Indra Dassanayake Explained

Indra Dassanayake
Birth Date:1943[1]
Birth Place:India
Death Date:September 2019 (aged 76)
Death Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Alma Mater:University of Lucknow
Occupation:Emeritus Professor
Organization:University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Indra Dassanayake was a Sri Lankan academic, emeritus professor in Hindi, a scholar known for promoting the Hindi language and North Indian culture in Sri Lanka through educational institutions. On 26 January 2020, she was conferred the Padma Shri award posthumously.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Career

Dassanayake attended the University of Lucknow. After returning from India, she introduced the Hindi language into the Sri Lankan education system. She was also a professor of Hindi at the Kelaniya University. She participated in the first World Hindi Conference in 1975 that was held in Nagpur.[6]

Honours

In 2020, Dassanayake received the Padma Shri award from the Government of India for her contribution to North Indian Literature & Education in Hindi.[7] [8] [9] It was also the first instance a Sri Lankan received the award since 2002.[10]

Notes and References

  1. https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2020/01/27/tc/209515/india-honours-dr-vajira-chitrasena-and-late-prof-indra-dassanayake-padma-shri India honours Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and Late Prof. Indra Dassanayake with Padma Shri Awards
  2. News: Srinivasan. Meera. 2020-01-26. Two Sri Lankan women receive Padma awards for contribution to arts, language teaching. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-05-11. 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: Chitrasena, Dassanayake awarded highest civilian award in India Colombo Gazette. admin. 2020-01-26. en-GB. 2020-05-11.
  4. Web site: Lankans, Vajira Chitrasena and the Late Prof.Indra Dassanayake, get India's Padma Shri award. says. Laleenie Hulangamuwa. 2020-01-26. NewsIn.Asia. en-US. 2020-05-11.
  5. Web site: Sri Lanka- Chitrasena, Dassanayake awarded highest civilian award in India. MENAFN. menafn.com. 2020-05-11.
  6. Web site: What's the story behind the accolade?. www.themorning.lk. 2020-05-11. February 2, 2020. Dimithri Wijesinghe.
  7. Web site: India honours Deshabandhu Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and Late Prof. Indra Dassanayake from Sri Lanka with Padma Shri Awards Asian Tribune. www.asiantribune.com. 2020-05-11.
  8. Web site: India honours Deshabandu Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and late Prof. Indra Dassanayake Daily FT. www.ft.lk. English. 2020-05-11.
  9. Web site: Two Lankans conferred Padma Shri Awards. CeylonToday. en. 2020-05-11.
  10. Web site: Two Sri Lankan women receive Padma awards. newsonair.com. 2020-05-11. 2020-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127140450/http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=379353. dead.

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