2025.01.16

Mr. Keerthi Welisarage has been appointed as the Chairman of the Arts Council of Sri Lanka by Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi Hon. Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.

Keerthi Welisarage; Eleven collections of short stories, ten novels, two works on youth literature, three works on literary criticism. He is the winner of Upali Newspaper Award 1995” Independent Literary Award 1996, two Godage Literary Awards 2000, 2008, three State Literary Award 2000, 2008, 2016, Swarna Pusthaka Award 2012 and Swarna Padma Award 2004. Keerthi Welisarage is a graduate of the University of Colombo and also holds a Master of Education degree. In addition to his literary activities, he is also a social activist.

2025.01.16

Dr. Sunil Wijesiriwardena has been appointed as an executive committee member of Arts Council of Sri Lanka by Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi Hon. Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.

He is a longstanding civic leader in Sri Lanka committed to the cause of Peace, Democracy and Social Harmony , while being a researcher, teacher, trainer and writer with focus areas pertaining to cultural-studies and transformative education (cultural fluency, conflict transformation, peace building , eco-spiritual politics and engaged religions etc).

2025.01.16

Ruwanthie de Chickera is a playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, actor trainer and cultural activist.

She has written/directed over 35 original plays and two screen plays. Her areas of interest lie in matters of social and political justice and accountability, intergenerational learning and the practice, politics and philosophy of ‘devising’ – a theatre approach of collective creativity and leadership which she believes challenges existing structures of authorship and power.