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  • SAARC SPECIAL LECTURE BY MS. SULOCHANA DISSANAYAKE

    SAARC Cultural Centre presents the SAARC Special Lecture on “Is Puppetry Relevant in the 21st Century South Asia?” featuring Ms. Sulochana Dissanayake, Founder & Artistic Director, Power of Play (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka on 13th December 2024, 2:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). Here is the link to join https://meet.google.com/wxg-tgui-gsu

  • SAARC SPECIAL LECTURE BY MS. ASHWINI NATESAN

    SAARC Cultural Centre presents the SAARC Special Lecture on “Digital Renaissance: How Technology is Reshaping Culture” featuring Ms. Ashwini Natesan, Legal Consultant and Researcher Tech, Media and Telecommunications Law, Sri Lanka on 9th December 2024, 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). Here is the link to join https://meet.google.com/ums-zcwi-kqs

  • SAARC Film Day 2024 – “Chalay Thay Saath” from Pakistan

    Pakistani film “ ”, directed by Mr. Umer Adil, is a film about relationships, not just between people but between countries as well. The protagonist visits the region with a tour guide exploring the beauty of the people and the nature. Upon his visit, he meets with Resham-the actress and he falls in love with […]

  • 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

  • SAARC Special Lecture and Meet the Author

    SAARC Cultural Centre and Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Colombo present SAARC Special Lecture and Meet the Author on 18th Oct 2024,3:30 PM at SVCC Premises, 16/2 Gregory’s Rd, Colombo-7. Prof. Anand Singh and Ven. Prof. Miriswaththe Wimalagnana will discuss the book Nālandā: A Glorious Past Details are given below. Please join […]

  • SAARC Special Lecture Series

    SAARC Cultural Centre presents the SAARC Special Lecture on “Vernacular Houses of Bhutan: A Heritage of the People” featuring Yeshi Samdrup, Chief of Heritage Sites and Archaeology Division, Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development Bhutan on 18th September 2024, 2:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). Here is the link to join  https://meet.google.com/zid-hddq-tqz  

  • Eighth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024

    SAARC Cultural Centre, Colombo is presenting its upcoming Eighth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2024 on 9th September 2024 (Monday) at 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). The lecture will be delivered by Prof. Md. Mozammel Hoque, Department of Archaeology Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Prof. Md. Mozammel Hoque will deliver his lecture on the […]

  • SAARC Film Day 2024 from Nepal

    Bulbul is a Nepalese film written and directed by Binod Poudel was released in 2019. It tells the story of a woman who drives a tempo in Kathmandu, dealing with the challenges of supporting her family, including her daughter and father-in-law, while her husband works abroad for many years. This film showcases the resilience and […]