{"id":1030,"date":"2022-09-08T09:08:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T09:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.len.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=1030"},"modified":"2025-05-20T04:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:02:50","slug":"prof-mrs-s-ramesh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.len.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/prof-mrs-s-ramesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof.(Mrs).S.Ramesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1030\" class=\"elementor elementor-1030\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be6ed8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be6ed8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df3055b\" data-id=\"df3055b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a7533 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"91a7533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.len.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/suba.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-204\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;\">BA (Hons.) in Linguistics, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka(1984)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\nmso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#7A7A7A\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;\">MA in Linguistics, University\nof Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1993)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:\n&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#7A7A7A\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;\">PGDTS (Postgraduate Diploma in\nTranslation Studies), Central University, Hyderabad, India (1998)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\nmso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#7A7A7A\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;\">PhD in Linguistics, Tamil\nUniversity, Tanjore, India (2000)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:\n&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#7A7A7A\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;\">Post-Doctorate, Claflin\nUniversity, USA (2014)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\ncolor:#7A7A7A\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;\">Email: subathini128@yahoo.com\n(Personal)\/ subathini128@gmail.com (Official)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:\n12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:\n&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#7A7A7A\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;\">Telephone: 0212218162 (Office)\/\n212217444 (Home)\/0776660190 (Mobile)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:\n&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#7A7A7A\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<br><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f8d120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f8d120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e59a09\" data-id=\"9e59a09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38990aa elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"38990aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5931\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5931\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching and Research Interest<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5932\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5932\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research and Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5933\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5933\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Prizes and Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5934\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5934\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Administrative Positions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5935\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5935\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Services to University<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5936\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5936\" aria-expanded=\"false\">National Services and Community Outreach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5931\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching and Research Interest<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5931\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5931\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #0070c0;\"><b>Teaching<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Linguistics: Syntax, Semantics, Socio Linguistics, Stylistics, Lexicology, Contrastive Linguistics Translation Studies and Transformational Grammar <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">English: ESL, Applied Linguistics and Postcolonial Studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #0070c0;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #0070c0;\"><b>Research Interests<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Sri Lankans&#8217; Views on English in the Colonial and Post-Colonial Eras, Cambridge Scholars Publishers issued a book contract agreement, Co-Author: Mitali P. Wong, Claflin University, USA&nbsp; &#8211; Post-Doctoral research from&nbsp; 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">A Contrastive Study of Nominalization in Tamil and Sinhala, Tamil University, India, 2000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ph.D in Linguistics<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Supervisors:&nbsp; Prof.K.Rangan and Prof.S.Rajendran (Tamil University, India)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">A Comparative Study of Literary Tamil and Jaffna Spoken Tamil: Phonology and Noun Morphology, University of&nbsp;&nbsp; Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1993&nbsp;&nbsp; M.A. in Linguistics<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Supervisor: Prof.S.Suseendirarajah ( University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka )<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5932\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research and Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5932\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5932\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div class=\"CjVfdc\" style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 100%; pointer-events: all; position: relative;\"><span class=\" jgG6ef\"><b>Publications and