Jaffna definition of jaffna by the free dictionary. This compilation of recipes of the jaffna tamils is a tribute to that tradition. Name results 1 kannan bavinthiran 9a 2 warnatheepa santhiramouli 9a 3 kirushika ruthirasampavan 9a 4 ananthavasan thishangan 9a 5 srirangan shageenthan 9a 6 edmannel inthushan 8 a, b 7 vilvarasa imajan 8a, b 8. The college thus grew in all aspects attracting visitors from the highest echelons of government and even visitors from england. The jaffna university library is the nucleus of academic information resources centre for university of jaffna, sri lanka. Media in category jaffna college the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. The burning of the jaffna public library by the police in. The seminary was intended to convert the boys to christianity but most boys retained their hindu faith. Reflections on the history of jaffna college colombo telegraph. Reflections on the history of jaffna college the island. He was educated at st johns college in yazhpanam or jaffna and. Management committee academic staff non academic staff former presidents photo gallery guest book view guest book curriculum activities co curriculum activities prospective teachers internship activity our courses contact us view students national colleges.
Jaffna history tamil hardcover may 1, 2000 by a muttuttampippillai author, a. Caste continues to be a decisive factor in social relationships. It was founded in 1871 as a successor to the batticotta seminary which had been established by american missionaries. Jaffna hindu college gnana vairavar temple maha kumbabishekam was held on 29th of may 20. It existedwith occasional interruptionsfrom the early 14th to the early 17th century.
In 1620 they captured jaffnas king sangli whose horseback statue stands on point pedro rd, then set about systematically demolishing the citys fabulous hindu temples. The trading centre for the agricultural produce of the peninsula and nearby islands, it is linked with the rest of the country by road and a railway. C, south indian tamils migrated to jaffna and other northern provinces of ceylon now sri lanka. Image from page 144 of seven years in ceylon stories of mission life 1890 14594896710.
Jaffna college is one of the most famous colleges in jaffna, and is the only private mixed school. Returning in 1919 to jaffna college, he gave us of his very best all these years. Jaffna college is a private school in vaddukoddai, sri lanka. James lynch in 1814, named jaffna wesleyan english school in 1817, renamed jaffna central school by rev. The jaffna library had become more than an institution it was a movement. The acm established missions in other parts of the jaffna peninsula including one in vaddukoddai. The first attack on the library building was on 31 may 1981. Jaffna yazhpanam in tamil is located in northern sri lanka ceylon in the past. Jaffna college, product of a liberal view of christian evangelism.
When the people of jaffna were displaced to chavakacheri in 1995 during the war, uppercaste wellowners threw litter and excreta into wells on unused land in order to prevent displaced people belonging to marginalised castes from using those wells. This was fulfilled when a campus of the university of sri lanka was established in 1974 by an order made by the honourable minister of education. Dr peter percival in 1834 and became jaffna central college in 1869. Jaffna synonyms, jaffna pronunciation, jaffna translation, english dictionary definition of jaffna. Later they decided to open a public library in jaffna. To mark this occasion, tamilculture magazine will publish a series of articles on tamil history and heritage.
Vaddukoddai is also home to the vaddu central college, another important secondary institute of education. The history of the current royal family of jaffna the royal. Jaffna college had a unique history and names mentioned in this article and many others had a vision that was sustained for over a century and a half. Our president welcome to jaffna national college of education. Catalogue of tamil printed books with introductory notices provides a range of. Chellapah who worked for the jaffna court started circulating his collection of books among his friends. Jaffna suffered under the portuguese and dutch occupations of the 17th18th cent. Students come from areas such as batticaloa and kandy, as well as jaffna. Prize giving at jaffna college is a memorable event held every year where filial love is kept, traditions maintained, spirits renewed and the visions of the founders achieved. The establishment of a full fledged university in jaffna had been a long standing aspiration of the people of jaffna. Almost from the beginning of sri lankas recorded history, there had been sporadic invasions by peoples from south india.
Our collection of periodicals and the internet browsing facility also attracts many members. He has completed primary and secondary education at jaffna college, vaddukoddai. It is a vision that has been repeatedly stressed in successive issues of the miscellany initially published in 1880 which is a rare source for our history. Join dato paul supramaniam as he shares the history and legacy of his family. This book is released at the end of mandalabishekam on 9th of june. The dynamics of caste politics in jaffna sri lanka guardian. Johns college, the evelyn rutnam institute, and one private collection. In the late 19th century, jaffna tamil migrated to malaysia in order to assist the colonial bureaucracy in clerical work. By 1960, the library had amassed 16,000 books, a major collection of magazines in tamil and english, and a.
It happened during the sri lankan civil war in the early 1980s. History for centuries jaffna or yarl has been sri lankas hindutamil cultural and religious centre, although the 17thcentury portuguese tried hard to change that. Jaffna protestant digital archive endangered archives programme. The alumni associations of jaffna college all over the world unreservedly endorsed those reforms in statements they issued in 2017.
