Nov 20 2024 to Nov 20 2024 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Documentary | 31 mins | English | 2019 | Sri Lanka

In Search of the Malwatu Oya is a journey to the heart of an ancient civilization. Starting from the holy mountain of Ritigala, Malwatu River, the second longest river (102 miles) in Sri Lanka, flows across the face of the Raja Rata (Land of the Kings) to enter the Bay of Mannar of the Indian Ocean. The most historic river basin in Sri Lanka called Malwatu Oya in the native language, the River of Flower Gardens, lies at the heart of the beginning of Sri Lanka’s ancient civilization.

This film is the recipient of the Best Short Documentary Film Award, Mokkho International Film Festival, Pondicherry 2021; Best Short Documentary, Rome International Movie Awards 2022; Short Film Award, Mumbai International Film Festival 2022; Best Documentary Short Film Award, International Motion Picture Festival of India 2022.

A discussion with Sinharaja will follow the screening. A Q&A session with the audience will follow.
Speaker
SinhaRaja Tammita- Delgoda
Filmmaker & Historian

Historian, Art Historian, Academic, Writer, Explorer, and Award-Winning Filmmaker Dr. SinhaRaja Tammita—Delgoda is an authority on the art, history, and culture of Sri Lanka.

He has published many scholarly articles on the early colonial period in India and Sri Lanka. He contributes to the University of Peradeniya History of Sri Lanka(Vol.II) and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He has taught and lectured in the USA, UK, India and Sri Lanka, and in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

His first book, A Traveller's History of India (UK, USA, 1994), is a sweeping survey of Indian culture and history for travellers. It is now in its fifth edition worldwide and has been translated into Chinese and Russian, among other world languages. He is the author of four major works on Sri Lanka’s artistic heritage.

In 2019 he led an expedition to explore Sri Lanka’s most historic river, in the far north west of the island. His 1st film, a short documentary, In Search of the Malwatu Oya, has won 6 international awards.