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India gives Padma awards to Lankan Dancer Vajira Chitrasena and Linguist the Late Indra Dassanayake Source:Brisbane 4EB Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – December 2021 At a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Indian President’s residence in New Delhi, the President of India, Ramnath Kovind, presented the Padma awards for the year 2020. Among the awardees were two personalities from Sri Lanka. Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and the Late Indra Dassanayake were awarded the Padma Shri for their contributions in the field of dance, and literature and education, respectively. The Padma Awards are the fourth highest civilian honors of the Government of India that are announced annually on the Republic Day of India on the 26th January. The others are the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna. The award seeks to recognize distinguished services or achievements in diverse fields and disciplines. While Ms. Vathsala Dassanayake Ishtaweera, daughter of Late Prof. ...