Presentations<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\">Books<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cThe Sri Lankans\u2019 Views on English in the Colonial and Post-Colonial Eras\u201d Cambridge Scholar Publishing (CSP), UK, 9781527544321, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cA Contrastive Study of Nominalization in Tamil and Sinhala\u201d, Kumaran Book House, ISBN978-955-659-191-0, 2009<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cPeculiar words in Ceylon Tamil\u201d, Paranan Associates &amp; Printers, Colombo, ISBN955-8435-01-X, 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\">Editing of Collection of Essays and Classical work<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\">Classical work<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u0b88\u0bb4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3 \u0b86\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd 1: \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b85. \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3 \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">(Grammatical Personalities in Sri Lanka 1), Kumaran Book House, ISBN 955-659-145-3, 2008 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\">Collection of Essays<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Current Trends in Tamilology \u2013 Prof. S. Rajaram Commemoration Volume, 2002<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> (Thoughts on Tamil Linguistics), 1999<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Studies in Sri Lankan Tamil Linguistics and Culture \u2013 Prof. S. Suseendirarajah<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Commemoration Volume, 1998<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\">Presentations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cNew Technology (ICT) in Second Language Classrooms: Challenges to Change in Sri Lankan Context\u201d, UGC-SAP-V International Seminar on Challenges for Language Technology (ChaLT -2020), Organized by CAS in Linguistics, Annamalai University, February 6 \u2013 7, 2020 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u201d <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> (Influence of Linguistic theories on Traditional Grammar), Journal of Tamil Mozhiyiyal Sangam, Coimbatore, Volume 1, June 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cStatus of English Language Teaching in Sri Lanka: Structural Approach\u201d, Prof. L. Ramamoorthy Commemoration Volume, Coimbatore, January 2019. pp. 257 &#8211; 267<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cReflecting Culture: Special reference to Veddas Language in Sri Lanka\u201d International Conference on Indigenous Languages, Societies and Cultures of India, organised by UNESCO Chair on \u201cLanguage Policies for Multilingualism\u201d Centre for Study of Foreign Languages, University of Hyderabad, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru &amp; Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi, February 21-22, 2019, pp. 48-53<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cSemantic Aspects of Lexical Collocation in Tamil\u201d, S. J. Yogaraja Felicitation Volume, (ed.) W. M. Wijeratna and Janaki Wijesekara, 2019, S. Godage &amp; Brothers (PVT) Ltd, ISBN -978-678-624-00-0151-9. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cImportance of Spoken words \u2013 Tamil Dictionaries\u201d, Proceedings of the 4th International Tamil Conference, International Institute of Tamil Studies (IITS), India and International Institute of Higher Studies (IITHS), Part I on 28th \u2013 29th Sep 2019, Paris, France, pp 17-23. ISBN 978-29-51012-23-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cFemale Personalities in Sri Lanka\u201d, Proceedings of the 4th International Tamil Conference, International Institute of Tamil studies (IITS), India and International Institute of Higher Studies (IITHS) Paris, Part II on 28th \u2013 29th Sep 2019, France, pp 1-10. ISBN 978-29-51012-27-1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cTraditional grammar and Linguistic grammar \u2013 Structural Approach\u201d, 10th International Conference on Tamil Studies, July 4 \u2013 7, 2019, Chicago, USA, p. 45<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cTranslation is beyond Lexical Meaning: Study through some select terms\u201d, Madras University Post-Centenary Diamond Jubilee International Seminar on THE FRONTIERS OF LEXICOGRAPHY, March 28 \u2013 29, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cAgreement system in Tamil and Sinhala\u201d, 45th All India Conference of Dravidian Linguistics and International Symposium on Case, Agreement and Postposition, University of Delhi, India, held on 23-25th June, 2017, pp 52.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> \u201cLexicon and Dictionary of India and Sri Lanka &#8211; Historical Approach\u201d, International Conference on the Role Self-role of Language and Mastery in Dictionary, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, held on 18-19th December 2017, pp 1-11<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cThe role of multimedia in second language teaching and learning\u201d, Tamil University, Thanjavur in Collaboration with CIIL-SRLC, Mysore, India, held on 20-21, December 2017 (Presentation)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c&#8217;\u0b88\u0bb4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd&#8217; \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">(\u2018Saivam and Tamil\u2019 concept developed in Ceylon)\u201d, Lady Lilavathy Ramanathan Memorial Speech, University of Jaffna, October 13, 2017, Pp1-42.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> \u201c\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d (Usage and influence of place names in periya puraanam )\u201d, Periya Puraanamum Thamil Samaya PaNpaattu NerikaLum, Ministry of Hindu Religion and Culture, Colombo, held on 28-30th April, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">(Thirumanthiram &#8211; Linguistic Point of View\u201d), Annual Research Seminar on Paththam Thirumurai, Department of Hindu Religions and Cultural Affairs, Colombo, 2016, pp. 293-307.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0ba8\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> (Modern Linguistic studies and traditional Grammar)\u201d, Presented a Paper on Research Seminar on Eelamum Tamil Ilakkanam (Tamil Grammar Studies in Ealam) , Colombo Tamil Sangam, held on 2-4, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cProblems of Teaching spoken variety forms in Diglossic Language\u201d, Literary Explorer, An Annual Publication of Critical studies in English language and Literature, Volume 1, Number 1, ISSN 0973-0524, held on August 2016, Pp21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bc8\u201d<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> (Language style on Thiruvathavuurar), Annual Research seminar on Thiruvathavuurarum saivatthiru neriyum, Dept. of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, Colombo, 2015, ISBN 978 \u2013 955 \u2013 9233 \u2013 37- 4, Pp 427 \u2013 439.