Professional Achievements

‌I,  MAHESH‌ ‌PATHMAKUMARA‌ ‌ bone in Sri Lanka and completed  First‌ ‌Degree‌ ‌–BPA‌ , Postgraduate‌ ‌Degrees‌ ‌-M‌ ‌mus‌ & have completed PhD‌ ‌Course‌ ‌work‌ ‌Examination‌ and I also doing my ‌PhD‌ ‌Research‌ ‌work ‌(3‌ ‌years‌ ‌Completed)‌ ‌in‌ ‌Banaras‌ ‌Hindu‌ ‌University‌‌.

Professional Experiences 

Teaching Experiences

In India – 

• Teaching experience on honorarium basis for taking classes (Bachelor and Master) of instrumental (sitar) section at MMV, Banaras Hindu University - session 2018-19 
• Teaching experience on honorarium basis for taking classes (Bachelor and Master) of instrumental (sitar) section at MMV, Banaras Hindu University - session 2017-18   

In Sri Lanka 

• Visiting instructor (Sitar) in North Indian Music department, Faculty of Music, university of Visual & performing Arts. 2017 
• Visiting instructor (Sitar) in Ethnomusicology department, Faculty of Music, University of Visual & performing Arts. 2017 
• Visiting instructor (Sitar) in North Indian Music department, Faculty of Music, University of Visual & performing Arts. 2016 
• Visiting instructor (Sitar) in Ethnomusicology department, Faculty of Music, University of Visual & performing Arts. 2016 
• Lecturing as an invited lecturer to complete subject of MUEM 23152/ MUEM 33052/ MUEM 43052 in Department of Ethnomusicology, Faculty of Performing Arts, University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 07. 

Experience of Professional works 

In India 

• Experience of work 02 years full time masters degree course in North Indian sitar in Banaras Hindu University  
• Worked as an Invigilator of Semester class test examination 2018-19 in department of Instrumental Music, Faculty of Performing Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

In Sri Lanka 

• Worked in the State Music Ensemble as a musician (Sitar/ keyboard/ Bass guitar) since 2011 to 2012 under the Department of Cultural Affairs in Sri Lanka. 
• Worked as an examiner at University of Visual and Performing Arts. 2017,2018 In the following departments:

        1.Department of North Indian Music 
        2.Department of Musicology, 

        3.Department of Ethnomusicology,

• Preparation Practical question papers for 2015/2016 academic year in department of Ethnomusicology, Faculty of Performing Arts, University of Visual and Performing Arts.  
• Joined and Performed ''SARASWATHI SANGEETHA ARCHANA'' which related to 75 years university tradition, Symposium on Academic Dependency and Indigenous Knowledge: The Role Of Social Sciences in University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.