Announcements

  • 2nd Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2023

    SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) initiated the SAARC Talk Series 2023 (Virtual Mode) in the month of May 2023 with the objectives to provides opportunities for knowledge exchange across multiple disciplines allowing academics, researchers, educators and students not only from the SAARC region but across the world to initiate discussions and build professional networks and to […]

  • 1st Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2023

    SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) successfully concluded the First SAARC Talk Series 2023 (Virtual Mode) scheduled on Tuesday, 30th May 2023. The First Speaker of the Talk Series was Dr. Monalisa Maharjan, Research Fellow, Social Science Baha (Heritage as Placemaking), Kathmandu, Nepal. She delivered a lecture on the topic “Water System of Kathmandu Valley: Hiti system […]

  • Special Lecture on Archaeology

    SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Department of Archaeology has organized a lecture by an eminent archaeologist and Buddhist scholar Prof. Anand Singh, Department of History, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. Prof. Singh will speak on the topic Water Management in Early Buddhist Monastics: Archaeological Landscape in Middle Gangetic Plain on Monday, 26th […]

  • SAARC Cultural Celebration 2023

    SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Faculty of Dance and Drama, University of the Visual and Performing Arts organized SAARC Cultural Celebration on 12th June 2023, 3:00 pm onwards at Panibharata Theatre.

  • Courtesy visit to the High Commissioner of Bangladesh

    Director, SAARC Cultural Centre Ms Renuka Ekanayake paid a courtesy visit to the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, H.E Tariq Md. Ariful Islam. During the meeting, both sides discussed at length about the possibilities of collaborative works that can be done in near future. His Excellency has extended his full support for any […]

  • Courtesy call on Nepal Ambassador

    On 4th May 2023, Ms. Renuka Ekanayake, Director, SAARC Cultural Centre paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of Nepal, Mr. Bashu Dev Mishra and discussed possible collaborations for upcoming cultural events.

  • SAARC Talk Series 2023

    Cultural Heritage and Cultural Diversity Background: The SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) envisions ‘Culture’ as a powerful tool to bring the countries of the SAARC region closer. The SCC in keeping with its mandate to preserve, retain and promote culture and heritage, proposes to initiate a new Talk Series on selected topics, whereby individuals from diverse […]

  • Courtesy call to High Commission of India

    Ms. Renuka Ekanayake, Director, SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Colombo paid a courtesy call on the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka H.E Gopal Bagley. During the meeting, both sides discussed various cultural activities that can be collaborated for the promotion of peace and harmony in the SAARC region.

  • Director, SCC visits to Pakistan High Commission

    Ms. Renuka Ekanayake, Director, SAARC Cultural Centre called on H.E Major General (R) Umar Farooq Burki HI (M) High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka on 9th May 2023. During the meeting, they discussed about participation and collaboration in the upcoming cultural events for enhancing mutual cooperation in the SAARC Region

  • Rabindra Jayanti celebration

    To commemorate the 162nd Birth Anniversary of Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore, SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), High Commission of India, Colombo organised an event in which Prof. Upul Ranjith Hewawitanagamage, Senior Professor, Dept of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya delivered a lecture on the Translation of Gitanjali from Bengali […]