Indra Dassanayake Explained
Indra Dassanayake |
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, and known for promoting Hindi-language and North Indian culture in Sri Lanka through educational institutions. On 26 January 2020, she received the Padma Shri award.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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.[5]
Honours
In 2020, Dassanayake received the Padma Shri award from the Government of India for her contribution to North Indian Literature & Education in Hindi.[6] [7] [8] It was also the first instance a Sri Lankan received the award since 2002.[9]
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: Chitrasena, Dassanayake awarded highest civilian award in India Colombo Gazette. admin. 2020-01-26. en-GB. 2020-05-11.
- 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.
- Web site: Sri Lanka- Chitrasena, Dassanayake awarded highest civilian award in India. MENAFN. menafn.com. 2020-05-11.
- Web site: What's the story behind the accolade?. www.themorning.lk. 2020-05-11. February 2, 2020. Dimithri Wijesinghe.
- 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.
- Web site: India honours Deshabandu Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and late Prof. Indra Dassanayake Daily FT. www.ft.lk. English. 2020-05-11.
- Web site: Two Lankans conferred Padma Shri Awards. CeylonToday. en. 2020-05-11.
- 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.