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  • SAARC Film Festival 2021

      Venue     : Sri Lanka Dates      : To be announced   Since its inception in 2011, the SAARC film festival has been continuing in Sri Lanka to date by growing its popularity through every aspect of cinema to reach our community. Over the time the festival has become more prominent and popular […]

  • SAARC Food Festival And Spice Exhibition 2021

      Venue    : India Dates     : To be announced   Food concepts of current days are witnessing a drastic change due to people following contemporary life style. Traditional recipes and dietary diversity have started diminishing without a trace with fast food conquering plates. South Asia is no exception to the damage exerted on […]

  • SAARC CHARTER DAY – 2020

      SAARC Cultural Center observed the 36th SAARC Charter Day on the 8th of December 2020 at the Centre premises in a very charming, yet in an elegant manner to embrace the decisive steps taken by the Heads of Eight Member States to develop South Asia’s unique identity through its Cooperation towards each member state. […]

  • SAARC Film Festival

    SAARC Film Festival will be held from 22nd to 26th September 2020 in Sri Lanka. The Festival which is acclaimed for being the platform for regional engagement for the South Asian film fraternity will witness its 10th Edition this year. SCC has been working on the realignment of the festival format and the due precautionary […]

  • SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2020

      About the Exhibition SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2020 was held at the Senaka Bandaranayake Hall, University of Kelaniya on the 23rd of August 2020. The event was organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the University of Kelaniya ensuring the health measures in place. The exhibition was a culmination of the SAARC […]

  • SAARC Exhibition of Paintings

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  • SAARC International Women’s Day

    i.    Date: 8th March 2020 ii.   Venue: Bangladesh iii.  Programme: Non-Participatory iv.  Theme: “Women in Handicraft sector of Bangladesh” 8th of March is observed as the SAARC International women’s Day coinciding with the International Women’s Day celebrations held around the globe. This year, the Centre organizes this programme in association with the Ministry of Women […]

  • SAARC Handicraft Exhibition & Workshop 2019 Nepal

    Venue: Patan Durbar, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal Date: 8th – 12th September 2019 Known for its rich traditional culture, the SAARC member state of Nepal has an exquisite history of handicrafts and has produced several types of artefacts created from various materials such as wood, stone, metal and fabric. Many traditional arts and crafts continue […]

  • SAARC Photography Competition: Reflections of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Dance in South Asia

    1.    THEME OF THE COMPETITION The theme of the SAARC Photography Competition is “Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Dance”.  This includes photographs of classical, folk, ritualistic, regional, etc., dance performances as well as the traditions, beliefs and rituals associated with dance in each Member State of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri […]

  • SAARC Film Festival 2019

    Date     : 2nd to 7th July 2019 Venue  : National Film Corporation Cinema Hall, Sri Lanka SAARC Cultural Centre successfully conducted the Ninth SAARC Film Festival from 2nd to 7th of July 2019 at the National Film Corporation, Sri Lanka. The Festival was held for six consecutive days screening 34 films comprising of 15 Feature […]