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Karaveddy
Karaveddy is a town located 7 km from the City of Point Pedro, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. In local Tamil Language 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, Ceylon's (Sri Lanka) famous grapes vineyard owner, V.S.Thamotharampillai and many others. Anton Balasingham, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anton Balasingham
Anton Balasingham Stanislaus (; 4 March 1938 – 14 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan journalist, rebel and chief political strategist and chief negotiator for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka. Early life and family Balasingham was born on 4 March 1938. His father was an electrical foreman from Mandur in eastern Ceylon and his mother was a midwife from Jaffna in northern Ceylon who met whilst they were both working at Batticaloa Hospital. Balasingham's paternal grandfather was a Hindu priest. Balasingham's parents separated and following his father's death, Balasingham along-with his mother and sister moved to Karaveddy. The family lived in a rented house and his mother worked as a midwife at the Ambam clinic. Balasingham was educated at Sacred Heart College, Karaveddy and Nelliady Central College. Balasingham was raised a Roman Catholic, the religion of his mother, but as he grew up he became a rationalist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vadamarachchi South West Divisional Council
Vadamarachchi South West Divisional Council ( ''Vaṭamarāṭci Teṉ Mēṟku Piratēca Capai''; VSWDC) is the local authority for Vadamarachchi South West DS Division in northern Sri Lanka. VSWDC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 18 members elected using the open list proportional representation system. History In 1987 there was a major re-organisation of local government in Sri Lanka. District Development Councils were abolished and replaced by Divisional Councils (Pradeshiya Sabha or Pradesha Sabhai). The ''Pradeshiya Sabha Act No. 15 of 1987'' was passed by Parliament on 15 April 1987 and on 1 January 1988 257 Divisional Councils started functioning. The Divisional Councils were generally commensurate with their namesake Divisional Secretary's Divisions. Vadamarachchi South West Divisional Council was established as the local authority for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vigneswara College
Vigneswara College ( ''Vikṉēcuvarā Kallūri'') is a provincial school in Karaveddy, Sri Lanka. In 1952 the volleyball team of the college under the guidance of Mr. N.Sinnathamby (N.S.) became the National champions. The final was played in Gampaha. When the team came back, they were paraded from Nelliady Junction to the college with Thavil and Nathasvaram. In 1953, Mr. Ganesharaja became first in the Northern Province Teachers Association examination for J.S.C. in the Jaffna District. He later graduated as an Engineer from University of Ceylon. In 1954 again the first place was taken by Mr. Kandasamy. He later became a doctor (MBBS, University of Ceylon). He is now in Canada. In 1955 the second prize was won by Mr. Ambihavaran. He became a Master Teacher and won an international essay competition. He now lives in Canada. References External links Vigneswara College See also * List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka The following is a list of schools in Northern P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nelliady Central College
Nelliady Central College ( ''Nelliyaṭi Mattiya kalloori'', also known as Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam) is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka. History The school was founded in 1921. It was promoted to Madhya Maha Vidyalayam status in 1946. The school, like most schools in the north and east of Sri Lanka, was severely affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War. The school was the site of Sri Lanka's first suicide attack on 5 July 1987 when Captain Miller drove a small truck laden with explosives into the Sri Lankan Army camp at the school. 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. 12 schools are national schools ... References External links Nelliady Madhya Maha VidyalayamNelliady Madhya Maha VidyalayamOld Students' Association, Canada E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |