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Indra Dassanayake (1943 – September 2019) was a Sri Lankan academic, emeritus professor in Hindi, an internationally acclaimed scholar, and was one of the pioneers in introducing and promoting Hindi-language and North Indian culture in Sri Lanka through educational institutions. On 26 January 2020, she was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award which is one of the highest Indian civilian awards coinciding with the 71st Republic Day of India.

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  • Indra Dassanayake (1943 – September 2019) was a Sri Lankan academic, emeritus professor in Hindi, an internationally acclaimed scholar, and was one of the pioneers in introducing and promoting Hindi-language and North Indian culture in Sri Lanka through educational institutions. On 26 January 2020, she was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award which is one of the highest Indian civilian awards coinciding with the 71st Republic Day of India. (en)
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  • 1943-07-29 (xsd:date)
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  • Kota, Rajasthan, India (en)
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  • Indra Dassanayake in 2007 (en)
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  • Sri Lankan (en)
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  • September 2019 (en)
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  • Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka (en)
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  • First Sri Lankan Professor in Hindi; introducing Hindi language to schools and other educational institutions in Sri Lanka (en)
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  • Indra Dassanayake (en)
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  • Sri Lankan (en)
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  • University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (en)
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  • Late K. B. Dassanayake (en)
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  • Indra Dassanayake (1943 – September 2019) was a Sri Lankan academic, emeritus professor in Hindi, an internationally acclaimed scholar, and was one of the pioneers in introducing and promoting Hindi-language and North Indian culture in Sri Lanka through educational institutions. On 26 January 2020, she was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award which is one of the highest Indian civilian awards coinciding with the 71st Republic Day of India. (en)
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