All these precious collections were consigned to the flames when the jaffna public library was burnt down in 1981. It was named the evelyn rutnam institute and remains under the american missionaries as a testimony to james rutnams love of research and learning, and encouragement to young students. Jaffna college jc is a private school in vaddukoddai, sri lanka. The word jaffna a word derived from yapanaya by portuguese. Jaffna hindu college ebook is an online library of hindu books. The main industries are salt, cement, chemical, and tobacco production. The jaffna college library at one time was considered the best school library in asia. It was founded in 1871 as a successor jaffna college.
The book called the life style of jaffna published by the department of history, faculty of. The jaffna library boasts a collection of more than 3500 books and periodicals and this number keeps increasing rapidly every month. Eventually the seminary was renamed jaffna college and became a secular institution in 1867. Concerns raised over the future of jaffna college the. University of jaffna at its beginning in 1974 when parameshwara college jaffna and jaffna college vaddukoddai were taken. Jeyatheeswaran was born in vaddukoddai, jaffna, sri lanka. A city of extreme northern sri lanka on palk strait.
The foregoing facts give ample proof that jaffna central college is the oldest permanent english school in jaffna. The trustees of jaffna college funds were unequivocal in their position that the college required some farreaching reforms in the areas of management, financial administration and recruitment. Jaffna college is a private jaffna college vaddukoddai history book school in vaddukoddai, sri lanka. Rutnam has given his collection of books to jaffna college in vaddukoddai and established a building in jaffna to store books for research purposes. Logic, history and bible, for a period of 40 years. Rutnam has given his collection of books to jaffna college in vaddukoddai and established a building in jaffna to. This is the second part of an article that highlights the schools distinguished history, which dates back to the founding of batticotta seminary as jaffna college.
The mission of the faculty is to produce competent graduates who excel in learning and research in basic sciences and who could contribute to the development of the nation. The seal in our publications reads jaffna college ceylon with 1823 on the left and 1872 on the right, clearly proclaiming that the college was not a mere vaddukoddai or jaffna school but an allisland college. The tamil protestant community of the jaffna peninsula has left an indelible mark on. Vaukkoai intuk kalluri, also known as vaddu hindu college is a provincial school in sithankerny near vaddukoddai, sri lanka. In total, the collections comprise roughly 800 items held by the jaffna diocese of the church of south india csi bishops house in vaddukoddai, the college libraries of jaffna college, chundukuli girls college, st. May 24, 2011 when the people of jaffna were displaced to chavakacheri in 1995 during the war, uppercaste wellowners threw litter and excreta into wells on unused land in order to prevent displaced people belonging to marginalised castes from using those wells. It was the center of an ancient tamil culture until the portuguese conquest of 1619. The number of scholarships increased, providing opportunity for intelligent but needy students. The tamils of the north and east of sri lanka have a distinct cuisine which reflects their geography and their resourcefulness in the use of the products of their harsh lands. Tobacco, rice, coconuts, palmyra palm, and vegetables are grown. The northern province which has jaffna district is but creation by the colonial british two centuries ago, to assist their administration. It is situated on a flat, dry peninsula at the islands northern tip. There is one tertiaryhigher educational institution, known as.
In 1823, the american missionaries founded batticota seminary at vaddukoddai with rev. Stories of my family lecture series indian heritage centre. Jan, 2020 the foregoing facts give ample proof that jaffna central college is the oldest permanent english school in jaffna. Reflections on the history of jaffna college ll the island. Gate mudaliyar muthuthamby donated many books to the jaffna public library, there were about 97,000 books and over 10,000 manuscripts and some of the books were priceless. History of jaffna lonely planet travel information. Aug 02, 20 the seal in our publications reads jaffna college ceylon with 1823 on the left and 1872 on the right, clearly proclaiming that the college was not a mere vaddukoddai or jaffna school but an allisland college. Jaffna college was the successor of the batticotta vaddukoddai seminary. The acm established numerous schools on the peninsula, the first school being the common free school union college in tellippalai. This time the prize giving was held on june 26 th, 2014 at 4. The npauc was established in 1991 to offer courses in mathematical sciences, accountancy and finance.
The jaffna college senior geographical association. Cooke as my teacher in the vaddukoddai high school. The faculty of science was set up in october 1974 at vaddukoddai in the premises taken over from the undergraduates section of the jaffna college. The village also played an important role in the recent sri lankan civil war as the place where the tamil united liberation front party came up with the vaddukoddai resolution in 1976 that articulated the view that minority sri lankan tamils needed separation from rest of sri lanka to resolve their political problems. Another wonderful part of this book is 442 short notes on the places, people, history, scandals, poetry, celebrations, arrival of ships that make the book interesting to those who know jaffna only by name. Jaffna, historical monarchy in northern sri lanka ceylon, populated largely by tamilspeaking people of south indian origin. Arumugam annamalai pillai was born in vaddukoddai, jaffna in 1839. Aug 05, 20 the seal in our publications reads jaffna college ceylon with 1823 on the left and 1872 on the right, clearly proclaiming that the college was not a mere vaddukoddai or jaffna school but an allisland college. Founder of parameshwara collegepresently university of jaffna. While the school was shut down in 1855, it later reopened as jaffna college in 1867 with rev. Of all the destruction in jaffna city, it was the destruction of the jaffna public library that was the incident which appeared to cause the most distress to the people of jaffna. Jaffna college simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The jaffna college old boys association colombo branch.
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