A Veteran Sri Lankan performing artist is back in Glasgow.

A Veteran Sri Lankan performing artist is back in Glasgow.

Mr Jinadasa Nivithigala is a traditional dancer who hails from the Southern Sri Lanka.

He is a stage actor as well as a drummer and a competent teacher in drumming.

Mr Nivitigala is a visiting lecturer at several Arts and Dancing Schools and Universities in Sri Lanka and teaches Kandyan and up country dancing. Mr Nivitigala came to the United Kingdom on an invitation extended to him by the Thames Buddhist Vihara ,Selsdon Surrey, to teach traditional Sri Lankan dancing and drumming to Sri Lankan children. Last year he came to Glasgow and trained local Scottish children to perform a Sri Lankan dance at last year's Wesak celebrations held at Hidden Gardens.

He is the only Sri Lankan artist to receive an award from Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee Celebrations.