High Commission of SL New Delhi initiates publication on Ramayana sites to mark the 75th anniversary of Indo-Lanka diplomatic relations
Posted on September 27th, 2023
Media Release2023.09.28
As the latest of a series of activities to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Sri Lanka which falls this year, the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi has initiated a book project on Ramayana sites in collaboration with the internationally renowned publisher Dorling Kindersley Publishing Private Limited (DK) India.
The proposed book, with the working title In the Footsteps of Rama; A Cultural Journey through India and Sri Lanka”, will feature the Ramayana sites both in India and Sri Lanka giving reference to the historical, archeological and mythological aspects of these sites.
DK, a publisher of high-quality illustrated reference books plans to bring out the final production of the book by July next year.
The agreement pertaining to the publication was signed yesterday (25) at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi. DK India’s Managing Director Aparna Sharma, Head Finance & Operations Alka Kumar, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda, Deputy High Commissioner Niluka Kadurugamuwa, Minister of the High Commission Upul Pushpakumara and Minister Counsellor Gamini Sarath Godakanda were present at the signing.