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{{Short description|Diplomatic mission of India to Suriname}}
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| location = [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]]
| address = Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat No. 239, Paramaribo, Suriname
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| ambassador = S. Balachandran
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The '''Embassy of India in Paramaribo''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the [[Republic of India]] to [[Suriname]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Embassy of India, Paramaribo, Suriname|url=https://www.indembassysuriname.gov.in/index.php|access-date=2021-08-20|website=www.indembassysuriname.gov.in}}</ref>

==Ambassador==
S. Balachandra is the current Indian ambassador to Suriname. Ambassador reports to the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri S. Balachandran appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Suriname|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/33864/Shri_S_Balachandran_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_Suriname|access-date=2021-08-20|website=www.mea.gov.in}}</ref>

==India Culture Centre==
Embassy operates [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]]'s ''Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC)'' in [[Paramaribo]]. Culture centre was established in 1978. The centre regularly conducts various events activities to promote cultural exchange between India and Suriname.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Swami Vivekananda Culture Centre, Paramaribo, Suriname {{!}} Indian Council for Cultural Relations|url=https://www.iccr.gov.in/indianculturalcenter/swami-vivekananda-culture-centre-paramaribo-suriname|access-date=2021-08-20|website=www.iccr.gov.in}}</ref>

The Centre provides training in Hindi, Kathak, yoga and Indian classical music. As of December 2016, there are approximately 80 voluntary Hindi schools in the country.<ref name="MEA2016">{{cite web|date=December 2016|title=India-Suriname Relations|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Suriname_DEC2016_newone1.pdf|access-date=7 January 2017|website=Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[India–Suriname relations]]
*[[List of diplomatic missions of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.indembassysuriname.gov.in/index.php Official website]

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