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| Friday, 17 September 2004 |
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Professor of Archaeology University of Peradeniya, Senior Advisor (Culture) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director Archaeology of the UNESCO-Sri Lanka CCF Anuradhapura Jetavana Project Prof. Sudharshan Seneviratne will undertake a two-week visit to India in September this year. This visit conducted in the capacity of a cultural ambassador, is facilitated through the Distinguished Visitor program on an invitation extended by the Central Government of India. Prof. Seneviratne will hold meetings with Ministers, Ministerial Secretaries, Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India and the National Museum. He will also hold meetings with regional archaeological Directors and deliver a series of lectures on Sri Lankan archaeology at Benares Hindu University Varanasi, Kolkota, Bhubaneshwar and Chennai. The Distinguished Visitor Status Awarded to Prof. Seneviratne is considered to be a rare honour bestowed upon a professional in Sri Lanka. He resided in India for ten years and received his complete higher education in New Delhi. He is the first Sri Lankan to receive the Master and the Doctoral Degree from the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Currently he is completing a book on The Maurya Empire in South India on an invitation from the Indo-Sri Lanka Foundation. While his research work celebrates cultural diversity in antiquity, Prof. Seneviratne has gone on to redefine the role of non-parochial archaeology and education in conflict resolution. The Distinguished Visitor Status is a mark of recognition to Prof. Seneviratne's contribution toward sustainable cultural interactions and shared cultures between India and Sri Lanka, a press release said. |
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