Indra Dassanayake | |
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![]() Dassanayake (right) in 2007 | |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
Occupation | Emeritus 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]
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]
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]
Indra Dassanayake | |
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![]() Dassanayake (right) in 2007 | |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
Occupation | Emeritus 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]
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]
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]