{"id":27955,"date":"2021-09-01T11:46:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T11:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.108\/evenio\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-08-17T09:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:19:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27955\" class=\"elementor elementor-27955\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d02327 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d02327\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba2d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"eba2d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate-style1 \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            <span class=\"sub-text \">Introducing <\/span><h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>The Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-heading-line1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de0c9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8de0c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7bdff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a7bdff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a443a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63a443a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frame-26-4.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-30441\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374cda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"374cda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CHIEF GUEST<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d914d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d914d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5ff82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c5ff82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebd907 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eebd907\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547a702 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"547a702\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae962b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ae962b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6daac93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6daac93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frame-26-3.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-30423\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b21b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b21b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GUEST OF HONOUR<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff9540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ff9540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ms. Roshni Thomson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75161c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75161c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First Secretary, Indian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka and\u00a0Acting Director of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06dbcc7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"06dbcc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/guest-of-honour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9e826 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b9e826\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e24aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e24aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Frame-26-2.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-30070\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc471a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cc471a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KEYNOTE SPEAKER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de75eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de75eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Prof. Premakumara de Silva<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd4da1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fd4da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PhD in Social Anthropology, Edinburgh, Professor (Chair), Department of Sociology University of Colombo, Director General National Institute of Social Development (NISD),\u00a0 Sri Lanka<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c50c2f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7c50c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/speaker-four\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1c2f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c1c2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b22b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81b22b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a917b36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a917b36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d79a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94d79a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Frame-27-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-30072\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a3aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a3aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GUEST SPEAKER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21191dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21191dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Prof. H. N. Prabhath <BR>Jayasinghe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c74f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c74f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secretary General, Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f099bc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f099bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/speaker-two\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8333c1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8333c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a4eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79a4eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Frame-28.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-30073\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cd0bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3cd0bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GUEST SPEAKER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce754d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dce754d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ms. Viji <br>Thiyagarajan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03a5d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f03a5d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director, British Council Libraries, Global<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48a115 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c48a115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/speaker-three\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb71f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cb71f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f91906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f91906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Group-88-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-30324\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab44c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eab44c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GUEST SPEAKER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1020d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1020d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mr. K. <br>Pathmananthan <br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bf8b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04bf8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">BSc(Hons), MA, MSc, PGDE, PGDHR, AMIChemC, MIM, MIEP, MPM, FCPM,FAAPM\u00a0 Country Director, Room to Read Sri Lanka.\u00a0 Education and development professional, Writer, Poet, Publisher, Author, Motivational Speaker, and trainer.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2121c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9e2121c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/speaker-four-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View 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