At the 100 years anniversary celebration ceremony held on 21st December 2019 at the BMICH, Dr. Praneeth Abhayasundere, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and former chairmen of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress of Sri Lanka was awarded “Shasana Sanathana Shathakaabhimana (ශාසන සනාථන ශතකඅභිමාන) special honorary award for...Read More

Applications are invited for the Certificate Course in Angampora offered by the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.  Application Closing Date: 21st January 2020   Download Applicaiton:  Doc>> /  PDF>> Read more: Vidudaya Angampora>>   Read More

The International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH 2019) organized by the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, USJP was held with much grandeur at the National Institute of Education on 26th September 2019 under the theme “Enriching Global Citizens through Traditional Insights”. This is one of the first conferences held by a Sri Lankan University under...Read More

International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage – ICICH 2019 “Fostering Folklore Research” International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura is one of the very first conferences in this field of studies in Sri Lanka. ICICH will be conducted under the theme “Enriching Global Citizens through Traditional Insights” which promotes folklore...Read More

A team of researchers from the Department of Anthropology of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura started their explorations to find out the truth behind the recently emerged controversy on the Nittawo; who are said to be a dwarfish form of human type creatures. This exploration was conducted under the guidance of Prof. Yasanjalie Jayathilake, Head of the Department...Read More

Prof. Charmalie Nahallage attached to the Department of Anthropology, of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, recently received a Merit Award for her Scientific Publications ( for the year 2016)  by the National Research Council in Sri Lanka. This awards for Scientific Publications gives due recognition for scientific merit and is based on publications. These awards are given to Sri Lankan scientists with a...Read More