J B Disanayake

Prof. J. B. Disanayaka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Jebee , Jayarathna Bandara Disanayake
Education	Phd
Occupation	University Professor, Ambassador
Spouse	Kusum Disanayake
Children	Madhubashini Disanayake

Deshamanya Jayaratna Banda Dissanayake (Born 16 April 1937) is an Emeritus Professor and one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language. He is currently Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand ^[1][2]

Dissanayake received his primary education at Dharmaraja College, Kandy, secondary education at Ananda College, he graduated from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya campus in 1961. He would later received a Fulbright scholarship to the University of California, Berkley to read for a Masters in linguistics and obtained a PhD from the University of Colombo.

With a long teaching career of over 40 years as a lecturer of the University of Colombo, he is the author of numerous books on linguistics, culture and history.^[3] Prior to his retirement Dissanayake served in the capacity of the Head of the Department of Sinhala at the University.

Publications

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• Lanka, the land of kings by J. B. Disanayaka (Sumitha Publishers, Distributed by Sarasavi Bookshop, 2007)
• Mānava bhāṣā pravēśaya by J. B. Disanayaka(Sumita Prakāśakayō, 2005)
• Paintings of Kelani Vihara by J. B. Disanayaka(Godage Poth Mendura, 2004)
• Kălaṇi Vihāre situvaṃ by J. B. Disanayaka(Goḍagē Pot Măndura, 2000)
• Uḍaraṭa Siṃhalaya by J. B. Disanayaka(Goḍagē Pot Măndura, 2002)
• Understanding the Sinhalese by J. B. Disanayaka (S. Godage & Bros., 1998)
• Siyalanga rū sobā by J. B. Disanayaka (Goḍagē Pot Mandura, 1998)
• Banda vaṭā pada raṭā by J. B. Disanayaka (s. Goḍagē saha Samāgama, 1996)
• Gamaka suvanda siv siya gavu ăsēya by J. B. Disanayaka (s. Goḍagē saha Samāgama, 1996)
• Siṃhala bhāṣāvē nava muhuṇuvara by J. B. Disanayaka (Saṃskr̥tika Kaṭayutu Depārtamēntuva, 1996)
• Samakālīna Siṃhala lēkhana vyākaraṇaya by J. B. Disanayaka (s. Goḍagē saha Sahōdarayō, 1995)
• The monk and the peasant by J. B. Disanayaka (State Print. Corp., 1993)
• Water in culture by J. B. Disanayaka (Ministry of Environment & Parliamentary Affairs, 1992)
• Siṃhala budu samaya by J. B. Disanayaka (Rajayē Mudraṇa Nītigata Saṃsthāva, 1991)
• Studies in Sinhala literacy by J. B. Disanayaka(National Association for Total Education, Sri Lanka, 1990)
• Nūtana Siṃhala lēkhana vyākaraṇaya by J. B. Disanayaka (Lēk Havus Invesṭmanṭs, 1990)
• Siṃhala vehera vihāra by J. B. Disanayaka(Piyavi Pot Prakāśakayō, 1988)
• Mihintale, cradle of Sinhala Buddhist civilization by J. B. Disanayaka(Lake House Investments, 1987)
• Say it in Sinhala by J. B. Disanayaka(Lake House Investments Ltd., 1985)
• Aspects of Sinhala folklore by J. B. Disanayaka(Lake House Investments, 1984)

See also

• Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats

External links

• Sinhala New Year - a celebration of life
• Suns of the Sinhalese
• New Year 2006
• Our British heritage
• (Post)Colonial Language

• Sinhala has one of the World's most creative Alphabets
• Hi, how are you?
• JB Dissanayake in Symposium 2009

• Rituals of the Kandy Perahera
• What Buddhists believe about the Bodhi Tree
• From the Groves of Academe to the world of reality
• “Science” and “emotion”: key themes in celebration of World Philosophy Day

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "300 Lankans left stranded in Bangkok". sundaytimes. http://sundaytimes.lk/081130/News/sundaytimesnews_16.html. 
3. ^ "Gleanings :The politics of language, race, religion and culture". sundaytimes. http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/01/14/artscop02.html. 
4. ^ "J. B. Disanayaka- 29 works". openlibrary.. http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL102609A/J._B._Disanayaka. 

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