The eleventh lecture of the Short Course on “Cultural Linkages towards an Asian Ideology” for the academic year 2023/24 was presented by Mr. Sanjaya Niramal. His lecture, titled “The LOTUS”: The Deepest; Fundamental, Universal; Asian Bond took place on January 09th 2024 from 1500 to 1640 in FMSH Mini Theater.
Mr. Sanjaya Nirmal is a well renowned film director who has been the mastermind behind many films, documentaries, stage dramas and teledramas. The film “Swara” (Seven Notes) directed by Mr. Nirmal won the Best Film with a Global Message, Golden Rea Award from Jaipur International Film Festival. His latest creation “Praana,” a Sri Lankan trilingual docu- film was the first film released in Sinhala, English and Tamil languages. He has also published a couple books titled “101 Kamatahan” (101la lugyka) and “Sarpaya Mareema” (i¾mhd ueÍu) that elaborate fascinating lifelong lessons.
The course is organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Department of Social Sciences, FMSH under a generous research grant awarded by the Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) in Japan. This course is scheduled to run from October 2023 to March 2024, catering to a select group of undergraduate students in intake 40, representing diverse faculties within KDU.
