The Indian President has awarded ‘Padma Shri’ awards for two Sinhalese from Sri Lanka at the Padma Awards Investiture Ceremony which was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi this week.
Dr. Vajira Chitrasena was awarded for her achievements in the field of Art, and Prof. Indra Dassanayake (Posthumous), for her contributions in the field of Literature and Education. Both were conferred upon with the ‘Padma Shri’ for the year 2020.
The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the Republic Day of India on 26th January. The award seeks to recognize distinguished service or achievement in diverse fields and disciplines.
The Government of India is committed to enhance Singhalese popularities in India and all over the world to suppress Tamils in North and East, Tamilnadu and diaspora.
Indian government honoured Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s minister of youth and sports, son of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Kushinagar International Airport opening ceremony.
The Indian government has now embarked on an ambitious mission to showcase its Buddhist heritage to the world both for spiritual purposes and tourism promotion targeting well over 500 million Buddhists living in countries such as Sri Lanka, Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and so on.
After lost investments in Myanmar and Afghanistan, India is now trying to influence Sri Lankan to secure its southern corridor, that’s why India voluntarily promoted Sinhala singer Yohani’s song.
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