{"id":171,"date":"2018-11-05T06:24:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T06:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2025-12-16T03:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:02:54","slug":"permanent-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/index.php\/faculty\/permanent-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1987 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000075995-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000075995-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000075995-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000075995-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000075995-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000075995-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000075995-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Professor M.T.M. Mahees &#8211; Head of Department<\/p>\n<p>PhD, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mahees@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">mahees@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/mtm.mahees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-285 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Premakumara-de-Silva-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Senior Chair Professor Premakumara de Silva<\/p>\n<p>PhD, University of Edinburgh, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:prema@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">prema@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/da.premakumara.de.silva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-287 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Subhangi-Herath-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Professor Subhangi M.K. Herath<\/p>\n<p>PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:subhangi@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">subhangi@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/smk.herath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fara-Haniffa-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Professor Farzana F. Haniffa<\/p>\n<p>PhD, Columbia University, USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:farzana@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">farzana@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/ff.haniffa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-320 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chandani-Liyanage-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chandani-Liyanage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chandani-Liyanage-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chandani-Liyanage-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chandani-Liyanage-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chandani-Liyanage-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chandani-Liyanage-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Professor Chandani Liyanage<\/p>\n<p>PhD, University of Delhi, India<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:chandaniliyanage@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">chandaniliyanage@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/jhc.liyanage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-283 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Nishara-Fernando-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Professor Nishara Fernando<\/p>\n<p>PhD, University of Bonn, Germany<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nishara.fernando@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">nishara.fernando@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/prn.fernando\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1690 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Iresha-Laskhman-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Iresha-Laskhman-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Iresha-Laskhman-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Iresha-Laskhman-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Iresha-Laskhman-263x263.png 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Iresha-Laskhman-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Iresha-Laskhman-255x255.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Professor Iresha M. Lakshman<\/p>\n<p>PhD, Monash University, Australia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ireshalakshman@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">ireshalakshman@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><a href=\"mailto:head@soc.cmb.ac.lk\"> \/ head@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/im.karunaratne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1683 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230526-WA0004-554x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230526-WA0004-554x674.jpg 554w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230526-WA0004-277x337.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Professor Samantha Nanayakkara<\/p>\n<p>PhD, University of Canterbury, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:samantha@soc.cmb.ac.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">samantha@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/samantha.nanayakkara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-321 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dilrukshi-Abeysinghe-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Professor Dilrukshi Abeysinghe<\/p>\n<p>PhD, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dilrukshiabeysinghe@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">dilrukshiabeysinghe@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/dn.abeysinghe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-288 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gameela-Samarasinghe-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Professor Gameela Samarasinghe<\/p>\n<p>PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:gameela@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">gameela@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/gameela.samarasinghe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-290 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Jagath-Wellawatte-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Mr W.Jagath S. de Silva<\/p>\n<p>MPhil, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jagathw@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">jagathw@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/wjss.de.silva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-517 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Picture3-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Dr Jagath Bandara Pathirage<\/p>\n<p>PhD, Charles Darwin University, Australia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jagathp@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">jagathp@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/jagath.bandara.pathirage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-292 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A-Robinson-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Mr Anthonymuttu Robinson<\/p>\n<p>MPhil,\u00a0Jawaharlal Nehru University, India<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:anthony@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">anthony@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/a.robinson\/\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-758 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2-255x255.jpg 255w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/UnnathiSamaraweera-2.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Dr. Unnathi Samaraweera<\/p>\n<p>PhD, University of Canterbury, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>MA, South Asian University, India<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:unnathisamaraweera@soc.cmb.ac.lk\">unnathisamaraweera@soc.cmb.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/soc\/unnathi.samaraweera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1693 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PHOTO-2023-05-31-18-37-29-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PHOTO-2023-05-31-18-37-29-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PHOTO-2023-05-31-18-37-29-50x50.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PHOTO-2023-05-31-18-37-29-80x80.jpeg 80w, 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