Research Review Committee Meeting on SAARC Research Project on Diasporic Cultures of South Asia concludes successfully.
As part of the Research Project on ‘Diminishing Cultures in South Asia’, the SAARC Cultural Centre had awarded eight research projects for 2011-12. A research grant of US$ 2000 has accordingly been recommended to these research projects which commenced in November 2011. As per the terms and conditions of the grants, all projects are subjected to a mid-term review in which the research fellows are required to present their progress of their reports before a panel of experts. A meeti...Read more

SAARC Film Day Series 2012
With a view to promote the Regional Cinema, the SAARC Cultural Centre will be holding a SAARC Film Day every month, in collaboration with the National Film Cooperation of Sri Lanka. Films and documentaries from the Member States will be screened every month for the general public and to promote young Film Directors, artists and writers of Member States. The next film day will feature a film from India and is scheduled for 25 April. ...Read more

SAARC Regional Conference on ‘Circulation of Cultures and Culture of Circulation: Diasporic Cultures of South Asia during 18th to 20th Centuries’ Concludes Successfully.
SAARC Cultural Centre is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the SAARC Regional Conference on ‘Circulation of Cultures and Culture of Circulation: Diasporic Cultures of South Asia during 18th to 20th Centuries’. Set in the idyllic sprawling mansion (walauwa) Tamarind Hill Hotel, the academic sessions of the SAARC Regional Conference on Circulation of Cultures and Culture of Circulation: Diasporic Cultures of South...Read more

Foundation Day Lecture
  The SAARC Cultural Centre was established in Sri Lanka on 25 March 2009. To mark this occasion, the SAARC Cultural Centre, Colombo has instituted an annual Foundation Day (25 March) Lecture wherein eminent speakers would be invited to share their thoughts on a chosen aspect of culture of South Asia. The First Foundation Day Lecture will be organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre at Colombo, on 25 March 2012. ...Read more

SAARC Film Day Series 2012
With a view to promote the Regional Cinema, the SAARC Cultural Centre will be holding a SAARC Film Day every month, in collaboration with the National Film Cooperation of Sri Lanka. Films and documentaries from the Member States will be screened every month for the general public and to promote young Film Directors, artists and writers of Member States. The next film day will feature a film from Bhutan and is scheduled for 23 March. ...Read more