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SAARC SPECIAL LECTURE BY DR. SELVAKUMAR VEERASAMY

SAARC Cultural Centre presents the SAARC Special Lecture on “Early Historic Urbanization and Urban-Rural Landscapes in South Asia” featuring Dr. Selvakumar Veerasamy, Head of the Department, Department of Maritime History and Marine Archaeology, Tamil University, Tanjavur, India. on 25th November 2024, 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). Here is the link to join https://meet.google.com/fjq-jixz-htn   […]

SAARC SPECIAL LECTURE BY PROF. DR. GHANI-UR-RAHMAN

SAARC Cultural Centre presents the SAARC Special Lecture on “Hindu- Buddhist Influences on the Muslim Art and Architecture in Ancient Gandhara, Pakistan” featuring Prof. Dr. Ghani-ur-Rahman, Director, Quaid-i-Azam-University, Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Islamabad, Pakistan on 11th November 2024, 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). Here is the link to join https://meet.google.com/evv-iqbc-ksw

SAARC Special Lecture Series

SAARC Cultural Centre presents the SAARC Special Lecture on “ Understanding South Asia: The Impact of Culture on People-to-People Relations ” featuring Dr. Pramod Jaiswal, Research Director of Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement on 29th October 2024, 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). Here is the link to join https://meet.google.com/apm-irxd-xoe

Announcements

  • Applications for SAARC Ph.D. Scholarship Programme-2024 on ‘Animal Genetics/Animal Nutrition/ Agri Engineering’ from the citizens of Pakistan

    The applications should be submitted to SAC on or before 03 December 2024. Eligibility criteria, prescribed Application Form and other details can be downloaded from the website of the SAARC Agriculture Centre (www.sac.org.bd).

  • Fourteenth Meeting of the Governing Board of the SAARC Cultural Centre concludes in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) hosted its Fourteenth Governing Board (GB) Meeting from 22-23 October 2024 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The meeting was convened under the Chairmanship of Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Governing Board Members of SAARC Member States participated […]

  • SAARC Special Lecture and Meet the Author

    SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Culture Centre, High Commission of India organized the SAARC Special Lecture Series and Meet the Author event at SVCC, Auditorium. Prof Anand Singh, Department of Historical Studies and Archaeology, Central University of South Bihar, India launched his book “ Nalanda-A Glorious Past” and outlined the synopsis of […]

  • Dr. Anuj Bhattachan, Director SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre (STAC) calls on Director, SAARC Cultural Centre

    Dr. Anuj Bhattachan, Director SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre (STAC), Nepal called on the Director, SAARC Cultural Centre on 9th October 2024. The two Directors highlighted areas of mutual cooperation and assistance in various ongoing activities of the centres. SAARC Tuberculosis Centre (STC) was established in 1992 with the objective of prevention and control of […]

  • Vacancy Announcement: SAARC Arbitration Council (SARCO), Islamabad

    Applications are invited from eligible nationals of SAARC Member States for the post of Deputy Director to be appointed on contract (renewable per extant Service Rules) at SAARC Arbitration Council, Islamabad, Pakistan. The deadline to apply is Thursday 31 October 2024 at 05:00 pm (GMT+5). For more details and to apply visit www.sarco-sec.org.

  • SAARC Special Lecture by Mr. Yeshi Samdrup

    The SAARC Special Lecture (Virtual Mode) was held on (Wednesday), 18th September 2024,2:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time) at the SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka. The speaker of the SAARC Special Lecture Series was Yeshi Samdrup, Chief Architect at the Heritage Sites and Archaeology Division, Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development, Bhutan. Mr Samdrup […]

  • 8th Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024

    The eighth session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024 (Virtual Mode) was held on (Monday), 9th September 2024, 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time) at the SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka. The speaker of the eighth session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024 was Prof Md. Mozammel Hoque, Dept. of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, […]

  • SAARC Agriculture Ph.D. Scholarship Programme – 2024 from the citizens of Maldives

    Applications should be submitted to SAARC Agriculture Centre on or before 24 October 2024. Eligibility criteria, prescribed Application Form and other details can be downloaded from the below link. For more details Download Application Form Download  

  • SAARC Film Day “Bulbul & Prasad”

      Introduction   SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) as the custodian of the movies submitted to the SAARC Film Festival initiated this to provide a glimpse of SAARC countries through the medium of movies and promote South Asian visual arts in Sri Lanka. During the third quarter of 2024, it was decided to screen the movie […]

  • Nepal National Day

    Director, SCC, Renuka Ekanayake (seen along with Prof. Ankuran Dutta, Director, SVCC) Deputy Director Programmes, Sikdar Zulkernine, Deputy Director Research, Dr.Bina Gandhi Deori, Culture Specialist Programme, Sonam Tenzin and Documentation Officer, Mahinda Sumanasekara attended the Constitution Day and National Day of Nepal hosted by the Nepal Embassy on 19 September 2024.

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Director’s Message

The SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) in Sri Lanka is an organization that aims to promote cultural ties and foster understanding among the countries of South Asia. The Fifteenth SAARC Summit held in Colombo in 2008, is the instrumental event that led to the establishment of the SCC Sri Lanka. It was at this meeting that […]

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CULTURAL PORTAL

The Centre is intended to function as a major meeting point for the artistic communities of the member states. The Centre will provide the necessary facilities and conditions for individuals and groups in various fields of interest to meet and interact in a conducive environment.

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