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Arumugam Sellamuttu
Atikar Arumugam Sellamuttu, MBE was a prominent Ceylonese colonial-era merchant and landowner. Educated at the Royal College, Colombo, he became a leading figure in the mercantile sector serving as a director of Lanka Life Assurance Ltd. and Sellamijttu Sivanathan & Co., Ltd.. He receded at "St. Edwin", Rosmead Place, Colombo. He was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1930 Birthday Honours for his philanthropic activities and had been awarded the title of Atikar. The ''Atikar A Sellamuttu Prize'' has been awarded at Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ... since 1935. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sellamuttu, Arumugam Sri Lankan businesspeople Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Ceylonese Members of the Ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Headmen Of Ceylon
Native headmen system was an integral part of the administration of the island of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) under the successive European Colonialism, colonial powers, namely the Portuguese Empire, the Dutch East India Company and the British Empire. Native headmen or leaders were appointed by the European colonial administrators to function as intermediates between the Europeans and the native populous. During different periods through this system these headmen functioned in military, policing, Administration (government), administrative and ceremonial capacities. They served as translators, revenue collectors and wielded quasi-judicial powers. Much of the system evolved and changed over time until some of the last vestiges of it were removed in the post-independent Ceylon. The members of this group formed a unique social group called the Sri Lankan Mudaliyars and associated with older Radala caste. History Origins Mudaliyar is a South Indian and Tamil language, Tamil n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
