The novel The Dark Holds No Terrors by Shashi Deshpande, an Indian Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author, has been translated into Sinhalese as Rudura Nodarana Aňdura by Professor Dilma Thushari Koggalage of the Department of History, University of Kelaniya. The book was officially launched on March 27, 2025, at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya. The event was organized by the Department of History, University of Kelaniya.

On this occasion, award-winning veteran writer Kathleen Jayawardena and Mr. Dhamma Dissanayake, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Colombo, delivered special lectures.

The event was further graced by the presence of the distinguished guests, including Senior Professor Sudath R.D. Kalingamudali, Dean of the Faculty of Science; Professor M. M. Gunatilake, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences; Professor Bandara Wanninayake, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies; Dr. Sudath Senarath, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities; and the academic staff of the Department of History, University of Kelaniya.