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The Public Lecture titled ‘Imperatives of Regional Cooperation in South Asia’, by Hon. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Minister in Congress Governments of India, former member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, India was held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at the BCIS Auditorium. Professor Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) delivered the welcome remarks at this event. H. E. Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Chairperson, Bandaranaike Centre...Read More

The Inauguration Ceremony of the Language programmes for the Academic Year 2023 B conducted by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) was held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the Olympus Auditorium, BCIS. Professor Arjuna Parakrama, Professor of English, University of Peradeniya graced the event as the Guest Speaker. Professor Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director of the BCIS and Ms. Dawn Edwin, French Language Lecturer/BCIS also addressed the gathering. Director...Read More

The Panel Discussion on ‘Popular Protests and Future of Democracy in Sri Lanka and South Asia’ was held on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Lavender Committee Room/BMICH. The keynote presentation at this Panel Discussion was delivered by Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, an eminent South Asian scholar and political thinker. Ambassador S. Palihakkara, former Foreign Secretary, Professor Deepika Udagama, Head of the Department of Law, University of Peradeniya and Dr. Paikiasothy...Read More

The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) organized an interactive session between Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Former Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University, India and Sri Lankan researchers on  ‘Researching Democracy: Ideas for an Agenda for South Asia’ at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS on September 11, 2023.  The session was moderated by members of the Board of Academic Affairs of the BCIS, Professor Emeritus Jayadeva Uyangoda and Dr. Athulasiri Samarakoon.  The participants...Read More