The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today presented Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi a special reproduction of the original research proposal that she had submitted for a fellowship at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Shimla in May 1986.
The research proposal was titled “The Growth and Development of Burmese and Indian Intellectual Traditions Under Colonialism: A Comparative Study.”
The gift is a rare one and is likely to bring old memories back to the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi used to study in India and she is one of the most prestigious foreign students who studied in India.
This visit is significant as Hindus in Myanmar are facing an existential crisis and many have been forced by extremists. Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh citing religious persecution as a cause. Read more about the crisis:
