In Memoriam of Gananath Obeyesekere

The Wenner-Gren Foundation mourns the loss of Gananath Obeyesekere, who served on the Foundation’s Advisory Council from 1979-1983.

A full memorial page can be found on Princeton University’s website: https://anthropology.princeton.edu/news/gananath-obeyesekere-1930-2025-memoriam-and-all-our-love as well as the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/world/asia/gananath-obeyesekere-dead.html