Abstract It is obvious that the history of this subject, dates back to more than six decades. During the latter part of the 19th century, the arrival of a group of Persian drama artists, who belonged to the Elphiniston Dramatic Company of Bombay, India is considered as very important incident. A boost had been given to Oriental Studies in this era, which prepared the preliminary ground for Hindi Studies and Education in Sri Lanka. Activities regarding Hindi studies started not only in schools but also in Universities, Ayurveda institutes, Buddhist Monasteries etc.. In 1959 dept. of Hindi Studies has established in the Vidyālankāra University (University of Kelaniya). At present, modern technology is being used for learning, teaching and researching purposes in Hindi studies.

महर्षि धोंडो केशव कर्वे एक ऐसे आदर्शवादी समाजसुधारक थे जिन्होंने जीवनपर्यंत नारी उद्धार के लिए विशेष प्रयास किए। उन्होंने अपना सम्पूर्ण जीवन दूसरों के उत्थान के लिए ही जिया। वे शिक्षा को सम्पूर्ण मानव समाज के उत्थान का सशक्त माध्यम मानते थे। उनके शिक्षा सम्बन्धी विचार आज भी उतने ही प्रासंगिकत तथा उपयोगी हैं। वर्तमान शोध पत्र मे कर्वे जी के जीवन, कृतित्व तथा शिक्षा सम्बन्धी विचारों पर प्रकाश डाला गया है।