VisionEX Grand Finale: 15 September 2026 · 2:00 PM onwards · Lotus Hall, BMICH
Ladies' College · VisionEX Grand Finale 2026
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YATHRALANKA

Play the game. Protect the past.

Technology with a purpose. Heritage with a future.

We are the Ladies' College team behind YathraLanka: a student-built heritage experience that helps people explore cultural places with curiosity, care and responsibility.

A heritage quest for a new generation

Make every heritage visit more engaging—and more responsible.

YathraLanka connects heritage, learning and technology. It transforms a visit into a guided experience: visitors discover a place, verify their presence, learn its story and reflect on how careful behaviour can help protect it. Our long-term vision is to bring this approach beyond Sri Lanka, creating thoughtful heritage experiences for communities and travellers around the world.

Connect

Bring visitors closer to the stories, people and significance behind cultural places.

Gamify with purpose

Use guided challenges and learning activities to make exploration memorable, informed and enjoyable.

Encourage care

Promote respectful visiting habits that support the preservation of heritage for future generations.

Grow globally

Begin with Sri Lankan heritage and build a model that can be adapted for cultural sites worldwide.

Four students. One shared vision.

VisionEX gave us a platform to turn research, design, communication and technology into an idea with real social value.

Anishka Gamage

Anishka Gamage

Grade 13 · Team Captain

Captain of the Vision Ex team, leading research and team coordination.

Hi, I’m Anishka Gamage, a grade 13 student at Ladies’ College Colombo 07, I enjoy asking the questions no one thinks to ask 😎 and I had the opportunity to captain the Vision Ex team. As part of the team, I conducted in-depth research into the problem we aimed to solve and explored its impact and significance. I also coordinated closely with my team members, helping guide our efforts and ensuring that we worked together effectively to bring our app to life and make our vision a success.

Sajiniya Nadarajah

Sajiniya Nadarajah

Grade 13 · Research & Presentation

Technology and problem-solving enthusiast, focused on research and presentation.

I'm Sajiniya Nadarajah, a Grade 13 student passionate about technology and problem-solving. My main role in this project was driving the contextual research and crafting the presentation slides to showcase our app to the judges.

Pabadhi Garusinghe

Pabadhi Garusinghe

Grade 12 · Research & Innovation

Bringing together academics, extracurricular activities, technology and heritage.

Hi, I’m Pabadhi Garusinghe, a Grade 12 student at Ladies’ College, Colombo 07. I am passionate about balancing a strong academic foundation with active involvement in extracurricular activities, which has helped me develop a well-rounded and open-minded perspective.

I am especially inspired by the rapid changes in technology and hope to stay at the forefront of these developments. Being part of Vision Ex has given me the opportunity to explore how technology can be meaningfully combined with Sri Lankan heritage to serve our people and our country. I am proud, motivated, and grateful to contribute to a project that brings these two important areas together.

Hiruni Dias

Hiruni Dias

Grade 12 · Marketing & Presentation

Supporting the project through marketing and presentation.

Hi, I'm Hiruni Dias. I'm a Grade 12 student of Ladies' College - Colombo 7. I enjoy many different hobbies such as sports, creating art, and eating. My main role in this project was to handle marketing and presentation.

VisionEX Grand Finale invitation

Celebrating young innovators at IIT.

VisionEX is a showcase of innovation and technology by school students from the Colombo District, organised by the Informatics Institute of Technology. We are delighted to present YathraLanka at the Grand Finale and award ceremony.

15 September 2026From 2:00 PM onwardsLotus Hall · BMICH

We look forward to celebrating the creativity, hard work and ambition of young innovators.

Experience YathraLanka your way.

The web app is ready to explore now. Native Android and iOS releases will be added here once their public distribution packages are ready.

YathraLanka web app

Open the live browser experience to explore heritage sites, quizzes, verification and community features.

Open web app

Android app

A downloadable Android version is being prepared for public release.

Coming soon

iOS app

An iPhone version is being prepared for TestFlight and App Store distribution.

Coming soon