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A. V. Kulasingham
Aiyathurai Varnakulasingham Kulasingham (11 October 1890 – 16 January 1978) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician, journalist and editor of the ''Ceylon Daily News'' and ''Hindu Organ''. Early life and family Kulasingham was born on 11 October 1890. He was educated at Jaffna College. Kulasingham married Rasammah, daughter of Thambu, in 1910. They had three sons (Rudrasingam, Karalasingam and Jeganathan) and five daughters (Manonmani, Annapillai, Thilagam, Pathmaranee and Jeyamani). Career Kulasingham got involved in journalism whilst still a student, contributing articles to the ''Morning Star'' and ''The Times of Ceylon''. He was later editor of the ''Ceylon Daily News'' (1925) and ''Hindu Organ'', and special correspondent to the ''Manchester Guardian''. Kulasingham was also an advocate and practised law for more than 50 years. He was also a crown advocate. Kulasingham was a founding member of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) in 1944 and served as joint secretary. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaffna College
__NOTOC__ Jaffna College is a private school in Vaddukoddai, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1871 as a successor to the Batticotta Seminary which had been established by American missionaries. History In 1816 American missionaries founded the American Ceylon Mission in Jaffna. The ACM established missions in other parts of the Jaffna peninsula including one in Vaddukoddai. The ACM established numerous schools on the peninsula, the first school being the ''Common Free School'' (Union College) in Tellippalai. In 1823 the Batticotta Seminary was established in Vaddukoddai to educate the brightest boys on the peninsula. The seminary was intended to convert the boys to Christianity but most boys retained their Hindu faith. As a consequence the seminary was closed around 1855. Alumni of the Batticotta Seminary and other local Christians led a campaign to re-open the seminary and in 1871 ''Jaffna College'' was opened on the former seminary site. Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
