The Indian Cultural Centre was established in Colombo in 1998, with the aim of
building bridges of cultural exchange and interaction between India & Sri Lanka. Over the years, the Indian Cultural Centre has firmly established itself on the Sri
Lankan cultural scene and earned a reputation for excellence through its wide ranging multi-faceted activities. The Centre offers classes in Bharatha Naty
am, Kathak, Hindustani & Carnatic Vocal Music, Violin, Sitar, Tabla, Hindi and Yoga. For conducting these classes, the Centre draws on a talented and committed
group of Sri Lankan teachers. Over time, the Centre has gained tremendous
popularity with nearly 1500 students enrolled in the various classes conducted at
the Centre. The Centre is also active in organizing performances by Indian and Sri Lankan
artistes, lectures/lecture-demonstrations, workshops exhibitions etc. Over the
last twelve years the Centre has organized performances by several well known
artistes from India and Sri Lanka. The Centre also screens 4-5 Indian films and documentaries every month. The Centre also maintains a well equipped library and reading room with a large
collection of books, newspapers, periodicals, video-cassettes and CD ROMs. The library is open to the public Monday to Saturday, except Wednesdays. The reading room, which is open to the public Monday to Saturday has Indian
and Sri Lankan newspapers (Sinhala, Tamil and English) and Indian periodicals,
magazines and journals in English and Indian languages (Malayalam, Urudu,
Hindi, Telugu and Tamil). Conceiving as a cultural hub of Colombo, Indian Cultural Centre is presently in a
spacious premises situated at a very prominent location at 16/2, Gregory’s Road,
Colombo - 07
