DN awaits UGC nod for Kandyan dancing, music course at Maligawa

A graduate course in traditional Kandyan dancing and music is to be launched by the Sri Dalada Maligawa with the consent of the Mahanayake Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters shortly.

Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela said he would take steps to obtain UGC approval for the degree programme without delay.

It is aimed to ensure a professional status to Kandyan artistes and bequeath the Kandyan arts to the younger generation and ensure its perpetuation, he said at a programme held at the Sri Dalada Maligawa premises on December 29.