Asoka Weerasinghe

Asoka Weerasinghe
Born Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality Canada Canadian
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 and an activist in Canada.[1][2]

Early life

Asoka was educated at Nalanda College Colombo, Sri Lanka. Henry Jayasena was one of Asoka's contemporaries at Nalanda.[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]

General References

  1. ↑ Opposition attacks refugee law proposals
  2. ↑ Getting Asoka Weerasinghe on board
  3. ↑ A poem for the dancers
  4. ↑ A reading by Asoka Weerasinghe
  5. ↑ Nalanda College Alumni (Ambassadors and High Commissioners)
  6. ↑ ‘Memories’-Collection of poems by Asoka Weerasinghe
  7. ↑ ‘I never edit my poems’
  • "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.
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