Discuss five issues of mutual interests
A six-member delegation of the Kalinga lanka Foundation on Tuesday called on the High Commissioner of Sri lanka in India Prof Sudharshan Seneviratne and raised five key issues of mutual cooperation between Odisha and Sri lanka.
The delegation led by Debi Prasad Bagchi, former Chief Secretary of Odisha, apprised the High Commissioner about five areas of common interest, cooperation in tourism promotion, education & skill development, joint research in Buddhist heritage of ancient Kalinga, trade relations in textile, gems & jewellery and encouraging development of art & culture.
The other members of the delegation are distinguished painter Jatin Das, former Country Manager of Sri lankan Airlines Roshan Wijesekara, Odishi guru and dance exponent Alpana Nayak, leading hotelier Harihar Patra, and PR & travel consultant Sameer Kumar Das.
The Kalinga lanka Foundation, the Delhi/NCR based cultural organization, was launched on May 29 2014 by HE Prasad Kariyawasam, the then High Commissioner of Sri lanka in India and lalit Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary of India. The objective of Kalinga lanka Foundation is to revive the ancient trade and cultural linkages between the two regions. The foundation intends to open its branches at Bhubaneswar and Colombo.