
R.M.D.S. Randiwela (Lecturer On Contract)
Contact:
Department of Western Classical Culture & Christian Culture
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94-112-903690 (Office)
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University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94-112-903690 (Office)
Email: --
Academic Qualifications:
MPhil in Western Classical Culture | October 2024 University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. | ||
A. (Hons.) in Western Classical Culture | 2018 University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. |
Teaching Experiences:
Visiting Lecturer | 2021 - Up to Date Department of Western Classical Culture and Christian Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. | ||
Visiting Lecturer | 2023 - Up to Date State Drama School, Tower Hall Theatre Foundation, Ministry of Buddhasasana and Religious and Cultural Affairs. | ||
Temporary Lecturer | 2018 - 2020 Department of Western Classical Culture and Christian Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. | ||
Visiting Lecturer | 2021 – 2023 BCI Campus, Negombo. |
Publications:
Full Papers
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The responds of the husbands to their abducted wives in stories of abduction ‘ A comparative study based on Homer’s ‘The Iliad’ and ‘Kambar’s Kambaramayanam’, Junior Academic Research Symposium - Staff Development Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of - 2018.
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Unani medicine from Egypt to Hippocrates of Cos and Ayurveda medicine to modern day Are the traditional medical systems of Unani, ancient Greek and Ayurveda based on the same health restoration principle, International Conference on Humanities (ICH), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya – 2021.
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Paterfamilias and the limits of power: Gender and Paternal Authority in the Roman Republic – 1st International Conference on Women and Law: Concern, Challenges and Future, Madhav Vidhi Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Lakshmi Bhai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India - April 2024
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Beyond laughter: Unveiling women security concerns in Roman New Comedy - 1st International Conference on Women and Law: Concern, Challenges and Future, Madhav Vidhi Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Lakshmi Bhai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India - April 2024
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Unprotected by law, confined by morality: a look at women security in the Roman world. - 1st international Conference on Women and Law: Concern, Challenges and Future, Madhav Vidhi Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Lakshmi Bhai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India - April 2024
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The persistence and adaptation of ideas of Humoural theory: from Greek medicine to the early modern period and beyond – 2nd international multi-disciplinary desk research conference 2024 DRC 2024, the Library, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 25th October 2024
Articles
- Herodotus’ love of ‘Drama’ and ‘Patriotism’ in the writing of Histories, Oracle, The magazine of the Department of WCCU, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2017.
- Themistocles, the architect of Athens - literary collection ‘මහින්දාභිනන්දන’,
- ඩිමෙට්රියස් සහ 'On Style' නිබන්ධනය පිළිබඳව හැඳින්වීමක්, සාහිත්ය විචාර විශ්වකෝෂය චතුර්ත භාගය, Godage & brothers (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, 2024
- ලිපි ලිවීමේ කලාව පිලිබඳ ඩිමෙට්රියස්, සාහිත්ය විචාර විශ්වකෝෂය චතුර්ත භාගය, Godage & brothers (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, 2024
Books
- Thearon, A guide to Classical Greek Drama, S. Godage & brothers (Pvt) Ltd, 2024.
- රඟහල, සම්භාව්ය ග්රීක නාට්ය සඳහා මාර්ගෝපදේශයක්, S. Godage & brothers (Pvt) Ltd, 2024.
Paper Presentation & Research
- The gods as expressed in Homer and Hesiod - Junior Research Symposium - Department of Western Classical Culture, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka - 2016.
- Behavior of wives in stories of abduction – 1st National Conference on Mass Communication - Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya – 2018.
- Responses of the husbands in stories of abduction - Junior Academic Research Symposium - Staff Development Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of - 2018.
- The depiction of gods in Greek and Tamil Epics – International Conference on Humanities (ICH), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya - 2019.
- Unani medicine from Egypt to Hippocrates of Cos and Ayurveda medicine to modern day – International Conference on Humanities (ICH), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya – 2021.
- The Humoural theory and human psychology in traditional medical systems of ancient Greek medicine and Ayurveda medicine – 22nd International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC), Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya – July 2022.
- The concept of dietetics in traditional medical systems of Greek medicine and Ayurveda medicine – International Conference on Humanities (ICH), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya – July 2023.
- Female use of cosmetics during the Roman Empire according to Juvenal – 23rd International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC), Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya – November 2023.
- Mythological origins of Traditional Medical systems of ancient Greek medicine and Ayurveda medicine - Department of Library and information Science (DLIS), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. – 29th – 30th November 2023.
- Into the depths of Sleeping and Healing, A comparative analysis of Ancient Greek and Ayurveda Medicine – 2nd International Research Symposium on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Indigenous Knowledge Systems – Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine – March 2024.
- Paterfamilias and the limits of power: Gender and Paternal Authority in the Roman Republic – 1st international Conference on Women and Law: Concern, Challenges and Future, Madhav Vidhi Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Lakshmi Bhai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India - April 2024.
- Beyond laughter: Unveiling women security concerns in Roman New Comedy – 1st international Conference on Women and Law: Concern, Challenges and Future, Madhav Vidhi Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Lakshmi Bhai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India - April 2024.
- Unprotected by law, confined by morality: a look at women security in the Roman world – 1st international Conference on Women and Law: Concern, Challenges and Future, Madhav Vidhi Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Lakshmi Bhai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India - April 2024.
- The power of the word: Plato’s Theory of forms and limits of language – International Conference on Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Research, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 14th September 2024.
- The paradigm shift from Humoural theory to germ theory – 5th International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences ICAPS 2024, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 11th October 2024.
- The persistence and adaptation of ideas of Humoural theory: from Greek medicine to the early modern period and beyond – 2nd international multi-disciplinary desk research conference 2024 DRC 2024, the Library, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 25th October 2024.
- Traditional paths to health: A holistic look at diagnosis in Greek and Ayurveda medicine – 10th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences RUICHSS 2024, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 5th December 2024
Awards
- Best Presenter, 1st International Conference on Women and Law: Concern, Challenges and Future, Madhav Vidhi Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Lakshmi Bhai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India - April 2024
Research Interest
Greek History, Greek medicine, Traditional medical systems, Gender Roles, Anthropology, Greek Mythology