Community · Sri Lanka
Indians in Sri Lanka
The Indian and South Asian community in Sri Lanka, in one place: upcoming community events. Everything is local — ranked by how far it is from you in the app.
About 1.61 million overseas Indians (Indian citizens and people of Indian origin) live in Sri Lanka: 1,607,500 in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ estimate for January 2026. Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India — population of overseas Indians
What’s on in Sri Lanka
Every event →- NOV13
Outhouse Showcase
Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 10:00–19:00
The Design Collective Store
🎭 CulturalFree - NOV21
Akurugraphy Exhibition Tour and Albion Press Demo [Sinhala]
Sat, 21 Nov 2026, 11:00–12:30
Geoffrey Bawa Space
🎭 CulturalFree - NOV27
The Architecture of Value – The Design & Material Evolution of Currency
Fri, 27 Nov 2026, 16:30–17:30
City of Dreams, Sri Lanka - Heart of House
🎭 CulturalFree - NOV29
Collecting Artists' Archives: The Minnette De Silva Archive and Art History
Sun, 29 Nov 2026, 16:30–17:30
Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka
🎭 CulturalFree
Questions
How many Indians live in Sri Lanka?
About 1.61 million overseas Indians (Indian citizens and people of Indian origin) live in Sri Lanka: 1,607,500 in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ estimate for January 2026. That is 7,500 Indian citizens and 1,600,000 people of Indian origin. Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India — population of overseas Indians.
Where do Indians meet in Sri Lanka?
At community events — coming up: Outhouse Showcase, Akurugraphy Exhibition Tour and Albion Press Demo [Sinhala] and The Architecture of Value – The Design & Material Evolution of Currency. All of it is on this page and in the free Namaste Community app.
Everything in Sri Lanka, ranked by distance from you — events, groups, questions and businesses, in the app.
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