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SAARC CHILDREN’S LITERARY FESTIVAL: ‘CELEBRATING FOLKTALES THROUGH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE’ (30-31 AUGUST 2025)

Your literary adventure awaits!! SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Colombo Public Library presents a two-day ‘SAARC Children’s Literary Festival on the theme Celebrating Folktales through Children’s Literature’ from 30-31 August 2025. The festival promises to ignite young imaginations and celebrate the power of folktales in uniting hearts and minds across borders. Dates – […]

Call for Entries for Children from the SAARC Region

Let the wisdom of folktales of South Asia spark creative magic in you! Illustrate a scene or character of a folktale and bring it to life. SAARC Cultural Centre, Colombo is inviting children of age 6-15 from the SAARC Member States to submit their artwork based on a scene from their favorite folktale. How to […]

Fourth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025

SAARC Cultural Centre, Colombo is presenting its upcoming Fourth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025 on 29th July 2025 (Tuesday) at 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time). The lecture will be delivered by Bhushita Vasistha, Writer and Fulbright Scholar, San José State University, USA. Bhushita Vasistha will deliver his lecture on the topic “Nepal, […]

Announcements

  • Announcement of SAARC Energy Centre’s Knowledge Sharing Webinars

    The SAARC Energy Centre (SEC) is organizing seven Knowledge Sharing Webinars in the months of August and September 2025. The Webinars will feature presentations and interactive discussion sessions led by renowned regional/international experts related to the title of the Webinar. The titles of the Webinars along with their scheduled date/time and registration link are given […]

  • Three-days SAARC Puppetry Fest 2025

    “Celebrating Puppetry as Cultural Expression and Communication” organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre was successfully concluded on 17th July 2025. The inauguration ceremony was graced by the esteemed presence of Hon. Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi on 15th July 2025, who officially declared the festival open at De Centrum […]

  • Vacancy Announcement -Research Assistant (GSS II)

    Job Overview SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka is currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Research Assistant (GSS II) to join our dynamic team. This position will play a crucial role in providing research support to the senior management and ensuring the efficient operation of the Centre. Applications are invited from Sri Lankan citizens for […]

  • Call for Experts – SAARC Training Workshops in SAARC Energy Centre

    SAARC Energy Centre is planning to organize Training workshops focused on emerging and critical topics in the Energy sector as part of its annual Programme Activities. The Centre requires experts in the fields of Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, GHG Inventory and NDCs, Energy Transition, and Electricity Exchange etc for conducting these […]

  • Two-Day Film Screening Student engagement in Seruwila, Sri Lanka

    The SAARC Cultural Centre concluded the two days Film Day programme at Seruwawila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara screening three movies: Ankhi O Tar Bandhura (Ankhi and Her Friends), I am Kalam, and Vishama Bhaga (The Other Half), from Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka respectively on 25th and 26th June 2025. A total of 1150 Sinhala, […]

  • Call for Application: SAARC PhD Scholarship Programme – 2025 on ‘Genome Editing/Stress Tolerant Crop Variety Development’ from the citizens of Bangladesh

    Applications should be submitted to SAC on or before 15 August 2025. Eligibility criteria, prescribed Application Form and other details can be downloaded from the website of the SAARC Agriculture Centre (www.sac.org.bd). Application form: Click here Details: Click here

  • Call for Expert Speakers – SAARC Energy Centre Webinar Series

    SAARC Energy Centre is organizing a series of Webinars focused on emerging and critical topics in the Energy sector as part of its annual Programme Activities. We warmly invite qualified experts to participate as speakers and share their valuable insights and experiences. The scheduling of each webinar will be held in the months starting from […]

  • Director, SCC paid a courtesy call on H.E. Purna Bahadhur Nepali, Ambassador, Embassy of Nepal,Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Dr. Kaushalya Kumarasinghe, Director of the SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) paid a courtesy call on H.E. Purna Bahadhur Nepali, Ambassador, Embassy of Nepal,Colombo, Sri Lanka on 30th May 2025. The discussion focused on Centre’s various activities and future initiatives and Dr. Kumarasinghe thanked the Govt. of Nepal for its continuous support and contribution to the […]

  • SAARC FILM DAY 2025 – in Collaboration with Hindu College Colombo

    The second edition of the SAARC Film Day series for the year 2025, organised in collaboration with the Hindu College Colombo, was held on 30th May 2025 at the Saraswathi Hall, Bambalapitiya. The event featured the screening of “Ankhi O Tar Bondhura” (Akhi and Her Friends), a widely acclaimed children’s film from Bangladesh, directed by […]

  • SAARC FILM DAY 2025 – in Collaboration with Ananda College Colombo

    The inaugural edition of SAARC Film Days 2025 was held on 29th May 2025 at the Kularathna Auditorium of Ananda College, Colombo. The featured screening for the event was “Ankhi O Tar Bondhura” (Akhi and Her Friends) from the Member State of Bangladesh, a critically acclaimed children’s film directed by Morshedul Islam. The event drew […]

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CULTURAL PORTAL

The Centre is intended to function as a major meeting point for the artistic communities of the member states. The Centre will provide the necessary facilities and conditions for individuals and groups in various fields of interest to meet and interact in a conducive environment.

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