Respected,
Governor
of Southern Province His Excellency Willy Gamage,
Secretaries,
Other
officials
and
dear Friends,
Good
evening to all of you.
India
will be completing her 75 years of independence on 15th August,
2022. To celebrate
this momentous occasion, Government of India is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav, beginning 75 weeks prior to the 75th Independence Day of India. Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of
India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the
glorious history of its people, culture and achievements. India’s Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi had formally launched India@75
celebrations on 12th March 2021 at Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat, 75
weeks prior to India’s 75th Independence Day on 15th
August 2022 and will end on 15th August 2023.
As a part of celebrating AKAM, Consulate
General of India, Hambantota organized many events in Southern province and Monaragala District of Uva Province in 2021.
This includes events like Cleanliness Drive at Weeravila, Inauguration of R.K.
Narayan English Activity room in Madawelana Maha Vidyalaya, Inauguration of
Practice Side Wicket at Debarawewa, AKAM Hambantota District Football
Tournament, AKAM Indian Musical Evening and AKAM Premier League etc.
This year, CGI
Hambantota has planned to celebrate a “Special AKAM Week” from 30th January –
10th February 2022 encompassing different events. Today we are formally
beginning special AKAM week with “Divyanubuthi Odissi Dance Performance”.
Dear
friends….
I warmly
welcome each one of you to this wonderful evening and thank everyone for
sparing their valuable time to attend this event. I also welcome our10 member
troupe from India who will be performing today lead by veteran artist Ms.
Momitha Gosh. Madam, I warmly welcome you and your troupe to this wonderful
evening.
Thank you.
