Day 1 at the Galle Lit Fest 2011

27 January 2011 10:41 am

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at the Galle Literary Festival 2011. The Galle Literary Festival 2011 kicked off on Jan 26 Wednesday and will continue till Sunday (Jan 30). Pic by Kushan Pathiraja



Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie signs copies of her books for those attending the Galle Literary Festival 2011.



Pictured here at the BBC World Service: The Forum: After Shock: The Lingering Legacy Of Civil War held at the Hall de Galle are (L-R) Bridget Kendall, BBC correspondent, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anjali Watson, researcher on wildlife and conservation and Sunila Abeyesekere, human rights campaigner.



People who attended the BBC World Service: The Forum.



Sinniah Maunaguru and his drama troupe from the Eastern University, Batticaloa, present excerpts from a Tamil folk play Ravanesan at Thomas Gall International School.