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- The title of the oration “Is the expansion of BRICS the beginning of a New World Order?
- We look forward to the 18th Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration to be delivered by the World Renowned Dr Sashi Tharoor on the topic of BRICS which would undoubtedly be a topic of great interest during these evolving times,” -VC Prof. H.D. Karunaratne
Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, India, will deliver the 18th Sujata Jayawardena
Sujata Jayawardena |
Dr. Sashi Tharoor |
Memorial Oration at 5. 30 p.m. at the BMICH on Tuesday, October 31, the organisers said.
Dr Sashi Tharoor will speak on the title Is the expansion of BRICS the beginning of a new world order?
Dr Tharoor is the former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and a former Minister of State for Human Resource Development and for External Affairs in the Government of India. He is also the author of twenty-four best-selling books,
“We look forward to the 18th Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration to be delivered by the World Renowned Dr Sashi Tharoor on the topic of BRICS which would undoubtedly be a topic of great interest during these evolving times,” the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo Senior Professor H.D. Karunaratne said.
The Annual Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration, being a premier annual event of the University of Colombo is hosted for the 18th consecutive year by the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo, in memory of its illustrious Past President the late Mrs. Sujata Jayawardena, who rendered immense service to the University of Colombo.
University of Colombo Alumni President J.M.S. Bandara speaking about the upcoming oration said that the association was honoured to have Dr Sashi Tharoor speak on a topic which is most pertinent to the Region and Sri Lanka given its special geographical setting.
Past Orators have been Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Jayantha Dhanapala, Robert O. Blake Jr., Judge C.G. Weeramantry, Vidyajothi Prof. Arjuna Aluwihare, Lalith Weeratunga, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Dr. P.B. Jayasundara, Prof. Sudarshan Seneviratne, Emeritus Prof. Carlo Fonseka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang, Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Tony Weerasinghe, Prof. Neelika Malavige and Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy.
This Oration is organised with the support of the Alumni Corporate Partners LOLC Group and Akbar Brothers Group, and Event Sponsors Multiform Chemicals (Pvt.) Ltd and the Marlbo Trading Company with Hospitality Partner Cinnamon Grand, Colombo.
All those interested in attending this year’s oration are requested to connect with the Alumni Association by E-mailing sjoration2023@gmail.com no later than 20 October 2023.
Only a limited number of invitations are available, and therefore registrations will be on a first come first served basis.
If it is an Alumni requesting Invitations, do indicate the same in your request. All Alumni of the University of Colombo are Associate Members of the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo.
T G Tuesday, 17 October 2023 07:13 PM
He is the only South Asian who speaks English with correct pronunciation, which is a miracle when you hear other Indian Politicians or Sri Lankan politicians speak in English. On top of that he is a brilliant orator. Few years ago there was a debate at the Oxford Union with the title “ British Empire, was it good or bad for the non-whits”. There were many eminent British speakers who defended the British Empire, but he got up and “ ripped them apart” and showed everyone the horrors inflicted by the British in Asia and Africa with his mesmerising speech in upper class English accent. And his dashing performance at the debate became an internet hit. For all his brilliance back in India he is just an MP, they will never make him a Prime Minster because he is a South Indian.
ado yako Wednesday, 18 October 2023 01:55 PM
He is not South Indian he is Punjabi. He contests from the south (kerala) but he is not Malayali
MADUKRM22 Thursday, 19 October 2023 09:47 AM
What are you talking TG. Narasimha Rao and Deve Gowda were both South Indians who became Prime Ministers.
Bhageer Thursday, 19 October 2023 06:32 AM
Both the parents of Shashi Tharoor are Malayalis. They hail from Palakad in Kerala. Shashi was born in London.
Zaza Friday, 20 October 2023 10:49 PM
A super brain in Asia. A handsome man, equally well-equipped with facts and figures, an eloquent speaker. Wish him well.
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