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Senior LecturerHasara Dasuni HirimuthugodaMA (Kel'ya), BAHons (Kel'ya), Visharad in Hindi (DBHPS, India), Dip. in Translation & Interpretation (Kel'ya)
Contact
Department of Hindi StudiesNo. 218, University of KelaniyaKandy Road, Dalugama, Kelaniya, Sri LankaResidence: Imbulgoda, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94112987105 (Office)Email: hasaradh@kln.ac.lk (University)
Academic Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2018-2020)Bachelor of Arts Honors in Hindi, University of Kelaniya (2016) - First Class Honours
Other QualificationsDiploma in Translation and Interpretation offered by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2016-2017) – Merit PassExams conducted by the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras
Other QualificationsDiploma in Translation and Interpretation offered by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2016-2017) – Merit PassExams conducted by the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras
- Visharad Uttarardh examination (2020) - Pass
- Visharad Poorvardh examination (2018) - Pass (Island 1st)
- Praveshika examination (2017) - First class (Island 2nd)
- Rashtrabhasha examination (2015) - First class (Island 2nd)
- Madhyama examination (2011) - First class
- Prathamic examination (2010) - First class
- Advanced Diploma in Hindi Language Proficiency (300) in 2014- First class (Island 1st)
- Diploma in Hindi Language Proficiency (200) in 2013- First class (Island 2nd)
Teaching/ Professional Experience
- Senior Lecturer-II at the Department of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya from 20.08.2023 to present
- Lecturer at the Department of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya from 20.08.2021 to 20.08.2023
- Lecturer (Probationary) at the Department of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya from 20.08.2018 to present
- Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya from 24.04.2018 to 17.08.2018
- Junior Fellow at the Department of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya, from 29.02.2016 to 28.02.2017 (for the academic year 2014/2015) and from 22.03.2017 to 28.02.2018 (for the academic year 2015/2016)
- Qualified for the Pool of Foreign Language Translators of the Department of Official Languages as a Hindi-Sinhala, Hindi-English, and vice versa translator
- Hindi-Sinhala interpreter at the United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) 2017, Colombo
Administrative Positions
Administrative Positions
- Director- Inclusivity Centre, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya from December 2023 to August 2024
- Department coordinator to the Bachelor of Arts Degree Internship Program from November 2022 to present
- Department representative as a Master Trainer for inclusivity, Inclusivity program, Faculty of Humanities from September 2020
- Webmaster of the Department of Hindi from 02.08.2020 to present
- Department coordinator to the Corporate Plan from July 2020 to June 2022
- Student Counsellor- Kalana Mithuru Center for the academic year 2018/ 2019
- Student Counsellor of the Faculty of Humanities for the academic year 2018/ 2019
- Sub-warden of D. B. Jayathilake Girls’ Hostel from 20.03.2017 to 24.10.2017
Curriculum Development
Curriculum Development
- Member of the curriculum revision committee of the Bachelor of Arts (External) Degree- Hindi, 2021
- Member of the curriculum revision committee of the Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree in Hindi, 2020
- Member of the curriculum revision committee of the Bachelor of Arts Degree- Hindi, 2019
- Member of the curriculum revision committee of the Bachelor of Arts External Degree- Hindi, 2018
Awards
Awards
- Coordination Excellence in Humanities award for the service rendered as the Director of the Inclusivity Centre, Faculty of Humanities- At the Excellence in Humanities Awards (2024) organized by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya.
