Shri Lankan ambassador to India visits iLEAD
September, 2013, the students of iLead had the rare
opportunity of interacting face to face with His Excellency Sri Prasad Kariyawasam,
Shri Lankan Ambassador to India at the Dale Carnegie Auditorium in iLead
Campus.
Sri.
Prasad Kariyawasam has been the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka to India since
December 2009. He has also held diplomatic assignments in various other countries
throughout the world including Geneva, Riyadh, Washington, Ney York and New
Delhi.
Shri
Prasad talked to the students as if he was talking to the children of his own
nation, addressing issues faced by both the nations and how India and Sri Lanka
share the same history and culture, and how they are different yet very similar
to each other. He also talked about how Sri. Lanka has overcome their problems
of terrorism in the past and how they are on a steady growth path, with a
literacy rate of 93% and a rising standard of living with a high Per Capita
income.
He
also explained how they overcame illiteracy, by educating females, which has
helped in the overall steady rise in literacy as females are the key to any
society. This received immediate applause from the audience.
“Delhi
is like my home away from home”, he said in response to a question about.
favorite destination. “After New Delhi it is Washington”, he added.
There
were several more questions from the bunch of inquisitive college students,
ranging from the entertainment industry to the cross-employability of Indians
and Sri Lankans and the credibility of the portrayal on Sri Lanka in the recent
Bollywood flick Madras Café.
It
was overall a very engaging and enlightening session, leaving the minds of the
young audience more opened up to world affairs.
About ILEAD:
Institute
of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Development (Ilead) is one of the premier
Media and Management School of Kolkata having world class infrastructure excellent teaching and non teaching staff
and is using latest educated technologies and is affiliated to West Bengal
University of Technology (WBUT) and is located in the heart of the City. To
know more about Ilead one can visit www.ilead.net.in
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