Karaveddy is a town located 7 km from the
City
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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.
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Jaffna District,
Sri Lanka. In local
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of P ...
it translates to ''Coastal Strip'', although it is few km from the coast.
Karaveddy Pradeshya Sabha is the administrative office for this region. Main town area of Karaveddy is called as
Nelliady.
Karaveddy is the birthplace of many popular personalities like V.K.Sittampalam, the first Sri Lankan Postmaster general,
P. Kandiah, the first and only Communist Member of Parliament elected to represent Point Pedro electorate,
M. Sivasithamparam, M.P for Uduppiddy & Nallur and the Deputy Speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament, S. Sivagnanasundaram, the Editor of "Chiriththiran" magazine, Prof.
K. Sivathamby
Professor Karthigesu Sivathamby ( ta, கார்த்திகேசு சிவத்தம்பி; 10 May 1932 – 6 July 2011) was a Sri Lankan Tamil literary historian, author and academic.
Early life and family
Sivathamby was bor ...
, Ceylon's (Sri Lanka) famous grapes vineyard owner, V.S.Thamotharampillai and many others.
Anton Balasingham
Anton Balasingham Stanislaus ( ta, ஆண்டன் பாலசிங்கம் சிடானிசுலாசு, translit=Āṇṭaṉ Pālaciṅkam Ciṭāṉisulās; 4 March 1938 – 14 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil journal ...
, the Political Adviser of the
LTTE, lived during his childhood and early youth in Karaveddy.
"Karavai Velan Kovai" is an ancient literary work dedicated to a feudal landlord lived in Karaveddy. "Karavai" is a shortened name of this village.
Karaveddy is well known for its culture and religious places.
Famous Schools
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Nelliady Central College
Nelliady Central College ( ta, நெல்லியடி மத்திய கல்லூரி ''Nelliyaṭi Mattiya kalloori'', also known as Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam) is a provincial school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka.
History
The scho ...
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Vadamaradchy Central Ladies College
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Vigneswara College
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Udupiddy American Mission College
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Udupiddy Girls' College
References
Towns in Jaffna District
Vadamarachchi South West DS Division
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