At the 10th SAARC Summit held in Colombo, a decision was made to establish a South Asian Cultural Center in Colombo to promote the arts confined to South Asia. This decision was made to share, preserve and promote the richness and the diversity of intangible and oral cultural heritage inherent in South Asia for thousands of years and such intangible and oral cultural heritage.

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An Aesthetic and research centre named Amaradeva Asapuwa was established in Ape Gama premises in Battaramulla for the appreciation of the invaluable service rendered by Dr. Pandit Amaradeva to the field of Music.

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