Annexure A
III. Detailed Listing of Projects  

• Culture

1.
Deputation of 2 resource persons from Kalakshetra to lecture at Sri Pada College of Education, Pattana.
2.
Visit of Dr.Sunil Kothari from the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts to attend the 80th Birth anniversary celebrations of Deshamanya Chitrasena.
3.
Deputation of Prof. Krishna Kapoor to Sharada Kala Nikethanaya.
4.
Donation of new musical instruments to Swami Vipulananda College of Music & Dance, Eastern University.
5.
Travel of 2 persons from Chennai to take part in the Chinmaya Cultural Mission.
6.
Visit of Ms. Aditi Mangaldas to perform at Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam’s 59th Birth anniversary.
7.
Airfare for 3 Sri Lankan children to receive awards at the Shankar’s International Children’s Painting prize-giving ceremony.
8.
Visit of an Indian artist, Mr. Jatin Das.
9.
Deputation of an Indian artist to participate in a Residency programme by Vibhavi Academy.
10.
Air travel of 3 Indian academics at a literary conference organised by Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature & Languages Studies.
11
Air travel of 2 Sri Lankan writers to participate in an Indo-Sri Lanka literary conference.
12.
Photographic documentation of ancient Buddhist artistic heritage of Sri Lanka.
13.
Photo exhibition on Rukmini Devi Arundale by The Centre for Contemporary Studies.
14.
Air travel of 3 Indian invitees to the festival of Tamil Films of Yesteryear organised by NFC.
15.
Airfare for 16 troupe members from Lanka Children’s Youth Theatre to perform in India.
16.
Participation of The Butterflies Theatre Company at the Annual Drama Festival of the National School of Drama in New Delhi
17.
Deputation of 3 young journalists from Sri Lanka to reputed Indian publishing houses.
18.
Deputation of Mr. N. Sivaneswararajah to Swami Vivekananda Yoga Kendra Centre.
19.
Goodwill mission to India by the Sri Lanka India Society.
20.
Deputation of Mr. Abdul Malik to attend Asian Kite festival organised by Sri Lanka Tourism Board.
21.
Eminent Visitors programme – Visit of Prof. P.V. Indiresan
22.
Donation of new musical instruments to the Sri Palee Campus
23.
Deputation of 5 cultural officers on a familiarization trip from the cultural centres in Sri Lanka
24.
Deputation of 5 curators from the Department of National Museum to India for training
25.
Deputation of resource persons one each for Bharathanatyam and Carnatic music to Swami Vipulananda College of Music & Dance
26.
Donation of new musical instruments to the Jaffna University
27.
Deputation of an Indian artist to participate in a Residency programme by Vibhavi Academy.
28.
Co-sponsorship of the production of two plays entitled “A Poet, A Puppet & papdam” by Ruwanthie De Chickera
29.
Sponsored a Sitar concert by Mr. Pradeep Ratnayake
30.
Donation of new musical instruments to Pradeepa Sangeetha Vidyapeetya
31.
Visits of senior editors & media personalities to India and Sri Lanka
32.
Deputation of Prof. Krishna Kapoor to Sharada Kala Nikethanaya.
33.
Donation of new musical instruments to Society for Development of Traditional Arts, Jaffna
34.
Funded Ms. Ruwanthie De Chickera, Stages Theatre Group and Ms. Mangalika Jayatunge, Senior Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya to participate at the 6th National Drama Festival organised by the National School of Drama
35.
Deputation of a young Sri Lankan filmmaker to the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune for a short-term course
36.
Organised a fusion music concert ‘Koshish-a musical crossover” in Colombo by Smt. Shubha Mudgal and other artistes
37.
Organised a lecture by Mr. N. Ram, Chief Editor, The Hindu on techniques of Journalism
38.
Funded the Ministry of Land & Irrigation for rehabilitation of small irrigation tanks in Kurunegala

