Faculty of Humanities Celebrates Excellence at the Excellence in Humanities Awards – 2025

The Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, proudly organised the Excellence in Humanities Awards – 2025 for the third consecutive year, reaffirming its commitment to recognising and celebrating outstanding contributions to the field of Humanities.

The annual event honoured and appreciated the invaluable efforts of academic and administrative staff members who had significantly enriched and advanced the discipline through teaching, research, coordination, service, and outreach.

The Award Ceremony was held on Friday, 20 February 2026, at the K14 Auditorium, Faculty of Humanities. The event was graced by the Chief Guest, Senior Professor Nilanthi de Silva, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya. Dr Sudath Senarath, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities; Professor C. Pathirawasam, Director of the Quality Assurance Centre; Heads of Departments; and members of the academic and administrative staff of the Faculty of Humanities were also in attendance.

The following individuals from the Department of Sinhala were also awarded:

Senior Lecturer B. A. N. H. Basnayaka, Coordinator of the Career Guidance Unit, and Dr Anjalee Wickramasinghe, Director of the Research Centre, received awards for Coordination Excellence.

Senior Lecturer R. M. C. Ranasinghe, Chief Student Counsellor of the Faculty of Humanities, received the award for Service Excellence.

Senior Lecturer B. B. M. Jayasundara of the Department of Sinhala received an award under the category of Contribution Excellence.

In addition, the Faculty conferred Honorary Awards in recognition of exceptional and lifelong contributions to the advancement of Humanities. Among the awardees was Professor Emeritus Kulatilaka Kumarasinghe of the Department of Sinhala.