- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
- Professor
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Foundation Studies -Undergraduate -2015
Visual Studies -Undergraduate -2016
Learning Portfolio -Undergraduate -2016
Design and Technical Studies in Fashion/Textile -Undergraduate -2016
Historical and Contextual Studies 1 -Undergraduate -2016
Design Realisation 1 in Fashion/ Textile -Undergraduate -2016
Learning Portfolio -Undergraduate -2016
Historical and Contextual Studies 2 -Undergraduate -2016
Fashion Industry Investigative Study -Undergraduate -2016
Coordinator Pre 福利在线看 D-4 group -Coordination of pre academic work of fashion Design and Product Development Course ( To date)
member -Coordination of Quality Assuarence work for FDPD course ( To date)
Coordinator Year 1 -Coordination of 福利在线看 activities of Year I FDPD course ( To date)
Semester Coordinator - Coordinating academic works of Semester 1 (2022 To date)
Student counsellor - Handling counselling matters of Design undergraduates (2019 To date)
Research Activities
Cultural studies of fashion
Sustainable practices ( Dye & Clothing)
Semiotics of Fashion
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa ,2012 1st PhD in FashionDesign in Sri Lanka
Bachelors, Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Arts, 福利在线看 of Peradeniya ,2000 B.A. (Honors) in Fine Arts,First Class
Other, Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design (Cltad), 福利在线看 of the Arts London, London, ,2006 Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Art, Design and Communication,
Other, British Council Language Center,Colombo ,2005 Certificate in Teacher Training Methodology
Other, British Council Language Center,Colombo ,2004 Certificate in EFL Teacher Training
Royal Asiatic Society of Ceylon Branch(2009 To date)
Young Scientist Forum,National Science & Technology Commission (2013 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Karunaratne PVM Bhagya, K.P.N. ,".Transforming Design Motifs of the Textiles Depicted in the Buddhist Temple Murals into Handwoven Textile Designs .",Spinger Nature,Singapore,2025
Wijayapala UGS., Alwis, A.P.P., Ranathunga, G.M, Karunaratne, P.V.M,".Evolution of Sri Lankan Textile Education from Ancient Times to the 21st Century.",Springer Nature,Singapore,2022
Wijayapala UGS., Alwis, A.P.P., Ranathunga, G.M, Karunaratne, P.V.M,".Evolution of Sri Lankan Textile Education from Ancient Times to the 21st Century.",Springer Nature,Singapore,2022
Wijayapala UGS., Alwis, A.P.P., Ranathunga, G.M, Karunaratne, P.V.M,".Evolution of Sri Lankan Textile Education from Ancient Times to the 21st Century.",Springer Nature,Singapore,2022
Karunaratne, P.V.M, & Kulasekara JK, ,".Denim and youth: understanding Sri Lankan youth preference for denim garments.",Department of Economics and Statistics,Faculty of Arts and Culture South Eastern 福利在线看 of Sri Lanka 福利在线看 Park Oluvil ,2021
K. P. N. Bhagya, P. V. M. Karunaratne*, G. M. Ranathunga, A Ranaweera ,".Jewellery of Inheritance Design Process: Heritage of the Kandyan Kingdom is preserved by oral Tradition.",International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage ,Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Antropology, 福利在线看 of Sri Jayewardanepura. Sri Lanka,2025,22
Karunaratne, P.V.M, & Karunadasa,".Emerging new clothing concept: work from home clothing concept in Sri Lankan fashion market in the COVID pandemic.",10th South Eastern 福利在线看 International Arts Research Symposium -2021, South Eastern 福利在线看 Oluwil,,2021,11
,".FASHION, IDENTITY AND EMBODIMENT OF AGE..",9th Research Conference, Royal Asiatic Society of Ceylon Branch, ,Royal Asiatic Society of Ceylon Branch,Mahaweli Auditorium, Colombo 07,Presented on 23rd March 2016 ,2016,227
,".FASHION: AN OBJECT AND A PROCESS.",IntSym 6th International Symposium,,South Eastern 福利在线看, Oluwil,presented on 21 December,2016,
Karunaratne PVM, Ranathunga GM, Wijayasiri PAHY,Dissanayake INW,".Investigation of Traditional Handloom Designs and Techniques to Preserve Intangible Heritage: Case Study of Southern Province Sri Lanka.",KALAM - International Research Journal, 18 (2),2025
Ranathunga, G.M., Karunaratne, P.V.M., Hilmiya, M.A.F. , Sandalika, U.M, ,".Investigating Natural Mordant from Traditional Dye Practices.",KALAM - International Research Journal , 18 (2),2025
1. Memon H., Ranathunga. G. M*., Karunaratne, V. M., Wijayapala, S., & Niles, N. ,".Sustainable Textiles in the Past 鈥淲isdom of the Past: Inherited Weaving Techniques Are the Pillars of Sustainability in the Handloom Textile Sector of Sri Lanka鈥�..",Sustainability,14(15),2022
Wickramaarachchi N., Grodach,C*., Ranathunga, G.M, Rathnayake, R., Karunaratne, P.V.M.,".Craft Industries and Ribbon Development: Place change along the Colombo-Kandy Road, Sri Lanka.",International Planning Studies, Routledge,27(2),2022
Wijayapala UGS., Alwis, A.P.P., Ranathunga, G.M, Karunaratne, P.V.M,".Evolution of Sri Lankan Textile Education from Ancient Times to the 21st Century, .",Springer Nature,Textile and Fashion Education Internationalization, A Promising Discipline from Southeast Asia,2022
Karunaratne, P.V.M, & Karunadasa, M. ,".IDENTIFYING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON FASHION RETAILING IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION.",Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities,vol 6 issue 2,2021
G. M. Ranathunga ? , I. H. R. Kaluarachchi , U. G. S. Wijayapala , P. V. M. Karunarathne,".A Survey of traditional natural dye practice of Sri Lanka Today: A possible path pointing towards the development of the natural dye industry.",Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities,5 Issue 6,2020
Karunaratne P.V.M,".Managing the Craft Industry of Sri Lanka: A Study of the History of the Governance, Policies and Political Interventions with reference to Molagoda Pottery, Weweldeniya Cane and Pilimathalawa Brass Work.",KALAM - International Research Journal Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern 福利在线看 of Sri Lanka,13 issue 3,2020
Karunaratne P.V.M ?, Wijayakuruppu M. B. M. W , Wijayapala U. G. S, Ranathunga G. M, ,".A study on the factors influencing the preference of Sri Lankan consumers for the use of denim jeans.",Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities,Volume 5, Issue 6 ,2020
De Silva S. S. V, Karunaratne P.V.M, Ranathunga G. M,".Preservation of cultural heritage through video documentation: A contemporary paradigm for preserving the socio-cultural tradition of the Kandyan dress.",Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities,Volume 5, Issue 3 ,2020
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