SAARC Cultural Centre is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the SAARC Regional Seminar on Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Sustainable Development in South Asia. The Seminar was held from 28-29 April 2014 at the Faculty Board Room, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. It was attended by over 70 participants, from Bangladesh, […]
MID-TERM REVIEW MEETING A Mid-term Review Meeting for the above-mentioned Research Project was held on 25-26 April 2014 at Faculty Board Room, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. The Research Review Committee comprised eminent scholars and experts Mr. G. L. W. Samarasinghe (Director, SAARC Cultural Centre): Chairperson Dr. Sanjay Garg (Deputy Director – […]
1.0 BACKGROUND There cannot be any novel without culture. A novel is not merely an exposition of silent thoughts of its creator, it is also a mirror of his experiences, sentiments, and also of the thoughts that emanates from the socio-cultural milieu of the writer. South Asian narratives are distinct just as the region itself. […]
Introduction In keeping with the SAARC Agenda for culture which envisages the diversity in culture needs to be acknowledged as varied experiences are reflected in the richness of cultural expression, the SAARC Cultural Centre organized a 3-day Literary Festival in Bhutan. The Festival was an open forum for writers as well as literary critics to […]
SAARC Cultural Centre is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the SAARC International Conference on Development of Archives in South Asia: ‘The Future of Archives and Archives of the Future’ and its associated activity, An Exhibition of Historical Documents and Archival Photographs. The Conference, which had paper reading sessions and round table discussions, was […]
June 9 is the International Archives Day. A decision to celebrate 9th of June as the International Archives Day was taken by the International Council on Archives (ICA) in its Annual General Meeting in November 2007. This date also marks the establishment of the ICA in 1948 under the auspices of the UNESCO. Mandated to […]
Two annual anthologies of the SAARC Cultural Centre, Contemporary Short Stories of the SAARC Region, 2012 and Poems from the SAARC Region 2012 were launched on 16 September on the sidelines of the Colombo International Book Fair, 2013 under the patronage of the Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr. S. Amarasekara. Other special invitees […]
Contemporary Short Stories of the SAARC Region, 2012 and Poems from the SAARC Region, 2012, the annual Anthologies of the SAARC Cultural Centre will be launched on 16 September 2013 at 12.30 pm at the Colombo International Book Fair, Book Launch Hall, (in front of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition Exhibition Hall) BMICH, Colombo 07. The […]
SAARC Cultural Centre is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the SAARC Capacity Building Workshop on Management Systems of World Heritage Sites in South Asia. The Workshop which had lectures, discussions and case studies on existing management systems relating to the World Heritage Sites, was held from 26-31 August 2013 at the Islamabad […]
SAARC FILM FESTIVAL concludes with INDIAN Feature Film “Paan Singh Tomar” bagging the title “Best Feature Film 2013, and “Cost of Climate Change” from Bhutan, bagging the trophy for best Documentary. The SAARC Cultural Centre successfully concluded the Third SAARC Film Festival on the 31st of May 2013, with an Awards Ceremony. The Film Festival […]
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