Prof. de Silva has published a number of books, chapters and over fifty articles in English with reputed international publishers and has also published in local languages on his credit. He co-authored three publications on ‘Beyond Boundaries: One Hundred Years of Humanities and Social Sciences in Sri Lankan Universities’ (2021) and also an article on ‘Possession of Palm-Leaf Based Ritual Knowledge’ In Palm-leaf Culture & Regional Cultural Heritage, Inheritance and Protection (2022) with Chinese translation.

Most recently published articles:

(2024) ‘Research in the digital age: Adopting digital methods in humanities and social sciences research in Sri Lankan universities’. E-Learning and Digital Media, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/20427530241239427 Sage Publication;

(2024) ‘Buddhism and Science: Reconciling Science and Religion in British Colonial Sri Lanka’ In the Asian Journal of Politics and Society (AJPS), Vol. I Issue 03 and invited book chapter (2024) on ‘South Asia: The Roots of Buddhism and Religious Tourism’ In Dallen Timothy and Kiran Shinde (eds.) Religious Heritage and Tourism in South Asia. London Routlege.

He has won several prestigious international fellowships including British Academy/ESRC, American Academy of Religion, Sir Radcliffe-Brown and Sir Raymond Firth Fellowship of Royal Anthropological Institute in UK, and Australian Research Council. Prof. de Silva won the CVCD (Committee for Vice Chancellor’s and Directors) excellence award for the most outstanding senior researcher in the field of Humanities, Aesthetic and Social Sciences of Sri Lanka in 2018.