- Ubharte Hindi Premi Samman (2021-2022) for promoting Hindi in Sri Lanka, awarded by the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka
- Prof. Indra Dasanayake Gold Medal for the Best Performance in Hindi- 85th General Convocation of University of Kelaniya (2016)
Research and Publications
Research and Publications
Research Articles
Research conference presentations
BooksChunmunge Rasa Katha /cunmunge: rasə kat̪a:/ - Sinhala translation of Hindi kids’ story collection Natkhat Chunmun Ki Kahaniyan /nətkʰət cunmun ki: kəha:nija͂:/
Translations
Monographs
Unpublished ResearchMA Thesis- Incorporating Outcome Based Educational Approaches into the Degree Curriculum for Hindi as a Foreign Language: A case study of Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree in Hindi offered by the University of Kelaniya, Sri LankaBAHons Dissertation- A Study of Immigrant Life depicted in Hindi and English Fiction of Female Indian Diasporic Writers [with reference to Usha Priyamvada’s Rukogi Nahi Radhika /ruko:gi: nəhi͂: ra:d̪ʰika:/ and Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss]
- Incorporating outcome-based teaching/ learning methods into a curriculum, Journal of Multidisciplinary and Translational Research (JMTR), 2024, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 28-38
- श्रीलंका की उच्च शिक्षा के मानदंड एवं कॅलणिय विश्वविद्यालय की हिंदी की कला-स्नातक गौरव उपाधि का अनुकूलन (Higher Education Standards of Sri Lanka and Alignment of the Bachelor of Arts Honors in Hindi Degree Program of University of Kelaniya), Vishwa Hindi Patrika 2024, pp. 167-173
- Needs analysis in planning a degree curriculum for Hindi as a Foreign Language, The Journal of Language and Culture, 2024, Vol. 2, Issue I, pp.39-51
- Curriculum and Approaches of Curriculum Planning: A Methodological Literature Review, Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, 2023, Vol. 31, pp. 80-93.
- विष्णु प्रभाकर के रेडियो नाटक 'टूटते परिवेश' का यथार्थ-चित्रण (The Depiction of Reality in the Radio Play 'Tu:tte: Parive:sh' by Vishnu Prabhakar'), 'Indrabhivandana'- Prof. Indra Dassanayake Felicitation Volume, 2019, pp.317-325
- विश्व के प्रवासी साहित्य में प्रवासी हिंदी साहित्य (Hindi Immigrant Literature in Universal Immigrant Literature), Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, 2017, Vol. 24, pp. 114-119
- Diasporic Female Indian Writers in Diasporic Indian English Fiction, Prabha, 2016, Vol. 4, pp. 134-141
Research conference presentations
- Conference presentation titled ‘Dilemma of Indian children in modern-day slavery as depicted in Gregg Helvey's Hindi short film 'Kavi'’ at the International Conference on Child Protection- 2025, organized by the Centre for Gender Studies, University of Kelaniya
- Conference presentation titled ‘Personal Deixis in Hindi and Sinhala Languages’ at the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2021, organized by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya
- Conference presentation titled ‘Perceptions of BAHons (Hindi) Undergraduates, Graduates and University Teachers on Methods of Assessment’ at the Open University Research Sessions (OURS 2021) organized by the Open University of Sri Lanka
- Conference presentation titled 'A comparative study on the themes and style of the English poet William Wordsworth and the Hindi poet Su:ryaka:nt Tripa:ʈhi: 'Nira:la:' at the International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019) organized by the Faculty of Humanities
- Conference presentation titled ‘Pronunciation Difficulties encountered by Sri Lankan Sinhala Students of Hindi as a Foreign Language’ at the 11th RASSL Annual Research Conference 2018, organized by the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
- Conference presentation titled ‘Practicality of Interpretation Practices to Enhance the Skills of Undergraduates who Learn Hindi in Sri Lanka’ at the International Post-graduate Research Conference 2017, organized by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya
- Joint Conference presentation titled ‘A Comparative Study on the Sound Systems of Hindi and Sinhala Languages’ at the International Post-graduate Research Conference 2016, organized by the Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Conference presentation titled ‘The depiction of the Indian Diaspora in Hindi Immigrant Literature’ at the International Conference on the Humanities 2016, organized by the Faculty of Humanities
- Conference presentation titled ‘Main aspects of Hindi Immigrant Literature’ at the Undergraduate Research Symposium 2015, organized by the Faculty of Humanities
