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Ponniah Pillai
Ponniah is a Tamil surname. From Tamil ''pon''- ‘gold’ + -''aiah'' an honorific suffix meaning ‘father’ (Sanskrit ''ārya''). Notable people with the surname include: *Joseph Ponniah Right Reverend Joseph Ponniah (born 12 October 1952) is a Sri Lanka Tamil priest and the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Batticaloa. Early life Ponniah was born on 12 October 1952 in Thannamunai in eastern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Joseph' ... (born 1952), Sri Lanka Roman Catholic bishop * Mano Ponniah (born 1943), Sri Lankan architect, engineer, and cricketer * Rennis Ponniah, Singaporean Anglican bishop References {{surname Tamil masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamils
The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar ( ta, தமிழர், Tamiḻar, translit-std=ISO, in the singular or ta, தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, translit-std=ISO, label=none, in the plural), or simply Tamils (), are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group who trace their ancestry mainly to India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, union territory of Puducherry and to Sri Lanka. Tamils who speak the Tamil Language and are born in Tamil clans are considered Tamilians. Tamils constitute 5.9% of the population in India (concentrated mainly in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), 15% in Sri Lanka (excluding Sri Lankan Moors), 7% in Malaysia, 6% in Mauritius, and 5% in Singapore. From the 4th century BCE, urbanisation and mercantile activity along the western and eastern coasts of what is today Kerala and Tamil Nadu led to the development of four large Tamil empires, the Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas, and Pallavas and a number of smaller states, all of whom were warring amongst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Ponniah
Right Reverend Joseph Ponniah (born 12 October 1952) is a Sri Lankan Tamil people, Sri Lanka Tamil priest and the current Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka, Roman Catholic Bishop of Batticaloa. Early life Ponniah was born on 12 October 1952 in Thannamunai in eastern Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. He was educated at St. Joseph's Minor Seminary and St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee. He has Bachelor of Philosophy degree from St. Paul Seminary, Thiruchirapally and a Bachelor of Theology from the National Seminary, Poonah. Ponniah also has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Peradeniya, a Licentiate in Biblical Theology degree from the Pontifical Urbaniana University (1993) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Christian civilization from the University of Jaffna. Career Ponniah was ordained as a priest in April 1980. He was parish priest at St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa, St. Mary's Co-Cathedral, Batticaloa (1980–82), Vaharai, Veechchu Kalmunai and Ayhiyamalai. He was rector at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mano Ponniah
Charles Edward Manoharan "Mano" Ponniah (born 3 May 1943) is a Sri Lankan architect and engineer who played first-class cricket in Sri Lanka and England from 1964 to 1969. Cricket career in Ceylon Mano Ponniah attended S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, before studying engineering at the University of Ceylon. He was a member of the University team that won the P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in 1963. He played for Ceylon as an opening batsman while still a student, making his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match against Madras in 1963-64, when in 76.1 overs in the second innings he made 60 not out, Ceylon's highest score of the match, to help Ceylon to victory by six wickets. He toured India with Ceylon in 1964-65, playing in seven of the eight first-class matches and scoring 325 runs at an average of 25.00. He played in all three matches against India. Cricket career in England In 1966, Ponniah went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to continue his studies. He played crick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennis Ponniah
Rennis Ponniah (); is a Singaporean Anglican retired Bishop. He was the 9th Bishop of Singapore. He succeeded Bishop John Chew on his retirement on 4 October 2012. He was also the president of the National Council of Churches of Singapore from 2016 to 2018. He retired in 2020 and was succeeded by Titus Chung. Education Ponniah studied in the National University of Singapore and received a Bachelor of Social Science degree; and a Master's in Divinity from Trinity Theological College, Singapore. Priesthood In 1990, Ponniah was ordained as a deacon at St Andrew's Cathedral and in 1991, he was ordained as a priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic .... On 4 May 2005, he was consecrated as the Assistant Bishop of Singapore. Prior to becoming the Anglican Bishop of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Masculine Given Names
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam Tamiḻakam (Tamil: தமிழகம்; Malayalam: തമിഴകം), ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
