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Sinhala translation of the Holy Quran presented to the High Commissioner of Nigeria in New Delhi PDF Print option in slimbox / lytebox? (info) E-mail
Monday, 03 April 2023 15:24

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A copy of the Sinhala translation of the Holy Quran was presented to the High Commissioner of Nigeria in New Delhi Ahmed Sule by Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda today (3) at the Nigerian High Commission.

The presentation was done as part of High Commissioner Moragoda’s efforts to enhance dialogue with Heads of Mission of Islamic countries concurrently accredited to Sri Lanka from New Delhi.

This Sinhala translation of the Holy Quran has been published by the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) of Sri Lanka.

Previously, High Commissioner Moragoda had presented copies of the Sinhala Quran to the Jama Masjid of Delhi, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (Council of Muslim Theologians of India) as well as to the Ambassadors of Morocco and Bahrain in New Delhi.

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi has been promoting dialogue with all major religions in India, in keeping with the policy roadmap "Integrated Country Strategy for Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions in India".

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03 April 2023

 
Gurukul Kurukshetra in Haryana and Sri Lanka to cooperate in natural farming PDF Print option in slimbox / lytebox? (info) E-mail
Monday, 03 April 2023 14:30
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At the invitation of the Governor of Gujarat Shri Acharya Devvrat, Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda visited the Gurukul Kurukshetra in Haryana on Sunday (2).

The Gurukul Kurukshetra is a specialized school that instills the Indian Vedic value system in young people. When it comes to obtaining admission to the best universities and military academies in India, the School has an unblemished track record of academic excellence.

Gurukul Kurukshetra also owns a 180- acre farm that employes zero-budget natural farming method where wheat, paddy, sugarcane, potatoes, and other crops are grown for many years. The meals of the resident students of the Gurukul are prepared with the produce of this farm. The Gurukul has begun natural farming in 2014 and also teaches it.

High Commissioner Moragoda visited both the school and the farm during his visit to Kurukshetra. Kurukshetra is also known as the setting of great Indian epic Mahabharata and believed to be the place where the Kurukshetra War described in the poem had taken place.

The High Commissioner and his delegation met with the Director of Gurukul Kurukshetra Col. Arun Dutta, State Advisor of Natural Farming Dr. Hari Om, Administrator of Gurukul Kurukshetra Mr. Ram Niwas and other officials of the school. The ways and means to enhance cooperation between the Gurukul and Sri Lanka, particularly in sharing the know-how on natural farming were discussed. During the discussions, it was also revealed that paddy was the crop with the highest yield under natural farming.

The farm uses cow dung and urine as fertilizer. It was revealed that the microorganisms found in cow dung and urine improve soil fertility of the farmland and that one indigenous cow is sufficient to farm 30 acres of land. It is said that the zero-budget agriculture method employed by the Gurukul produces the same amount of yield of a conventional farm at a lowest possible cost.

High Commission of Sri Lanka
New Delhi 
03 April 2023

 
High Commissioner Moragoda meets with the President of ISKCON Mumbai PDF Print option in slimbox / lytebox? (info) E-mail
Thursday, 30 March 2023 11:27

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda who is on an official visit to the State of Maharashtra met with the President of the Mumbai centre of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Shri Brajhari Das today (30) at the Society’s centre in Juhu. Today also marks the Ram Navami, a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Rama.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, otherwise known as the Hare Krishna movement, includes five hundred major centers, temples and rural communities, nearly one hundred affiliated vegetarian restaurants, thousands of local meeting groups, a wide variety of community projects, and millions of congregational members worldwide. 

ISKCON, which belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradāya, a monotheistic tradition within the Vedic or Hindu culture, was founded by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda in New York City in 1966.

Sri Lanka’s Consul General in Mumbai Dr. Valsan Vethody also joined High Commissioner Moragoda in the meeting. 

In keeping with his policy roadmap "Integrated Country Strategy for Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions in India", High Commissioner Moragoda has been promoting dialogue with all major religions in India.

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New Delhi 
30 March 2023
 
High Commissioner Moragoda meets Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Shaktikanta Das to discuss bilateral economic cooperation PDF Print option in slimbox / lytebox? (info) E-mail
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 13:27

Continuing his engagement with key officials of the Indian Government, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shri Shaktikanta Das today (29) at the Bank’s Headquarters in Mumbai. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner is on an official visit to the State of Maharashtra. 

The meeting between the RBI Governor and the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka was held in a very cordial manner, and a range of issues pertaining to the bilateral economic cooperation was discussed. High Commissioner Moragoda thanked Governor Das for the support that India has been extending to Sri Lanka in the context of economic stabilization, particularly the currency swap arrangements and deferment of payments that materialized with the direct involvement of the Reserve Bank of India. He also thanked India for the leadership it took towards the realization of the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Sri Lanka.  

The RBI Governor and the High Commissioner discussed economic recovery in Sri Lanka, and the pivotal role that India could play in it through greater integration of the economies in areas such as power, energy, ports, infrastructure, tourism, IT services,

etc. The ways and means to enhance bilateral trade, particularly through Indian Rupee trade expansion, as a key pillar of economic revival in Sri Lanka, were discussed as well.

High Commissioner Moragoda presented a copy of his policy roadmap the " Integrated Country Strategy for Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions in India 2021/2023" to Governor Das. The High Commissioner was accompanied to the meeting by Sri Lanka’s Consul General in Mumbai Dr. Valsan Vethody. 

A former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Shaktikanta Das has been serving as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India since December 2018. He was earlier a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission and India's Sherpa to the G20. During his career as an IAS officer, Das served in various capacities for the Indian Government, including as Economic Affairs Secretary, Revenue Secretary and Fertilizers Secretary. He has also served as India’s Alternate Governor in the World Bank, ADB, NDB and AIIB.

During the past couple of months, High Commissioner Moragoda met with several other key officials of the Government of India, including Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Chairman of the NITI Aayog Parameswaran Iyer and Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance Bharat Lal.

High Commission of Sri Lanka 
New Delhi 
29 March 2023
 
High Commissioner Moragoda presents a copy of the Sinhala translation of the Holy Quran to the Ambassador of Bahrain PDF Print option in slimbox / lytebox? (info) E-mail
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 11:46

Continuing his efforts to promote dialogue with Heads of Mission of Islamic countries concurrently accredited to Sri Lanka from New Delhi, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda yesterday (21) presented a copy of the Sinhala translation of the Holy Quran to the Ambassador of Bahrain to India Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed AlGaoud. 

Earlier in February, High Commissioner Moragoda had presented copies of the Sinhala translation of the Holy Quran to the Ambassador of Morocco in India.

This Sinhala translation of the Holy Quran, published by the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) of Sri Lanka, was presented to the Bahraini Ambassador at the Embassy of Bahrain in New Delhi. 

Previously, the High Commission had presented copies of the Sinhala Quran to the Jama Masjid of Delhi and the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (Council of Muslim Theologians of India).

In keeping with the "Integrated Country Strategy for Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions in India", the policy roadmap of High Commissioner Moragoda, the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi has been promoting dialogue with all major religions in India.

High Commission of Sri Lanka
New Delhi 
22 March 2023
 


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