HC Moragoda and President of ICCR review Indo-Lanka cultural relations

High Commissioner Moragoda presented Dr. Sahasrabuddhe with a copy of the publication “Geoffrey Bawa; Drawing from the Archives”

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe yesterday in New Delhi to follow up on the earlier discussions the two have had on the ways and means to further strengthen cultural cooperation between Sri Lanka and India.   
Founded in 1950, the ICCR, is an autonomous organization of the Government of India, involved in India’s external cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their peoples. Over the years, a large number of Sri Lankan students have benefited from ICCR scholarships in various academic disciplines. The ICCR offers approximately 200 scholarships to Sri Lanka for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in India annually.   
During the discussion, the High Commissioner and the President of the ICCR reviewed the status of the cultural cooperation between the two countries.   

In particular, High Commissioner Moragoda thanked the President of the ICCR for the support that the Council has extended towards organizing the two month- long Sri Lankan exhibition “Geoffrey Bawa: It Is Essential To Be There” at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. The exhibition was inaugurated by the External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar on 17 March 2023.   

High Commissioner Moragoda presented Dr. Sahasrabuddhe with a copy of the publication “Geoffrey Bawa; Drawing from the Archives”, which contains the drawings of Sri Lanka’s foremost architect, the late Geoffrey Bawa.