The book titled “Arnold Sathasivampillai’s contribution to Tamil studies” written by Mr. M. Rubavathanan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management of Uva Wellassa University has been nominated for the “Best Three Books” under academic research category published in year 2015. Certificates for the respective authors were awarded at the “State Literary Awards Ceremony 2016″ held on September 08, 2016 at the BMICH.