TOTAL: SLR. 5,639,594.00
   

• Academics

1
Editing the thesis of late Mr. K.C. Sankaranarayan on affinities between Kerela & Sri Lanka
2
Publishing of books titled “Gandhi & Sri Lanka” and Nehru & Sri Lanka
3
Sketches on India House and gardens executed by Laki Senanayake to be included in illustrated publication on India House.
4
Publication of new works on the edicts of Emperor Asoka by Dr. Sudharshan Seneviratne.
5
Purchase of copies of the book on “200 years of Contribution of Persons of Indian Origin in Sri Lanka” from The Indian Heritage Foundation.
6
Publication of Mr. Stanley Kirinde’s paintings.
7
Research study on “Indo-Lanka relations in Pre-modern times” by the Department of History, University of Peradeniya.
8
Compilation of a panoramic history of India-Sri Lanka Relations by Prof. S.D Muni.
9
Deputation of an Indian IT expert to develop future IT curriculum for University of Kelaniya.
10
Fund IT training of teachers at the Hindu Ladies College.
11
Deputation of Prof. Suryanarayan to University of Peradeniya to lecture Undergraduate & Post graduate courses in Political science.
12
Visit of five Vice Chancellors from Sri Lanka to participate in a workshop on Educational Management & Development.
13
Deputation of a consultant from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, for staff & curriculum development at the Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
14
Deputation of one Indian resource person to Moolai Institute of Nursery Studies, Sri Lanka.
15
Gift of books to University of Colombo & Eastern University
16
Deputation of a Sri Lankan scholar to attend short term training programme in economics.
17
Junior Fellowship awarded to Rev Wimalakitti for a study on India-Sri Lanka relations.
18
Ten students from University of Peradeniya are to participate in an International Conference on Sustainable Development and Management of Natural Resources.
19
Deputation of one resource person from India to Sri Palee Campus to conduct a workshop for undergraduate students
20
Deputation of two experts from India for a workshop on the use of Computer Assisted Learning in secondary and tertiary education at the National Science Foundation
21
Visit of one top management expert from CFTRI to Sri Lanka and one from ITI to India to establish synergistic alliance between CFTRI & ITI
22
Visit of one Indian expert to Sri Lanka and deputation of two Sri Lankan technicians for training in India to establish a National Repair and Maintenance Centre in Sri Lanka
23
Deputation of Prof.K. Tillekeratne, Vice Chancellor, university of Kelaniya to study the functioning of the University Grants Commission in India
24
Deputation of Dr. Thusitha Tennakoon, Director, BCIS to India to finalise an MoU between Bandanaike Centre for International Studies and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
25
Deputation of Dr. Nayani Melegoda to India for a study on Archival Sources related to Sri Lanka at the National Archives of India
26
Deputation of Prof. M.I. Thabrew, University of Kelaniya to visit the Human Genetics Department of the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai to study cytogenetic and single cell DNA damage assays that are being carried out at the institute
27
Visit by senior faculty members of IIM, Lucknow to the University of Kelaniya, in order to develop a course on MBA
28
Deputation of two faculty members of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) to study and discuss with the faculty of an agricultural University in India on a programme of cooperation and assistance to help setup a department of agricultural science at SEUSL
29
Deputation of two young academics from Faculty of Arts & Culture and Faculty of Management for a short term attachment with a good college in India
30
Visit by the Vice Chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka to India, in order to meet with IGNOU and other relevant officials to understand develop the Open University system in Sri Lanka
31
Deputation of two faculty members of University of Keleniya to IIM, Lucknow to finalise the MBA curriculum

TOTAL: SLR. 6,591,852.00

• Health

1. Deputation of Dr G Goonetilleke for workshop in advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.
2. Deputation of Dr (Mrs) PA Samarasekera for training in Histopathology of Ophthalmic Diseases at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.
3. Deputation of Dr A Samarasekera to study Forensic investigations on sudden deaths.
4. Deputation of Dr NJ Abeygunawardena to train in MRI at Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.
5. Technology transfer for detection of Parasitic diseases - Department of Parasitology, University of Peradeniya.
6. Deputation of Dr P P Sathananthan to attend a training course in paediatric echocardiography
7. Deputation of Dr. R.P Dayasena for sub-speciality training in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
8. Deputation of two Indian consultants for two months over a period of three academic years to the Gampaha Wickremarachi Ayurveda Institute.
9. Deputation of Prof. S.N. Arseculeratne to participate in a conference of ENT Surgeons
10. Visit of one Panchakarma Specialist from India to provide training and conduct workshops

TOTAL: SLR. 1,831,121.00

• Science & Technology

1. Training in Post Harvest technology for a technical assistant at ITI
2. Deputation of Dr (Mrs) GKMC Ranasinghe to train on poultry disease diagnosis at Bangalore Veterinary College.
3. Deputation of Dr Ramanathan to make an assessment on alternative electric power generation systems in Sri Lanka
4. Training in post harvest technology relating to storage of onions for a scientist from the Institute of Post Harvest Technology

TOTAL: SLR. 299,464.00

• Archaeology

1. Assistance of an Indian expert, Mr Manager Singh for the conservation of paintings at Gothami Viharaya.
2. Deputation of three assistant librarians from Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology to undertake a study tour at the American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon.
3. Donation of books to Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology.

TOTAL: SLR. 440,860.00