{"id":8010,"date":"2026-03-19T11:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/?page_id=8010"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:50:36","slug":"mrs-mayuri-wakishta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/mrs-mayuri-wakishta\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Mayuri Wakishta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"784\" data-id=\"8011\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Temporory Assistant Lecturer in Hindi<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>wakishta@ssh.rjt.ac.lk<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/96351903-818a8b00-1084-11eb-96f6-3a931d66fff6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" style=\"width:54px;height:52px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/96351903-818a8b00-1084-11eb-96f6-3a931d66fff6.png 900w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/96351903-818a8b00-1084-11eb-96f6-3a931d66fff6-300x293.png 300w, 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https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1024px-ORCID_iD.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1024px-ORCID_iD.svg_-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1024px-ORCID_iD.svg_-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4494703.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4863\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:44px;height:44px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4494703.png 512w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4494703-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4494703-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4494703-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"wp-image-1815\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3079106.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3079106.png 512w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3079106-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3079106-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3079106-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/>  <strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs. Mayuri Wakishta is a Lecturer (Temporary) at the Department of Languages, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. She obtained her Master\u2019s degree in Hindi from University of Lucknow, India and her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Hindi with First Class from University of Kelaniya. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Hindi from the Central Institute of Hindi, Agra, India. She is actively engaged in academic and literary pursuits within the field of Hindi studies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"wp-image-1830\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4207248.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4207248.png 512w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4207248-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4207248-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4207248-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> <strong>Educational qualifications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MA in Hindi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 \u00a0University of Lucknow (2025)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BA (Honours) in Hindi\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 \u00a0University of Kelaniya (2022)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PGD in Hindi\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2013 \u00a0Central Institute of Hindi, Agra, India (2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"wp-image-1856\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3395949.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3395949.png 512w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3395949-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3395949-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3395949-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> <strong>Awards and Fellowships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prof. Indra Dassanayake Memorial Gold Medal (2023) \u2013 for the Academic Excellence and the Best Performance, 134<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0General Convocation, University of Kelaniya.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scholarship to pursue the Post Graduate Diploma in Hindi at Central Institute of Hindi (KHS), Agra, India \u2013 (2018), High Commission of India, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nehru Memorial Scholarship to pursue the Master\u2019s Degree in Hindi at University of Lucknow, India \u2013 (2023), Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"wp-image-1850\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4024092.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4024092.png 512w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4024092-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4024092-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4024092-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> <strong>Previous Appointments <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Temporary Assistant Lecturer in Hindi \u2013 Department of Languages, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2025 \u2013 present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"wp-image-1841\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2345221.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2345221.png 512w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2345221-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2345221-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2345221-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/><strong> Research Interests<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hindi Folk Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hindi Grammar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparative studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"wp-image-1844\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image.png 512w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> <strong>Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018Aajkal Yashodhara\u2019 Hindi Poetry Book &#8211; 2024 (ISBN: 9789363304048)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proceeding of Conference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conference\u00a0presentation\u00a0titled <em>Vowel Pronunciation Problems Faced by Sinhalese Speakers when Learning Hindi as a Foreign Language<\/em> at the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG) 2021, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temporory Assistant Lecturer in Hindi wakishta@ssh.rjt.ac.lk Biography Mrs. Mayuri Wakishta is a Lecturer (Temporary) at the Department of Languages, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. She obtained her Master\u2019s degree in Hindi from University of Lucknow, India and her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Hindi with First Class from University of Kelaniya. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Hindi from the Central Institute of Hindi, Agra, India. She is actively engaged in academic and literary pursuits within the field of Hindi studies. 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