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cAttributes of Personal Name in Jaffna Society: Then and Now\u201d, Studies on Dravidian, Prof. V. I. Subramaniom&#8217;s Commemoration Volume \u2013 1(ed.) 2015, International School of Dravidian Linguistics, Thiruvananthapuram, India, ISBN 81- 85692- 60-2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cStatus of English Language Teaching (ELT) in Sri Lanka\u201d, The Global Association of English Studies, Gujarat, India, South Asian English Volume I, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u2013 \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u201d<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> (Introducing Grammar in Tamil Language Text \u2013 Linguistic point of view), 9th International Conference-Seminar on Tamil Studies, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia, held on February 29-1, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9c\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd &#8216;\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b87\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u2019\u201d \u2013 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8&#8221; <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">( Sujatha\u2019s Novel &#8211; Stylistic approach), Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Management ( ICCM-2015 ), Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, held on June 2015 , ISSN 2448 \u2013 9883, Pp126 \u2013 138.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> \u201cThe Function of Translation in Culture: Transforming Tamil Culture via English for Sinhala\u201d, SRI LANKAN JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Volume 01 Issue 01, held on June 2015, ISSN 9772386195007, pp 23 \u2013 35.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> \u201cCode Switching Problems in Bilingual Society of Sri Lanka\u201d ,1st International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, held on August 6th 2015, pp. 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cPersonal Names in Jaffna Tamil Society: A Socio Linguistic Perspective\u201d, International Conference on the Humanities: New Dynamics, Divergences, Directions, held on May 21 \u2013 22, pp. 142, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Veddas Language: Regional Dialect of Sinhala or Creole Language\u201d, 43rd All India Conference of Dravidian Linguists Association, Dravidian Linguists Association and Annamalai University, India, held on June 18 \u2013 20, Pp 58, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cProblems in Translating Personal Pronouns and Kinship Terms in Tamil into English in Jaffna Society\u201d International Conference on Language, Society and Culture in Asian Contexts (LSCAC), Mahasarakam University, Thailand and Centre for Study of Foreign Languages, School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad, India 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cAttitude towards Sri Lankan English\u201d English Language in Sri Lanka &#8211; Historical Perspectives, H.M Patel Institute of English Training and Research (CPE), Gujarat, India 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cAttributes of Personal Name in Jaffna Society: Then and Now, Prof. V. I. Subramaniom&#8217;s Commemoration Volume, All India Conference of Dravidian Linguists, Thiruvananthapuram, India, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u201d <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">(Stylistic point of view on saint Navukkarasar) Annual Research seminar on \u201cMoovar <\/span>T<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">hamilum <\/span>S<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">aivaneriyum\u201d, Dept. of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, Colombo, ISBN 978-955-9233-33-6, Pp315-329,2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cAssessing English as Lingua Franca in Sri Lankan Education\u201d IATEFL, Testing, Evaluation and Assessment SIG Conference, Sienna, Italy 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cDiminishing or Vanishing Cultures in Sri Lanka\u201d International Conference on Asian Art, Culture and Heritage, Centre for Asian Studies \u2013University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Foundation, Colombo 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cAttitude towards Sri Lankan English \u2013 On going Debate\u201d International Research Conference, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cChanging Attitudes Towards English Teaching in Sri Lanka\u201d, 10th Claflin University Conference on Contemporary English and Language Arts Pedagogy in Secondary and Post-Secondary Institutions, Claflin University, South Carolina, USA, 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cSri Lankans \u2018Attitudes towards Language, Linguistic Colloquium, Dept. of Linguistics, Rice University, Texas, USA, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cnaalaayirat tivviya pirapanthaviyaakkiyaanankaLil moli Nadai- maNip piravaaLam\u201d, (Language style in naalaayirat tivviyapirapantham &#8211; maNippiravaaLam), Annual Research seminar on Vijayanagara Empire and Cultural Revival, Dept. of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, Colombo 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cTeaching Profession: Attitude of Teachers Towards English\u201d, Prof. Kailasapathy 9th Anniversary Memorial Lecture, National College of Education, Jaffna,2009 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cComparative Study of Modal Auxiliaries in Jaffna Tamil and Sinhala Language\u201d 34th All India Conference of Dravidian Linguists, Kerala, India 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cIs English as a Killing Language in ESL classrooms? 