃ by J. B. Disanayaka(Goḍagē Pot Măndura, 2000)
- Uḍaraṭa Siṃhalaya by J. B. Disanayaka(Goḍagē Pot Măndura, 2002)
- Understanding the Sinhalese by J. B. Disanayaka (S. Godage & Bros., 1998)
- Siyalanga rū sobā by J. B. Disanayaka (Goḍagē Pot Mandura, 1998)
- Banda vaṭā pada raṭā by J. B. Disanayaka (s. Goḍagē saha Samāgama, 1996)
- Gamaka suvanda siv siya gavu ăsēya by J. B. Disanayaka (s. Goḍagē saha Samāgama, 1996)
- Siṃhala bhāṣāvē nava muhuṇuvara by J. B. Disanayaka (Saṃskr̥tika Kaṭayutu Depārtamēntuva, 1996)
- Samakālīna Siṃhala lēkhana vyākaraṇaya by J. B. Disanayaka (s. Goḍagē saha Sahōdarayō, 1995)
- The monk and the peasant by J. B. Disanayaka (State Print. Corp., 1993)
- Water in culture by J. B. Disanayaka (Ministry of Environment & Parliamentary Affairs, 1992)
- Siṃhala budu samaya by J. B. Disanayaka (Rajayē Mudraṇa Nītigata Saṃsthāva, 1991)
- Studies in Sinhala literacy by J. B. Disanayaka(National Association for Total Education, Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, 1990) - Nūtana Siṃhala lēkhana vyākaraṇaya by J. B. Disanayaka (Lēk Havus Invesṭmanṭs, 1990)
- Siṃhala vehera vihāra by J. B. Disanayaka(Piyavi Pot Prakāśakayō, 1988)
- Mihintale, cradle of Sinhala Buddhist civilization by J. B. Disanayaka(Lake House Investments, 1987)
- Say it in Sinhala by J. B. Disanayaka(Lake House Investments Ltd., 1985)
- Aspects of Sinhala folklore by J. B. Disanayaka(Lake House Investments, 1984)
External links
- Sinhala New Year - a celebration of life
- Suns of the Sinhalese
- New Year 2006
- Our British heritage
- (Post)Colonial Language
- Sinhala has one of the World's most creative Alphabets
- Hi, how are you?
- JB Dissanayake in Symposium 2009