International Centre for Ethnic Studies

World Refugee Day Panel Discussion

Sri Lanka hosts refugees and asylum seekers fleeing persecution from countries like Pakistan and Myanmar. Join us for an important conversation on their challenges : protection, livelihoods, access to services and long-term solutions, and to explore ways forward.

Date: 22 June 2026
Time: 4:30 PM onwards
Venue: ICES Auditorium, Colombo 08

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Just a Phase: The Forgotten Lunar Calendar

📅 24 June 2026
🕣 5.30 PM Onwards
📌 ICES Auditorium, 02 Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 08

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Click on the link below to read our latest publication 'Contested Histories':
https://www.ices.lk/publications-1/contested-histories

In 'Contested Histories', Hasini Haputhanthri delves into five of Sri Lanka's heritage sites, each embroiled in controversy. Drawing from interviews with local communities, experts, political thinkers, journalists and social media activists, Hasini examines how these sites are undergoing transformation. She raises critical questions: How should we approach heritage conservation when multiple layers of history coexist? Which narratives do we prioritize? What do we lose in the process? Can heritage be shared equitably? By asking these questions Hasini charts a path toward inclusive heritage management in an island fraught with complex challenges.

Sri Lanka’s Judicial Response to Workplace Harassment" a Talk by Shyamali Ranaraja

4 May 2026
4.30PM
ICES Kandy AUditorium

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Today, on 18 May, as many in Sri Lanka and across the world observe Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day, we pause to remember the immense loss, grief, and enduring memories carried by those affected by war.

This poem, drawn from Memories from Kilinochchi, an ICES publication compiling the stories and memories of women from Kilinochchi during the war, invites us to reflect on lived experiences of loss, resilience, and remembrance.

To read more from Memories from Kilinochchi, please click the link below.

https://www.ices.lk/publications-1/memories-from-kilinochchi

Join Professor Ananda Abeysekara for a lecture exploring Buddhism, political tradition, and the meanings of Aragalaya in postwar Sri Lanka.

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Join us for a discussion on power, ethnicity, constitutional law and the complex realities of devolution.
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Join us for a discussion on power, ethnicity, constitutional law and the complex realities of devolution.

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Just a Phase : The Forgotten Lunar Calendar

📆 15 May 2026
🕧 5:00 PM
📌 PVR Cinema, One Galle Face Mall

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“The Saint of the Islands” by Anomaa Rajakaruna, which centers on the annual pilgrimage to St. Anthony’s Shrine in Kachchathevu, was recently launched by ICES as part of its film series on cultural confluence, with the support of the European Union, at the Tharangani Theatre on 28 March.