Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India is the Sri Lankan envoy to India. Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences (for instance, whereas Ambassadors present their diplomatic credentials to the host country's head of state, High Commissioners are accredited to the head of government), they are in practice one and the same office.

Prior to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties with India after Ceylon gained independence in 1948, the Government of British Ceylon maintained an official representative to the British Raj in India from 1942 to 1948. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to both Bhutan and Afghanistan. Sri Lanka also maintains two Consuls-Generals in Chennai and Mumbai.

Representatives of the Government of Ceylon
RepresentativeStart of TermEnd of Term
Sir Baron Jayathilake19421945
Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke Adigar19451946
M.W.H de Silva19471948

High Commissioners
High CommissionerStart of TermEnd of Term
Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG19481950
C. Coomaraswamy19501955
Sir Edwin Wijeratne19551957
Sir Richard Aluwihare, KCMG, CBE19571963
Shirley Amerasinghe19631966
Siri Perera19671969
N. Q. Dias19701972
Justin Siriwardena19741977
Arthur Basnayake19771978
T.B.Panabokke19781982
Bernard Tilakaratna19821989
Dr Stanley Kalpage19891991
Dr Neville Kanakeratne19911994
Mangala Moonesinghe19952000
Dr Senake Bandaranayake20002002
Mangala Moonesinghe20022005
C. R. Jaysinghe20052009
Prasad Kariyawasam20092014
Sudarshana Senavirathne20142015
Esala Weerakoon20152018
Austin Fernando2018Present

See also
  • List of heads of missions from Sri Lanka

References
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