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CURRICULUM VITAE

W.M.A.L.B. Weerasinghe No. 464 / B / 1, Gohagoda, Katugastota. Tel Email : 0714200336

: ashanweerasinghe@gmail.com

BIOGRAPHY WITH PERSONAL DETAILS

01. Name in full 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. Postal Address Date of Birth Gender Nationality N.I.C. Number Civil Status School Attended Contact Number Email : Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Ashan Lalinda Bandara Weerasinghe : No. 464/B/1, Gohagoda, Katugastota. : 20 - 10 - 1986 : Male. : Sri Lankan. : 862944135 V. : Unmarried. : N/ Poramadulla Central College, Rikillagaskada. : 0714200336. : ashanweerasinghe@gmail.com

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Arts (Sinhala special with English as a Subject) - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - 2010 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination - 2005. Index No: 8899495. (N/Poramadulla Central College, Rikillagaskada).

SUBJECT Sinhala Political Science Logic & Scientific Method

GRADE A A B

G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination - 2002. Index No.: 23823682 (N/Poramadulla Central College, Rikillagaskada). SUBJECT Buddhism Sinhala English Maths Social Studies & History Sinhala Literature Science & Technology Art Geography Construction Technology GRADE A A A A A A B C C C

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS

I have a sound knowledge in computer software developing (Visual Basic 6.0), desktop publishing (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and CorelDraw), MS Office packages and Internet & Email. Sinhala-English translation skills. I am currently translating Kate Crehan's book Gramsci, Culture and Anthropology into Sinhala, under the permission of Pluto Press, USA.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

ACADEMIC

National Library Development and Literary Competition, 1997 - Art - First Place Sinhala Language & Literary Competition (Zonal), 1997 - Language - Second Place Sinhala Language & Literary Competition (Zonal), 1997 - General Literary Knowledge - Second Place

Sinhala Language & Literary Competition (Zonal), 1997 - Poetry Writing - First Place Sinhala Language & Literary Competition (Zonal), 1998 - Poetry Writing - First Place Sinhala Language & Literary Competition (All Island/ National), 1999 - Poetry Writing - First Place National Library Development and Literary Competition, 2002 - Poetry Writing First Place National Library Development and Literary Competition, 2002 - Short Stories - First Place All Island Poetry Writing Competition, 2002 - Second Place Sinhala Language & Literary Competition (Provincial), 2004 - Poetry Writing Second Place

SPORTS Nuwara Eliya district Chess tournament (open), 1998, Third Place. Nuwara Eliya district under 15 Chess champion, 1999. All Island Chess Tournament, 1999 (Organized by Rathnapura Sivali College Chess Association), Participation.

LEADERSHIP AND ASSOCIATIONS Deputy Head Prefect, N/Poramadulla Central College, 2004-2005. Member - English Speaking Students' Association (ESSA) - N/ Poramadulla Central College

WORKING EXPERIENCE
Freelance Translator (English-Sinhala) since 2005 Visiting Instructor in English - English Language Teaching Unit, University of Peradeniya - 2010. Instructor in English - English Language Teaching Unit, University of Peradeniya 2010-2011. Academic Thesis Translator (Sinhala - English) - since 2010. Research Officer/Assistant Editor Medarata Wamsa Kathaava (Three volume book)

PUBLICATIONS
Lalindu Sithangi (Sinhala Poetry) - 2000 Eelamak Voo Premaya (Sinhala Poetry) 2010 'Changing Socio-Economic Conditions and Medarata', in Medarata Wamsa Kathaava (published by Central Provincial Council) 2013

UNPUBLISHED WORKS
Subaltern Sinhala as (Counter)-Hegemony (Final year dissertation). - 2010.

NON-RELATED REFEREES
Dr. Sumathy Sivamohan, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Email: ssumathy@sltnet.lk Dr. Liyanage Amarakeerthi, Senior Lecturer in Sinhala University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka. Email: liyanage19@gmail.com

I do hereby declare that the above particulars are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DATE: 19 - 02 - 2013