Asoka Weerasinghe
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Asoka Weerasinghe | |
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| Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Canadian[citation needed] |
| Education | Nalanda College Colombo |
| Known for | former Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canada |
Asoka Weerasinghe (born in Sri Lanka), was a former deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canada.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Asoka was educated at Nalanda College Colombo, Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]
Poetry[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "LankaWeb – Opposition attacks refugee law proposals".
- ^ "The Island". www.island.lk.
- ^ "Artscope | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk.
- ^ "A reading by Asoka Weerasinghe". www.sundaytimes.lk.
- ^ "Nalanda College Alumni (Ambassadors and High Commissioners)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Eye". www.nation.lk.
- ^ "I never edit my poems". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- "Opposition attacks refugee law proposals". Lankaweb. October 28, 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- "A reading by Asoka Weerasinghe". Sunday Times. June 1, 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- "One man's effort to blunt LTTE propaganda in Canada by Rajendra Alwis, Ottawa, Canada". Daily News Paper. 2010-04-03. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- "'Memories'-Collection of poems by Asoka Weerasinghe by Shabna Cader". The Nation. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 19 April 2011.