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Mar
01

Visit of His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka

His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, visited the University of Colombo on the 1st of March 2024. Mrs Navya Singla, First Secretary (PIC), Senior Professor (Chair) H D Karunaratne, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Senior Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa, Founding Director, Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS), Professor […]

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May
09

Garlanding Ceremony in Commemoration of Rabindranath Tagore

In commemoration of the 162nd birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore garlanding the bust of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore organized by the Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS) in collaboration with the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), High Commission of India, Colombo was held on 9th May 2023 at the Main Library, University of Colombo […]

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Apr
03

Public Lecture by Arefa Tehsin – CCIS

Public lecture on Mysteries of the Jungles was conducted by Arefa Tehsin, Wild Life Author on 3rd April at the Main Library of the University of Colombo. Academic staff, non –academic staff and students were participated at the forum. Arefa Tehsin spoke about the real-life encounters of her naturalist father Raza H. Tehsin in the […]

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Mar
22

CCIS Guest Lecture on Economics of life Insurance

CCIS has organized the guest lecture themed on Economics of Life Insurance by Mr. J. Sen and was conducted at the Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo on 22nd March 2019. Academics, staff, and students of the Faculty of Management were present at this occasion.    

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Oct
09

Workshop by Prof. Mallika Rajaratnam for the Students/Staff of the Sri Palee Campus

Professor Mallika Rajaratnam, Department of Philosophy of the University of Peradeniya conducted a workshop to the Students of the Sri Palee Campus , University of Colombo themed on, Philosophy of Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy’s Indian Art, Comparative Aesthetics and Cross – Cultural Understanding, Immanuel Kant and Rabindranath Tagore on Philosophy of Beauty and Rabindranath Tagore and […]

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Aug
28

Book launch of Dr. Miniya Chatterjis Indian Instincts

The Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS) in collaboration with Penguin Random House and Dirisaviya Foundation brought to Sri Lanka Dr.Miniya Chatterji’s book, Indian Instincts: Essays on Freedom and Equality in India. The book was launched in Davos this year, with subsequent launch events in India and Singapore, and has been extensively praised for its nuanced […]

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Jul
30

Student Interaction Session by the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka

The Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS) has organized the event, Sri Lanka India Relations; Student interaction Session which was chaired by his excellency Mr. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka on Monday 30th July 2018, 2.00pm onward at the Indian Cultural Centre, 16 R G Senanayake Mawatha, Colombo 7. The academics and the students from different faculties including, Arts, […]

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