PM Modi inaugurated the International Airport at Kushinagar on October 20, 2021. The inaugural international flight arrived from Sri Lanka to mark the occasion. A delegation, led by Cabinet Minister Namal Rajapaksa, comprising around 100 senior Buddhist monks, 4 State Ministers & other senior officials arrived at the sacred city of Kushinagar from Colombo on
Dr. Champalal Mandrele (Bhante Dr. Chandrakitti), Convener, Tathagat Buddha Chair, Samrat Ashok Subharti School of Buddhist Studies, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University met His Holiness Tai Situpa Rinpoche, a prominent Buddhist Scholar and discussed possible Academic and Cultural collaborations under the guidance of His Holiness which could benefit the society. His Holiness gifted a Buddha Statue