Ramakrishna Mission Sri Koneswara Hindu College (also known as Trincomalee Hindu College or Trinco Hindu College) is a
national school in
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...
,
Sri Lanka.
History
The school was founded in 1897 by leading Hindus. It was administered by a Board of Management. It became a government primary school in 1922. The Board of Management handed the school over to the
Ramakrishna Mission on 1 June 1925.
Swami Vipulananda
Swami Vipulananda ( ta, சுவாமி விபுலாநந்தர்) (27 March 1892 – 20 July 1947), also known as Vipulananda Adigal, was a Sri Lankan Tamil Hinduism, Hindu social reformer, literary critic, author, poet, teacher a ...
administered the school on behalf of the mission. The school obtained senior secondary status in 1932. The school was forced to move to temporary premises during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, but moved back to its original premises in 1945. The school became a Grade One school in 1952.
Since its foundation, the school had functioned with two separate divisions: Hindu Boys Tamil School and Hindu Boys English School. Later the Hindu Boys English School was renamed R. K. M. Hindu College and whilst the Hindu Boys Tamil School became R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam. Both schools were taken over, as separate schools, by the government in 1961. In 1993 the two schools were merged into R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Hindu College and given
national school status.
Notable alumni
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A. L. Abdul Majeed
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M. E. H. Maharoof
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Seelan
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T. Sivasithamparam
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S. Thandayuthapani
See also
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List of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The following is a list of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The Eastern Province ( ta, கிழக்கு மாகாணம் ''Kiḻakku Mākāṇam''; si, නැගෙනහිර පළාත ''Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta'') is one o ...
References
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Educational institutions established in 1897
Former Hindu schools in Sri Lanka
National schools in Sri Lanka
Schools affiliated with the Ramakrishna Mission
Schools in Trincomalee
1897 establishments in Ceylon