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Jaffna College is a private school in
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
Vaddukoddai (also spelt Vattukkottai, Vatukotai, Vattukotai) ( ta, வட்டுக்கோட்டை, si, වඩුකෝඩයි) is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. I ...
, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1871 as a successor to the Batticotta Seminary
The Batticotta Seminary was an educational institute founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)'s American Ceylon Mission at Vaddukodai, in the Jaffna Peninsula north Sri Lanka in 1823. It was founded as part of ...
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
Vaddukoddai (also spelt Vattukkottai, Vatukotai, Vattukotai) ( ta, வட்டுக்கோட்டை, si, වඩුකෝඩයි) is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. I ...
. The ACM established numerous schools on the peninsula, the first school being the ''Common Free School'' (Union College
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...
) in Tellippalai
Tellippalai or Thellippalai ( ta, தெல்லிப்பழை Tellippaḻai
. In 1823 the
. In 1823 the
Batticotta Seminary
The Batticotta Seminary was an educational institute founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)'s American Ceylon Mission at Vaddukodai, in the Jaffna Peninsula north Sri Lanka in 1823. It was founded as part of ...
was established in Vaddukoddai
Vaddukoddai (also spelt Vattukkottai, Vatukotai, Vattukotai) ( ta, வட்டுக்கோட்டை, si, වඩුකෝඩයි) is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. I ...
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-Cultural Studies
The ''Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies'' is located inJaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mo ...
and established in the memory of Evelyn Wijeyaratne Rutnam, the late wife of late Dr. James T. Rutnam. Dr. Rutnam had a huge collection of books and research articles by his contacts and collection from university dons. researchers, leading legal figures and businessmen. Learned personnel always visited him there for consultation and made use of his library. Later on Dr. Rutnam has given his collection of books to Jaffna College in Vaddukoddai and established a building in Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mo ...
to store books for research purposes. It was named the ''Evelyn Rutnam Institute'' and remains under the American Missionaries as a testimony to James Rutnam's love of research and learning, and encouragement to young students.
Big Match
JC play St. Patrick's College, Jaffna in an annual cricket match known as the ''Battle of the Golds''. The first match took place in 1917.Notable alumni
*Allen Abraham
Allen Abraham (1865 – 9 July 1922; born Subramaniar Ambalavanar) was a Ceylon Tamil academic and astronomer.
Early life and family
Ambalavanar was born in 1865 in Karainagar on the island of Karaitivu in northern Ceylon. He was the son ...
– Academic and astronomer.
* D. J. Ambalavanar – Church of South India Bishop of Jaffna.
* S. Arasaratnam – Professor of History.
* K. Arulanandan – Professor of Engineering.
* A. Arulpiragasam – Commissioner of Elections.
* Y. Balaretnarajah – Chief of the Defence Staff of Sri Lanka.
* K. Balasingam – Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of repr ...
.
* V. Balasubramaniam – Businessman.
* J. V. Chelliah – Vice principal of Jaffna College.
* R. C. S. Cooke – Senior Assistant Commissioner for Co-operative Development.
* Valentine Daniel
Professor Errol Valentine Daniel is a Sri Lankan Tamil academic, anthropologist and author. He is currently Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Southern Asian Institute at Columbia University.
Early life
Daniel was educated at Jaffna C ...
– Academic and anthropologist.
* Waithilingam Duraiswamy
Sir Waithilingam Duraiswamy ( ta, வைத்திலிங்கம் துரைசுவாமி; 8 June 1874 – 12 April 1966) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and speaker of the State Council of Ceylon.
Early life and family
...
– Speaker
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** I ...
of the State Council of Ceylon.
* A. Gnanathasan – Deputy Solicitor General of Sri Lanka, President's Counsel
President's Counsel (postnominal PC) is an eminent lawyer who is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka to be one of the "President's Counsel learned in the law". The term is also recognized as an honorific which replaced the practice of appoi ...
* A. Gunanayagam – Senior Deputy Auditor General.
* R. J. Gunaratnam – Chairman of Ceyma Silk Industries.
