Sr. No.

Date

Events / Activity

1.

Thursday, 29 May 2014

Kalinga Lanka Foundation was successfully launched on 29th May 2014 at a well attended function organized at the Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi.  Among the dignitaries who spoke on the occasion were H.E. Mr Prasad Kariyawasam, High Commisioner of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Lalit Mansingh, Former Foreign Secretary of India, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri K.P.Singhdeo, Former Union Minister, Shri Subas Pani, Former Chief Secretary of Odisha, Prof. G.K.Das, Former Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University, Shri Jatin Das, Renowned Painter and Smt Alpana Nayak, Odissi Dance Exponent & Guru.

2.

Thursday, 5th June 2014

The 1st Governing Body meeting of Kalinga Lanka Foundation(KLF) was held at Odisha Niwas, New Delhi on Thursday, 05th June 2014 at 4PM. Members of KLF present were Lalit Mansingh, Sameer Kumar Das,Jatin Das, D P Bagchi, K.M.Chaudhary, Ven. Sumithananda Thero, Alpana Nayak and Harihar Patra. Special invitees were (1)Ms Sucharita Sarangi, Officer on Special Duty representing Dr Sunil Kumar Bhargava, IAS, Principal Resident Commisioner, Govt of Odisha, New Delhi (2)Mr Kapila Fonseka, Minister, Sri Lanka High Commission, New Delhi (3) Mr N R Narain, Gen. Secretary, Indo Sri Lanka Cultural Council

3.

Tuesday, 19th August 2014

On Tuesday, 19th August 2014, a six-member delegation of Kalinga Lanka Foundation led by Mr Debi Prasad Bagchi, Former Chief Secretary of Odisha made a courtesy visit to the new ex-officio Patron-in-Chief of the Foundation, H.E. Prof. Sudarshan Seneviratne, High Commisioner of Sri Lanka in India. Members of the delegate include D P Bagchi, Harihar Patra, Alpana Nayak, Sameer Das, Roshan Wijesekera and Jatin Das. Also Kapila Fonseka, Minister, Sri Lanka High Commission was present.Mr Bagchi proposed 5 areas of mutual cooperation (1) Cooperation in Tourism Development, Connectivity and Tourist Exchange (2) Education and Skill Development (3) Joint Research and Exploration in the Buddhist Heritage (4) Trade Relations in the field of Textile, Gems & Jewellery (5) Promotion of Art & Culture

4.

Thursday, 04th  December 2014

Incorporation of Kalinga Lanka Foundation under Section 9(1) of the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Societies Act, 2012

5.

Tuesday, 16th December 2014

The 2nd Governing Body meeting of Kalinga Lanka Foundation