High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

Craftspersons from Sri Lanka are currently exhibiting and selling their products at the Shilpa Sri Lanka 2011 Crafts Exhibition that is being held at the Dilli Haat Crafts Village in New Delhi. The products that will be on exhibit until 31 October include jewellery, lace, ceramic ware, rush & reed items, batik, wooden toys, bamboo and lacquer products, paintings and traditional Sri Lankan masks.  
 
The exhibition was officially inaugurated on 19 October by High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) of India, S.S. Gupta. The exhibition is organised jointly by the National Crafts Council of Sri Lanka and the High Commission of Sri Lanka in India in collaboration with the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) of India.
 
Speaking at the inauguration of the exhibition, High Commissioner Kariyawasam stated that the participation of Sri Lankan Craftspersons at the Dilli Haat Crafts Village in New Delhi is a manifestation of the close relations that exist between India and Sri Lanka, as well as the civilisational traditions between the two nations. While the opportunity of exhibiting their products at Dilli Haat is professionally useful for the Craftspersons it is also commercially productive. Development Commissioner Gupta, in his remarks, appreciated the high quality of Sri Lankan crafts. Referring to the India-Sri Lanka Crafts Exchange Programme through which Indian Craftspersons visited Sri Lanka in April, the Development Commissioner stated that the Indian Craftspersons appreciated the experience as well as the warm hospitality that they received in Sri Lanka.