To mark the 25th death anniversary of Professor Punchi Bandara Sannasgala ( 1915 – 1997)\u00a0 a Special Commemorative event was held on\u00a015th December 2022\u00a0<\/b>at the M.B. Ariyapala\u00a0Auditorium, Dept of Sinhala. The event was organized by the Dept of Sinhala in collaboration with Dr. Manouri Sannasgala.\u00a0 Late Professor Punchi Bandara Sannasgala was a former academic\u00a0 Sinhala at the University of Colombo and University of Kelaniya and former Editor in Chief of the Sinhala Dictionary. Professor Sannasgala authored many books related to Sinhala Studies including\u00a0Sinhala Sahithya Vamsaya.\u00a0<\/i>( A Chronicle of Sinhala Literature).\u00a0 At this commemorative event,\u00a0 special lectures were delivered by Emeritus Professor J B Disanayaka, Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa, Dr. Leel Gunasekera and Dr. Manouri Sannasagala<\/p>\n
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