42nd International Conference of IATEFL, Exeter, UK, 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cLanguage style on Suntara KaaNDam- kamparaamayaNam as point of view\u201d Annual Research Seminar on \u201cCola Empire and its Religion Tradition\u201d, Dept. of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, Colombo , 258-267, 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cTalk and Discussion on Pockets of good practices\u201d, Seminar for University Teachers, organized by UTA, University of Jaffna,2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cEnglish for Specific purposes: It\u2019s importance in Sri Lankan University System\u201d 40th International Conference of IATEFL, Harrogate, UK, 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cIntegrating English Language Teaching units into Department of English Language teaching\u201d, Workshop on Teaching of English, University Grants Commission, Colombo 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cDeverbal Nouns in Sinhala\u201d, 30th All India Conference of Dravidian Linguists, Kanchipuram, India, 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cThe role of Translation in Culture: Translating in Tamil culture via English for Sinhala\u201d Abstract, 4th International Conference on South Asian Languages, ICOSAL &#8211; 4, CAS in Linguistics, Annamalai University and CIIL, Mysore, India, 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cThe position of English Language in Tamil Society\u201d \u2013 The tradition and the challenge\u201d, Review Lecture, 10th Annual Session, Jaffna Science Association, University of Jaffna, 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cilangaittamizh- mozhiyiyal nookku (Sri Lankan Tamil-Linguistic point of view)\u201d, Dept. of Compilation. Tamil University, Tanjore, India, 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cyaazhppaaNat tamizhil maraput toTarkaL-paNpum payanpaaTum (Idiomatic Phrases in Jaffna Tamil- Features and usages)\u201d, Dept. of Literature, Tamil University, Tanjore, India, 1998<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cnaayanmaar teevaaramkaLil iizhttu sivaalayamkaL-oru mozi nookku (iila Sivan Temples in Nayanmaar Thevaram- A Linguistic Point of view.)\u201d Sixth World Saiva Conference, Tamil University, Tanjore, India, 1997<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\u201cThe Structure of Relative Clause in Tamil and Sinhala\u201d, 25th All India Conference of Dravidian Linguists, Madras, India, 1997.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5933\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Prizes and Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5933\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5933\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Selected for a Commonwealth Fellowship tenable in the United Kingdom- 2006<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Award of Subbammal memorial trust fund for PhD, Department of Linguistics, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, 1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;\">Junior Research fellowship, Tamil University in The Greater Tamil Lexicon, India, 1986<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5934\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Administrative Positions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5934\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5934\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><b><div class=\"CjVfdc\" style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 100%; pointer-events: all; position: relative;\"><span class=\" jgG6ef\">Past Appointments and Positions<\/span><\/div>\n<\/b><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Professor in Linguistics, Dept. of Linguistics and English, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2014 onwards)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Head, Dept. of Linguistics and English, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2017 \u2013 2018)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Head, Department of Law, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2014 \u2013 2017)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Adjunct Instructor, Claflin University, South Carolina, USA (Spring &amp; fall semesters 2011- 2012 (Three semesters)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Research Affiliate (Post-Doctoral), Dept. of English and Foreign Languages, Claflin University, South Carolina, USA (2011)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Head, Dept. of Linguistics and English University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2001- 2010)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Guest Lecturer (MA in Linguistics), Dept. of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, (2000)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Lecturer I, Dept. of Linguistics and English, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2000 \u2013 2014)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Lecturer II, Dept. of Linguistics and English, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1993-1999) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Lecturer, Dept. of Linguistics and English, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1988-1992)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Temp. Asst. Lecturer, Dept. of Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1986- 1988)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Temp. Tutor, Dept. of Tamil, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1985)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5935\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Services to University<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5935\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5935\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman, Bifurcation Committee, University of Jaffna, 2020<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">University Council Member, University of Jaffna, 2014 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Coordinator \/Arts, Internal Quality Assurance, University of Jaffna, 2014 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">University Research Committee, University of Jaffna 2018 \u2013 to-date<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman, Building Committee University of Jaffna, 2016 \u2013 2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Editor, The Sri Lankan Journal of South Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. 