Who was the special guest at 3rd International Dhamma Dharma Conference held in Indore in 2015 ?

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Correct — B, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji of Bhutan, then Bhutan's Foreign Minister. He was the special guest at the 3rd International Dharma-Dhamma Conference held at Indore on 24 October 2015 (the paper writes it 'Dhamma Dharma'; the series' formal name is the Dharma-Dhamma Conference), organised by the India Foundation together with the Madhya Pradesh government and Sanchi University. He spoke on religion as a means for the welfare of mankind and praised India as the birthplace of major faiths.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A Sri Lankan leader (the paper spells 'Wickremsinghe'; correctly Wickremesinghe) — a plausible South-Asian name, but he was not the special guest at this Indore conference.  (c) A Nepalese leader; he was not the special guest at the 3rd Dharma-Dhamma Conference.  (d) A Myanmar leader; she did not attend this Indore conference as special guest.

Concept: The Dharma-Dhamma Conference is an international dialogue on shared Hindu ('Dharma') and Buddhist ('Dhamma') thought, convened by the India Foundation with partners. Several editions have been hosted in Madhya Pradesh, linking to the state's deep Buddhist heritage and to Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.

State PCS 2019 Q87 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

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