Academic Qualifications: PhD in South Asian Studies – 2009 University of Cambridge, UK Title of the Dissertation: The Politics of Language in Colonial Sri Lanka, c.1900-1948 MPhil in Sinhala - 2006 University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Title of the dissertation: Sinhala Usage of the Twentieth Century: A Sociolinguistic Study (in Sinhala) MA (Distinction) in Language Studies – 2004 Lancaster University, UK Title of the dissertation: “Language Policy and Planning in Sri Lanka: The Planning of Sinhala as an Official Language”. BA (First Class Honours) in Sinhala Language and Literature - 1996 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Subjects: Sinhala Language and Literature, Journalism (subsidiary) Professional Qualifications: Accreditation as a Teacher in Higher Education – Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) UK (2002) Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) – Staff Development Centre: University of Colombo (2002). Graduate Development Program, University of Cambridge, UK (2007