Est. 1967 · Royal College, Colombo 07
Nurturing Literary Excellence Since 1967
The Sinhala Language and Literary Unit is a long-standing literary organization dedicated to the promotion and development of Sinhala language and literature. Established in 1967, the unit has played a significant role in nurturing literary appreciation, creative expression, and cultural awareness for several decades.
The unit actively encourages the study and practice of poetry, prose, drama, and literary criticism, offering members opportunities to explore both classical and contemporary Sinhala works through competitions, workshops, seminars, publications, and cultural programs.
සාහිත්ය දැනුම් සම්භාරයකින් යුක්ත් ගුණදම් රකින සාහිත්යානුකූල පදනමක් සහිත් ව ජීවත් විය හැකි දරු කැලක් බිහි කිරීම අපගේ අරමුණ වේ.
ඕනෑ ම සාහිත්ය නිර්මාණයක් දුක හා සතුට යන චිත්ත්ගේගවලින් විඳ දරා ගැනීමට හැකි සාහිත්යමය පදනමකින් සමාජය දෙස නිරීක්ෂණය කිරීමට හැකි සාරධර්මවලින් සුපෝෂිත සිසු කැලක් ශ්රී ලාංකික සමාජයට දායාද කිරීම.
Celebrating Sinhala language as a living and evolving medium of expression
Poetry, prose, drama & criticism
Annual festivals & performances
Class-wise weekly articles on Sinhala authors, books & literature. Written by students, for students.
Royal College's grandest art and cultural festival — celebrating Sinhala language, literature, drama, dance, and music. After a 6-year hiatus, Sahasgawwa returned with 800+ attendees in 2025.
Drama, traditional dance, modern dance, and live music performances from 200+ rehearsed participants across multiple schools.
National-level literary and artistic competitions open to students, undergraduates, and the public — with certificates for winners.
Honouring distinguished contributors to Sinhala literature and music for their lasting impact on Sri Lankan cultural heritage.
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Our very own unit music band performing live — formed specially for Sahasgawwa after the Oriental Music Society withdrawal.
Submit your creative works directly through this website. No more WhatsApp chaos or missed Google Form links.
Submit your creative works directly through our website. All categories are open — Inner School, Entire School, University, and Open categories.
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Established 1835 · A National School
One of Sri Lanka's Most Prestigious Institutions