The Independence Print Exhibition jointly organized by the International Studies Students' Association (ISSA) of the Department of International Studies, University of Kelaniya in collaboration with the Awarelogue Initiative
was held on the 7th of February 2023, at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
It was a curated exhibition of newspapers from independence, drawn from the L. S. W. Pathirathne Collection. Curated by Dr. George I. H. Cooke, the initiator of the Awarelogue Initiative, this exhibition highlighted some of the key aspects connected with independence.
The event was honored by the presence of Senior Prof. Nilanthi de Silva, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, Prof. M. M. Gunathilake, Dean - Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Sudath R. D. Kalingamudali, Dean - Faculty of Science, Dr. Chaminda Abeysinghe, Head -Department of International Studies, and Mr. George Cooke - Initiator of the Awarelogue Initiative.