Indra Dassanayake
Dassanayake (right) in 2007
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow
OccupationEmeritus Professor
Organization(s)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][2]

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]

References

  1. ↑ Srinivasan, Meera (26 January 2020). "Two Sri Lankan women receive Padma awards for contribution to arts, language teaching". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 admin (26 January 2020). "Chitrasena, Dassanayake awarded highest civilian award in India | Colombo Gazette". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ↑ says, Laleenie Hulangamuwa (26 January 2020). "Lankans, Vajira Chitrasena and the Late Prof.Indra Dassanayake, get India's Padma Shri award". NewsIn.Asia. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ↑ MENAFN. "Sri Lanka- Chitrasena, Dassanayake awarded highest civilian award in India". menafn.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Dimithri Wijesinghe (2 February 2020). "What's the story behind the accolade?". www.themorning.lk. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "India honours Deshabandhu Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and Late Prof. Indra Dassanayake from Sri Lanka with Padma Shri Awards | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "India honours Deshabandu Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and late Prof. Indra Dassanayake | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Two Lankans conferred Padma Shri Awards". CeylonToday. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Two Sri Lankan women receive Padma awards". newsonair.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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