Lorna Dewaraja
Lorna Srimathie Dewaraja was a Sri Lankan historian.
Biography
Dewaraja graduated from the University of Ceylon, followed by postgraduate studies at the University of London. She was a faculty member of the University of Colombo. In 1992 she was awarded a Fulbright Program scholarship to study the history of women in south Asia.Publications
- Dewaraja, L. S.. A Study of the Political, Administrative, and Social Structure of the Kandyan Kingdom of Ceylon, 1707-1760. Colombo: Lake House Investments.
- --do.-- The Kandyan Kingdom of Sri Lanka, 1707-1782; 2nd rev. ed. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Lake House Investments ISBN 9555520186
- Dewaraja, L. S.. The Position of Women in Buddhism. Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society.
- Dewaraja, L. S.. The Muslims of Sri Lanka: One thousand years of ethnic harmony, 900-1915.
- --do.-- Sri Lanka through French Eyes, Sri Lanka: Institute of Fundamental Studies ISBN 9552600030