* K. Indrapala
Professor Karthigesu Indrapala (born 22 October 1938) is a Sri Lankan academic, historian, archaeologist, author and former dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna.
Early life and family
Indrapala was born on 22 October 1938. He was th ...
– Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka
The University of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, இலங்கைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) was the public university system of Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1978.
Est ...
.
* D. B. S. Jeyaraj – Journalist.
* B. H. S. Jayewardene – Editor of the ''Ceylon Daily News
The ''Daily News'' is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is now published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing on 3 January 1918. D. R. Wije ...
''.
* S. Jebanesan – Church of South India Bishop of Jaffna.
* Silan Kadirgamar – Academic and historian.
* S. R. Kanaganayagam – Member of the Senate.
* K. Kandiah – Lecturer at Cavendish Laboratory, instruments specialist at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment.
* M. Kulasekaram – Vice principal of Royal College, Colombo.
* A. V. Kulasingham – Editor of the ''Ceylon Daily News
The ''Daily News'' is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is now published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing on 3 January 1918. D. R. Wije ...
'' and ''Hindu Organ''.
* S. Kulendran
The Right Reverend Sabapathy Kulendran (23 September 1900 – 14 February 1992) was a Ceylon Tamil priest and the Church of South India Bishop of Jaffna.
Early life
Kulendran was born on 23 September 1900. He was the son of Sabapathy, a n ...
– Church of South India Bishop of Jaffna.
* V. C. Manicam – Auditor General.
* A. T. Moorthy – Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is the Sri Lankan envoy to United Kingdom. Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical ...
.
* P. Nagalingam – Member of the Senate.
* S. I. Navaratnam – President of the British Medical Association (Ceylon).
* S. Pathmanathan – Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
The University of Jaffna ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், translit=Yāḻppāṇap Palkalaikkaḻakam; si, යාපනය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ''Yāpanaya Viśvavidyālaya''; ...
.
* Handy Perinpanayagam – Independence activist.
* S. A. Raheem – Member of Parliament for Mannar, High Commissioner.
* V. Ramaswamy – Crown proctor, Chairman of Anuradhapura Urban Council.
* E. V. Ratnam – Surgeon, Member of Colombo Municipal Council
The Colombo Municipal Council is the municipal governing body of Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of Colombo, current elect is Rosy Senanayake, and 119 elected 119 muni ...
.
* J. M. Sabaratnam – Additional Government Agent.
* Joseph Sarvananthan
Venerable Joseph Sarvananthan was an Anglican priest, in the Diocese of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. He was made a deacon in 1965 and ordained as a priest in 1966.
Life
Known as Fr Sarva or Sarvananthan 'Pothagar', he served i ...
– Church of Ceylon
The Church of Ceylon ( si, ලංකා සභාව) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extra-provincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan. It was established in 1845 with the appointme ...
Archdeacon of Jaffna.
* K. Sittambalam – Director of Finance of General Treasury.
* S. Sivanayagam – Editor of '' Saturday Review'', ''Tamil Nation'' and ''Hot Spring''.
* P. Sriskandarajah – Judge, Supreme Court of Ceylon
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; ta, இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is th ...
.
* Rajini Thiranagama
Dr. Rajani Thiranagama (née Rajasingham) (23 February 1954 – 21 September 1989) was a Tamil human rights activist and feminist who was assassinated by Tamil Tigers cadres after she had criticised them for their atrocities. At the time of her ...
– Academic and human rights activist.
* K. Thurairatnam – Member of Parliament for Point Pedro
Point Pedro ( ta, பருத்தித்துறை, translit=Paruttittuṟai; si, පේදුරු තුඩුව, translit=Pēduru Tuḍuva) is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island.
...
.
* A. Vaidialingam – Founding member of the United Socialist Party.
* R. T. Vignaraja – High Court Judge.
See also
*List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The following is a list of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The province is divided into 12 education zones which are sub-divided into 33 education divisions. There are around 1,000 schools in the province. 11 schools are national schools ...
Notes
References
*External links
{{Commons category, position=left 1871 establishments in Ceylon American Ceylon Mission schools Church of South India schools in the Diocese of Jaffna Educational institutions established in 1871 Private schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Jaffna District