Announcements

  • SAARC Film Day “PINK”At the Moon Bastion of the World Heritage City of Galle on 5th April 2024

    Introduction The first SAARC Film Day was held on 5th April 2024 in Open Air at the Moon Bastion of the UNESCO World Heritage City of Galle.  The movie was screened on a large LED screen.  The Film PINK was directed by Mr. Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary and produced by Mr. Ronnie Lahiri who kindly confirmed […]

  • SAARC World Puppetry Day – At the Moon Bastion of the World Heritage City of Galle

    Introduction This event was organized at the Moon Bastion of the UNESCO World Heritage City of Galle on 5th April 2024.  Two shows were organized with a school show at 3:00 pm and an evening show at 7:00 pm.  The school show started at 3:00 pm and was extended until 5:30 pm due to the […]

  • Celebrations of the 53rd Independence Day of Bangladesh

    The Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka celebrated its 53rd Independence Day at the Shangrila Hotel on Tuesday, 26th March 2024.  Hon. Bandula Gunawardana, Minister of Transport, Highway and Mass Media attended this occasion as the Chief Guest.  Hon. Susil Premajayantha Minister of Education and Leader of the House of Parliament, Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry […]

  • 3rd Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024

    The third session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024 (Virtual Mode) was held on (Wednesday), 13th March 2024,3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time) at the SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka. The speaker of the third SAARC Talk Series 2024 session was Mr Samten Yeshi. Mr Yeshi is a researcher within the European Research Council-funded […]

  • SAARC Programming Committee Meeting

    The Fifty-ninth session of the SAARC Programming Committee Meeting for Regional Centres (RC) and Specialized Bodies (SB) was held at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu from 6th to 7th March 2024.  The Director of the SAARC Cultural Centre Ms. Renuka Ekanayake attended this meeting.  This meeting was chaired by Ms. Rita Dhital, Joint Secretary (Regional […]

  • Director Meets the H.E. Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka

    The Director of the SAARC Cultural Centre Ms. Renuka Ekanayake paid a courtesy call on H.E. Santosh Jha on Monday 4th March 2024.  H.E. Santosh Jha assumed duties as the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka in December 2023.  The activities of SAARC Cultural Centre and proposed activities to be held in India in 2024 […]

  • 2nd Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024

    The second session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024 (Virtual Mode) was held on 20th February 2024 by the SAARC Cultural Centre, Sri Lanka. The speaker was Dr. Shrikant Ganvir, Assistant Professor, Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, India. In the presentation, Dr. Ganvir emphasised the […]

  • Celebration of the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan

    The SAARC observer state of Japan invited the Director of the SAARC Cultural Centre Ms. Renuka Ekanayake to the reception held in honour of the birthday of Hi Majesty the Emperor of Japan. This was held at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to Sri Lanka H.E. Mizukoshi Hideaki at No. 12, Maitland Crescent, […]

  • International Mother Language Day 2024 Celebrations of the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka

    The United Nations International Mother Language Day (IMLD) was an initiative of the Government of Bangladesh to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by people of the world.  The Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka requested the SAARC Cultural Centre to contribute a performance through the language of culture.  The SCC in […]

  • Meeting to Discuss About the SAARC Cultural Centre Premises

    A meeting was held on 29th January 2024 at No. 224, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, to discuss the possibilities of a permanent premises for the SAARC Cultural Centre.  This meeting was chaired by Mr. Somarathne Vidanapathirana Secretary of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.  The officers present at this meeting were Mr. Tilak […]