BooksChunmunge Rasa Katha /cunmunge: rasə kat̪a:/ - Sinhala translation of Hindi kids’ story collection Natkhat Chunmun Ki Kahaniyan /nətkʰət cunmun ki: kəha:nija͂:/
Translations
- Bo:dh Gaya: Ke: Maha:bo:dhi Mandir Ka: Itiha:s (बोध गया के महाबोधि मंदिर का इतिहास)- English to Hindi translation of the book 'History of Maha-bodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya' by Anagarika Dharmapala and Sir Edwin Arnold reproduced by the Anagarika Dharmapala Trust- 2021
- Kata: Karana Geheniya (කතා කරන ගැහැනිය)- translation of Hindi short story Bolne Wali Aurat (बोलने वाली औरत) by Mamta Kalia to Sinhala, published in the volume of Foreign Language Translations, Department of Modern Languages- 2020
- Tawat Si:ta:vak (තවත් සීතාවක්)- translation of Hindi short story Ek Aur Seeta (एक और सीता) by Deepti Khandelwal to Sinhala, published in the volume of Foreign Language Translations, Department of Modern Languages- 2019
- The Journey of a Dignified Personality- Sinhala to English translation of biographical article 'Udara Charitayaka Peramaga' by Senior Professor Lakshman Senevirathne for Indrabhivandana- Prof. Indra Dassanayake Felicitation Volume- 2019
- English subtitles for the Sinhala single episode teledrama 'Pen Karaththaya' (Water Cart), directed and produced by Mohanji Ranganatha on behalf of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, which was awarded (International award) ABU Prizes: Special Jury Prize- 2018
Monographs
- Hindi Dvani (Lipyantaran, Vargeekaran Ewam Uchcharan)
- Hindi Vyakaran: Shastravedi (Vishesh) Pratham Varsh [Sthar 2] Ke Lie Nirdharit
- Ekanki Aur Radio Natak (Vichar)
Unpublished ResearchMA Thesis- Incorporating Outcome Based Educational Approaches into the Degree Curriculum for Hindi as a Foreign Language: A case study of Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree in Hindi offered by the University of Kelaniya, Sri LankaBAHons Dissertation- A Study of Immigrant Life depicted in Hindi and English Fiction of Female Indian Diasporic Writers [with reference to Usha Priyamvada’s Rukogi Nahi Radhika /ruko:gi: nəhi͂: ra:d̪ʰika:/ and Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss]
Research Interests
Research Interests
Research Interests Curriculum development, Foreign Language Teaching, Hindi literature, Translations
Other Contributions
Other Contributions
- An Associate Editor of the Retrospect: Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal of Archaeology, Anthropology, History and Heritage Tourism, New Series- I, December 2023
- Reviewer of abstracts at the 6th Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG) of the Faculty of Humanities, 2023
- Reviewer of abstracts at the 5th Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG) of the Faculty of Humanities, 2022
- Reviewer of abstracts at the 4th Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG) of the Faculty of Humanities, 2021
- Coordinator- Department of Hindi Studies of the 4th Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG) of the Faculty of Humanities, 2021
- Session Assistant at the 5th International Conference on the Humanities (ICH) 2020/21, organized by the Faculty of Humanities
- Member of the organizing committee of Undergraduates' Research Symposium, Faculty of Humanities, 2019
- Chief editor of the research volume Indrabhivandana (Prof. Indra Dassanayake Felicitation Volume), 2019
- Member of the organizing committee of the ‘Two-day Teacher Training Program for Hindi Teachers’ project attached to the Centre of Excellence for Strategic Brand Identity Development (CESBID) and preparation of the project report, 2018
- Rapporteur at the 3rd International Conference on Linguistics, Sri Lanka (ICLSL), 2017
- Member of the Self-Evaluation Committee of the Department of Hindi Studies, 2017
- Member of the organizing committee of the Indo-Sri Lanka Hindi Conference 2017, organized by the High Commission of India, Indian Cultural Center, and the Department of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya
- Member of the editorial board and the organizing committee of the first Undergraduate Research Symposium on Hindi Studies (URSHS), 2016
- Former president of ‘Hindi Parishad’ (Students’ Association), University of Kelaniya (2014-2015)
- Student volunteer at the International Conference on the Humanities- 2015, organized by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya
- Volunteer for media sub-committee at CHOGM 2013
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