Leading Academic Professor Gananath Obeyesekere passes away at 95

Professor Gananath Obeyesekere who passed away yesterday, was a distinguished academic. He was the former Head of Anthropology at Princeton University, USA.

He earned his BA in English from the University of Peradeniya in 1955, followed by an MA in 1958 and a PhD in 1964 from the University of Washington.   

Being an Anthropologist, Professor Obeyesekere had done extensive research on many topics and authored a number of books. He had undertaken extensive research on Buddhism.