2016-2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman, Programme Review (overall in-charge), Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, 2017 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman, Programme Review, Faculty of Arts, University of Kelaniya, 2018 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member, Programme Review, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, 2018 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman, Programme Review, South eastern University of Sri Lanka, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, 2018 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Council representative, Centre for Gender Equity and Equality, University of Jaffna, 2017 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member, Executive committee, Centre for Gender Equity and Equality, University of Jaffna, 2017 -2019<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Treasurer -Linguistics and English Society, Dept. of Linguistics and English, University of Jaffna, 2014<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Treasurer &#8211; Law Students Union, Dept. of Law, University of Jaffna, 2014.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Vice President &#8211; Law Alumina Association 2014.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman- Board of Languages and Cultural studies, Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Jaffna 2018 \u2013 To date<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member- Senate Subcommittee, Students\u2019 Appeal, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, 2014 &#8211; To date<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Faculty Research committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna 2014 \u2013 to-date<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Program Chair &#8211; Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICE\u20132012), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2012<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Subcommittee, GPA Structure Amendments, Faculty of Arts, 2009<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman\/Member- Technical Evaluation Committee, IRQUE IBG and QEF, Batch III, University of Jaffna, since 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman\/Member- Technical Evaluation Committee, IRQUE IBG and QEF, Batch II &amp;III, University of Jaffna, 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> Member &#8211; Upgrading Raman than Academy of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Acting Coordinator &#8211; QEF, Batch III Arts Study Program, IRQUE, University of Jaffna, since 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">President- University Teachers Association, University of Jaffna, 2007<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Coordinator- Social Harmony IBG, IRQUE, University of Jaffna -2006<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Secretary &#8211; Internal Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council, University of Jaffna Since 2005.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; English Advisory Committee Ministry of Education, Colombo, 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Selection Committee for Admission of Teachers in UGC, Colombo 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Faculty Representative \u2013 Quality Assurance, University of Jaffna, since 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Secretary &#8211; Internal Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council, University of Jaffna Since 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Syllabus Revision of External degree, University of Jaffna,2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Coordinator &#8211; QEF, Dept. of Linguistics &amp; English, IRQUE Project, 2004<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Acting Coordinator &#8211; IBG &#8211; Social Harmony, IRQUE, 2004<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Faculty Representative &#8211; Faculty of Arts &#8211; Social Harmony, IRQUE Project, 2004<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Standing Committee on Teaching of English, University Grants commission, Colombo \u2013since 2003<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Faculty Member &#8211; Steering Committee, University corporate plan- 2003<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Consultant &#8211; Faculty of Communication studies, Dept. of Linguistics, Eastern University of Trincomalee Campus, 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Confirmation and Promotion Panels, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Since 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Patron &#8211; Linguistics &amp; English Society, University of Jaffna, Since 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Treasurer \u2013 Inter Hostel Union, University of Jaffna, 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Coordinator- Home Economics -2001\/2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Warden &#8211; Anandakumarasamy Hall, University of Jaffna, 2001\/2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Warden &#8211; RAFA Hostel, University of Jaffna, 2001\/2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Executive committee of World University Service -2001<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Senate, University of Jaffna, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Counselor &#8211; Carrier Guidance, University of Jaffna, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Asst. Treasurer &#8211; Jaffna Science Association, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Vice President &#8211; Senior Common Room. 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Asst. Secretary &#8211; University Teachers\u2019 Association, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman\/ Member &#8211; Board of survey, University of Jaffna, 2000 <\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairperson &#8211; Committee to take \u2013up action on the reports of Board of survey, University of Jaffna, 2000 <\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Executive committee of University Teachers\u2019 Association, 1993-1994<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Treasurer -Linguistics and English Society, Dept. of Linguistics and English, University of Jaffna, 2014<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Treasurer &#8211; Law Students Union, Dept. of Law, University of Jaffna, 2014.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Vice President &#8211; Law Alumina Association 2014.