Announcements

  • POSTPONED – SAARC Film Festival 2019

    The SAARC Cultural Centre regrets to inform you that the SAARC Film Festival 2019 scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from 7th – 12th of May 2019, has been postponed until further notice, due to the prevailing situation in the host country of Sri Lanka. The SAARC Cultural Centre will keep you informed of […]

  • CULTURE OF THE SAARC – PATHWAYS OF EXPERIENCE

    Publication of Eight volumes Call for Proposals INTRODUCTION Culture consists of the derivatives of experience transmitted from past generations and forms the set of attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors shared by a group of people. This experience can be in the form of visual and performing arts, handicrafts, traditions and a plethora of ideas and […]

  • SAARC Research Grant Islamic Cultural Trails: Journey through Time and Space – Minarets and Mosques, Tombs, Trade, Tradition and Technology

    1.    BACKGROUND The “South Asian Cultural Trails” was approved by the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu in November 2014.   The Islamic Cultural Trails is the third Research Grant on South Asian Cultural Trails and was approved by the 10th Governing Board Meeting of the SAARC Cultural Centre and the 56th Session of the Programming Committee […]

  • SAARC International Women’s Day 2019

    SAARC International Women’s Day celebrations were held in collaboration with the University of the Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo on 8th March 2019.  Guests of Honour was Mrs. Sumithra Peries renowned filmmaker, Mrs. Sumithra Rahubadda well-known author and Mrs. Mercy Nalini Edussuriya educationist. The celebrations commenced with the lighting of the traditional oil lamp […]

  • SAARC Film Festival 2019

    1) INTRODUCTION SAARC Cultural Centre will be holding the SAARC Film Festival for the 9th consecutive year in 2019 in Sri Lanka.  The SAARC Film Festival has built a reputation as being a very important platform and focal point for the promotion, celebration and enjoyment of some of the best films from the SAARC Region.  […]

  • Director of the SAARC Cultural Centre calls on Indian High Commission to promote cultural activities

    Director of the SAARC Cultural Centre, Renuka Ekanayake paid a courtesy call on Acting High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, Dr. Shilpak N. Ambule on Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 discussed a number of matters related the SAARC Cultural Centre and its future activities. Director, SAARC Cultural Centre indicated the importance of India’s support in […]

  • Call for Application for the SAARC Agriculture Centre PhD Scholarship

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  • SAARC International Women’s Day 2019 – A celebration of the struggles, triumphs and legacy of women

    The first ever Women’s Day was celebrated on 28th February 1909 in the United States and subsequently 8th March was adopted as the International Women’s Day.  The International Women’s Day was formally adopted by the United Nations in 1975 the International Year of Women and universally celebrated on 8th March each year.  The International Women’s […]

  • SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2019

    The SAARC Exhibition of Paintings organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the University of Kelaniya will be held from the 22nd – 24th of January 2019, at the Senake Bandaranayake Hall, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. The exhibition intends to promote regional unity through the medium of Art, to […]

  • SAARC Cultural Centre Celebrates the 34th SAARC Charter Day 2018

    SAARC Cultural Centre organized a reception at the Hilton Colombo Residencies, Sri Lanka on 8 December 2018, to celebrate the 34th Charter Day of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The Charter establishing the Association was signed on 8 December 1985 by the SAARC Heads of State or Government during their first-ever Summit […]