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Panditeripo
Pandatharippu or Pandaththarippu or Pandaththeruppu ( ta, பண்டத்தரிப்பு) is a village in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 20 km from City of Jaffna. It is also spelled "Pandathirippu". It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century. Dr. John Scudder, Sr., John Scudder founded the Asia’s first western medical center in this village. It was also known as ''Panditeripo'' in ACM documents. There are number of schools some which were founded by ACM and Churches and Hindu Temples in the village.Jared Bell Waterbury (1870) ''Memoir of the Rev. John Scudder, M.D.: Thirty-six Years Missionary in India'', Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, retrieved 7/19/2007 full text/ref> References {{Reflist Villages in Jaffna District Valikamam South West DS Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Ceylon Mission
The American Ceylon Mission (ACM) to Jaffna, Sri Lanka started with the arrival in 1813 of missionaries sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). Although they had originally planned to work in Galle, the British colonial office in Ceylon restricted the Americans to out-of-the-way Jaffna District, Jaffna due to the security concerns of the British who were warring with France at the time. The critical period of the impact of the missionaries was from the 1820s to early 20th century. During this time, they engaged in original translations from English language, English to Tamil language, Tamil, printing, and publishing, establishing primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions and providing health care for residents of the Jaffna Peninsula. These activities resulted in many social changes amongst Sri Lankan Tamils that survive even today. They also led to the attainment of a lopsided literacy level among residents in the relatively sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
