Activities
To achieve the aforesaid objectives,
1. Tracking down women intellectuals including thinkers, and scientists who lived in Sri Lankan history and currently living in contemporary Sri Lanka, acknowledging and compiling their contribution and biographic details. This also includes translation of existing literature (i.e. Translating into Sinhalese or Tamil or link language depending on the requirements and as the case may be) which discusses legendary women thinkers and scientists;
2. Conduct workshops, seminars, and short courses on ‘studying women intellectuals and thinkers in Ceylon’.
3. Carrying out research and encouraging undergraduates and postgraduates to research on ‘studying women thinkers, and scientists in Sri Lanka’. This includes offering scholarships and research grants specifically for undergraduates in the FHSS to pursue higher education and carrying out advanced research in the field of ‘women epistemology in Sri Lanka’.
4. Carrying out research and encouraging undergraduates and postgraduates to research on ‘studying women thinkers, and scientists in Sri Lanka’. This includes offering scholarships and research grants specifically for undergraduates in the FHSS to pursue higher education and carrying out advanced research in the field of ‘women epistemology in Sri Lanka’.
5. Organizing international conferences on ‘women epistemology in Sri Lanka’ including women thinkers, and scientists in Sri Lanka as well as in other regions of the world;
6. Partnering with other similar regional and international organisations that are aligned with objectives of the CSWTS. This activity also encompasses exchange programs, joint research, knowledge sharing, and any other collaboration; and
7. Identifying burning issues in several fields and utilizing current Sri Lankan women epistemology to address those key issues.
Current Activities
We are currently engaged in several key initiatives:
1. Publication Projects (2025- 2026):
We are on the process of preparing two edited volumes titled:
• Sri Lankan Women Thinkers and Scientists: The Colombo Discourse
• The Ceylon Women’s Voice: The Thambapanni Manuscript
Chapters of these volumes have been allocated to eminent scholars and professionals from various disciplines, including philosophy, history, political science, engineering, medicine, law, and human rights.
2. International Conference (to be held in 2026):
In 2026, we plan to host an international conference by way of an “Author Meets Critics”, Centred on the above two publications. This event aims to foster scholarly dialogue by inviting researchers to present review articles and critical reflections on the above books.