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Michael Meyler first came to Sri Lanka as an English teacher in 1985. Since 1995 he has been working at the British Council in Colombo, where he teaches beginners’ courses in colloquial Sinhala and Tamil. His book, A Dictionary of Sri Lankan English, was published in 2007, together with the associated website www.mirisgala.net. He also co-produced (together with Sandi Titus) the trilingual children’s book Keerthihan’s Kite, published in 2009. Last year he was one of the judges of the Gratiaen Prize 2008.

Michael Meyler will be featured at the following events:

Friday 29 January, 4.45 PM- 5.30 PM, Maritime Museum: Keerthihans Kite

Children's Festival

Saturday 30 January, 2.45 PM- 4.00 PM, Jetwing Lighthouse: A Kite Like Keerthihans 

Please click on Programme for more details about these events!