About Ranga
Nandaka Maduranga Kalugampitiya (Ranga) is a faculty member of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He is attached to the Department of English of the University as a Lecturer in English. Ranga obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in English from the University of Peradeniya in 2007, his Master of Arts Degree in Linguistics from Ohio University in 2012, and his PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts from Ohio University in 2016.
Ranga’s research interests are mainly in the fields of language and philosophy. His undergraduate research was on the discourse of certain underclass communities (such as commercial sex workers and three-wheeler drivers) with a special focus on the language of those communities. In his Masters research, he examined the political and ideological nature of the native speaker concept. In his Doctoral research, he explores the interrelations among myth, language, and literature. Ranga is also interested in Buddhism and the works of Stephen Hawking.
Ranga is a past pupil of St. Sylvester's College and Dharmaraja College, Kandy.
Ranga’s research interests are mainly in the fields of language and philosophy. His undergraduate research was on the discourse of certain underclass communities (such as commercial sex workers and three-wheeler drivers) with a special focus on the language of those communities. In his Masters research, he examined the political and ideological nature of the native speaker concept. In his Doctoral research, he explores the interrelations among myth, language, and literature. Ranga is also interested in Buddhism and the works of Stephen Hawking.
Ranga is a past pupil of St. Sylvester's College and Dharmaraja College, Kandy.