Prof. Chandrasiri Palliyaguru, retired Senior Professor and Head of the Sinhala Department at the Sri Kelaniya University has passed away. He was 80 years old.
Prof. Palliyaguru, entered the Vidyalankara University in 1961, studied Sinhala, Pali, and Hindi and graduated in 1965 by offering Sinhala as his major and Hindi as his subsidiary.
He earned his PhD in Cultural Anthropology in 1976 for his thesis titled 'A Proposed Classification of Contemporary Sinhalese Rituals with Specific Reference to the Southern Province of Sri Lanka'.
In 2013 (Hon.) he was conferred with the title of Professor Emeritus by the University of Kelaniya as well.
He is the author of several books.
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