Asoka Weerasinghe

Asoka Weerasinghe, born in Sri Lanka, was a former deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canada.[1][2]

Asoka Weerasinghe
Born
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalityCanadian
EducationNalanda College Colombo
Known forformer Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canada

Early life

Asoka was educated at Nalanda College Colombo, Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]

Poetry

He is an award winning poet and his poetry has been published in many literary magazines in the United Kingdom, Canada, India, Germany and many countries. Few of the many poetry awards he won are Welsh University Eisteddfod Poetry Award, Sri Lanka State Literary Award (1995 for My Roots), Manifold Award and City of Ottawa's Appreciation Award for Arts and Culture in 2003. His poem "Trail of Mankind" was adopted as the storyline for Canada's National Museum of Man's Orientation Hall in Ottawa 1972. Books written by him were shortlisted for the Archibald Lampman and Lampman-Scott Award as well.[6]

By profession he is a Geologist, Paleontology and Museology and also one time Curator of the Ottawa Museum in Canada.[7]

References
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  2. "The Island". www.island.lk.
  3. "Artscope | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk.
  4. "A reading by Asoka Weerasinghe". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  5. "Nalanda College Alumni (Ambassadors and High Commissioners)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  6. "Eye". www.nation.lk.
  7. "I never edit my poems". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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