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Devananda
Devananda is a name or surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Douglas Devananda (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician * Devananda Bharali (1883–1972), Indian linguist, writer, translator, and dramatist *Sri Devananda College Sri Devananda College is a co-educational school in Ambalangoda in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The current principal is Janaka Peduruheva. History Foundation In the 19th century, education in Sri Lanka was dominated by the Christian ..., College in Sri Lanka {{Given name, type=both Tamil masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Devananda
Kathiravelu Nythiananda Devananda, commonly known as Douglas Devananda (), is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Cabinet Minister and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party. Originally a Sri Lanka Tamil militant who fought against the Sri Lankan government for an independent Tamil Eelam, he became a pro-government paramilitary leader and politician. Due to his strong opposition to and vocal criticism of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers), they unsuccessfully tried to assassinate him over 10 times. Devananda is a proclaimed offender in India and is wanted on charges of murder, attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and kidnapping. He was sworn in as Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on 22 November 2019. Early life Kathiravelu Devananda was born on 10 November 1957. His father was Subramaniam Kathiravelu, an employee of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and his mother was Maheswary, a teacher at Jaffna Central College. He has three brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Devananda College
Sri Devananda College is a co-educational school in Ambalangoda in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The current principal is Janaka Peduruheva. History Foundation In the 19th century, education in Sri Lanka was dominated by the Christian missionary societies. Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu children had little choice but to study in Christian schools; such an education was the best qualification for a job because of government preference for Christian schools. There were some vernacular schools and, although they were funded by government grants and supported by philanthropic neighbours, they were limited in number and resources. In 1836, the Colebrooke–Cameron Commission recommended that a ministry be appointed to manage education. As a result, the government took over the provision of education and Colombo Academy was founded in the capital. The late 19th century saw the founding of several new independent schools, mostly linked to the Anglican church, but provision for edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devananda Bharali
Devananda Bharali (1883-1972) was a pioneer linguist, writer, translator and dramatist from Assam. He also wrote many articles using the pen name of ''Miri''. He was born in June, 1883 in Sivasagar district, Assam to Ishananda Bharali. Literary career Bharali's writings are both in English and Assamese language. Some of his major works include: * ''Asamiya bhashar moulik bicar aru sahityor chinaki'' (অসমীয়া ভাষাৰ মৌলিক বিচাৰ আৰু সাহিত্যৰ চিনাকি), published in 1912., * Assamese Grammar in English (1902), * A Study of the Phonology and Vocabulary of Assamese Language (1960). * Cīnā Luitaea pāre, pāre (1972) He was a regular writer in the Assamese magazines like "Usha", "Banhi". He had translated the "Macbeth" of Shakespeare into Assamese language for the first time. Bharali's dramatical works include: * Bhimdarpa (ভীমদৰ্প), an abridged translation of Macbeth published in 1910 * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Masculine Given Names
Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Indian origin settled in Burma/Myanmar primarily during the British period **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people of Indian origin settled to Malaysia ** Singapore Tamils, Tamil people of Indian origin settled in Singapore **Tamil diaspora, descendants of Tamil immigrants living outside of India and Sri Lanka * Tamil language, the native language of the Tamils * Tamiloid languages, Dravidian languages related to Tamil, spoken in India * Tamil script, the writing system of the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech * Tamil culture, culture of the Tamil people * Tamil cuisine, cuisine of the Tamil people * Tamil cinema (other) **Tamil cinem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