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman- Board of Languages and Cultural studies, Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Jaffna 2018 \u2013 To date<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member- Senate Subcommittee, Students\u2019 Appeal, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, 2014 &#8211; To date<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Faculty Research committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna 2014 \u2013 to-date<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Program Chair &#8211; Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICE\u20132012), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2012<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Subcommittee, GPA Structure Amendments, Faculty of Arts, 2009<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman\/Member- Technical Evaluation Committee, IRQUE IBG and QEF, Batch III, University of Jaffna, since 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman\/Member- Technical Evaluation Committee, IRQUE IBG and QEF, Batch II &amp;III, University of Jaffna, 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"> Member &#8211; Upgrading Raman than Academy of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Acting Coordinator &#8211; QEF, Batch III Arts Study Program, IRQUE, University of Jaffna, since 2008<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">President- University Teachers Association, University of Jaffna, 2007<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Coordinator- Social Harmony IBG, IRQUE, University of Jaffna -2006<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Secretary &#8211; Internal Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council, University of Jaffna Since 2005.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; English Advisory Committee Ministry of Education, Colombo, 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Selection Committee for Admission of Teachers in UGC, Colombo 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Faculty Representative \u2013 Quality Assurance, University of Jaffna, since 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Secretary &#8211; Internal Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council, University of Jaffna Since 2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Syllabus Revision of External degree, University of Jaffna,2005<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Coordinator &#8211; QEF, Dept. of Linguistics &amp; English, IRQUE Project, 2004<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Acting Coordinator &#8211; IBG &#8211; Social Harmony, IRQUE, 2004<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Faculty Representative &#8211; Faculty of Arts &#8211; Social Harmony, IRQUE Project, 2004<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Standing Committee on Teaching of English, University Grants commission, Colombo \u2013since 2003<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Faculty Member &#8211; Steering Committee, University corporate plan- 2003<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Consultant &#8211; Faculty of Communication studies, Dept. of Linguistics, Eastern University of Trincomalee Campus, 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Confirmation and Promotion Panels, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Since 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Patron &#8211; Linguistics &amp; English Society, University of Jaffna, Since 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Senior Treasurer \u2013 Inter Hostel Union, University of Jaffna, 2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Coordinator- Home Economics -2001\/2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Warden &#8211; Anandakumarasamy Hall, University of Jaffna, 2001\/2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Warden &#8211; RAFA Hostel, University of Jaffna, 2001\/2002<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Executive committee of World University Service -2001<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Senate, University of Jaffna, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Counselor &#8211; Carrier Guidance, University of Jaffna, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Asst. Treasurer &#8211; Jaffna Science Association, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Vice President &#8211; Senior Common Room. 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Asst. Secretary &#8211; University Teachers\u2019 Association, 2000<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairman\/ Member &#8211; Board of survey, University of Jaffna, 2000 <\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Chairperson &#8211; Committee to take \u2013up action on the reports of Board of survey, University of Jaffna, 2000 <\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Member &#8211; Executive committee of University Teachers\u2019 Association, 1993-1994<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5936\" aria-expanded=\"false\">National Services and Community Outreach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5936\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5936\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\">Life Member<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">International Association of Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), UK<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Journal of Tamil Mozhiyiyal Sangam, India<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics (IJDL), India<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Pondicherry Institute of Language and Culture (PILC), India<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Jaffna Science Association (JSA), Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\">Scholarly Associations<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Representative Member of Sri Lanka, Journal of Tamil Mozhiyiyal Sangam, India<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Representative Member of Sri Lanka, Advisory Committee, H.M Patel Institute of English Training and Research (CPE), Gujarat, India.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: none; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.56; font-variant-caps: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Executive Committee member, Dravidian Linguistics Association (DLA), Trivendram, Kerala, India.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BA (Hons.) in Linguistics, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka(1984) MA in Linguistics, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1993) PGDTS (Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies), Central University, Hyderabad, India (1998) PhD in Linguistics, Tamil University, Tanjore, India (2000) Post-Doctorate, Claflin University, USA (2014) Email: subathini128@yahoo.com (Personal)\/ subathini128@gmail.com (Official) Telephone: 0212218162 (Office)\/ 212217444 (Home)\/0776660190 (Mobile) 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