- In Sri Lanka, the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium built with Indian grant assistance of 30 crore Sri Lankan rupees was dedicated to the people in a special function today.
- The auditorium, largest in any of the universities in Sri Lanka was dedicated jointly by High Commissioner of India Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Vice Chancellor at the University of Ruhuna, Matara in Southern Province.
- The state of art auditorium with 1500 seating capacity has been designed by the famous Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa to conform to the philosophy of “Tropical Modernism”. The auditorium named after Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore is a symbol of cultural links with India and upholds his legacy.
- It is also an example of India-Sri Lanka people-oriented development partnership. The overall development portfolio of the Government of India in Sri Lanka is close to 3 billion US dollars.
Published On : 11 Oct 2018
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