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Remembering George Turnour: Scholar & Administrator Extraordinary-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Hugh Karunanayake Thirty seven years ago, on 13 April 1985, the British Prime Minister of the day Mrs Margaret Thatcher during her visit to Sri Lanka to open the Victoria Dam, said in an address to the Parliament of Sri Lanka “The remains of an ancient civilization are visible in many parts of your island. Two thousand years ago, your irrigation system far exceeded in scale and sophistication anything existing in Europe. That great chronicle the Mahavamsa, has passed down to us the story of your island’s development.” The Mahavansa and the history it contained would probably have been lost in the mists of antiquity if not for the indefatigable efforts of a Civil Servant by the name George Turnour. George Turnour was born in Ceylon in 1799. His father (the fourth son of the Earl of Winterton) also with the same ...

Jun 29, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged AE Christoffelz, AE Keuneman, BW Bawa, Christopher Britto, Dr CA Hewavitarne, EW Jayewardene, Francis Beven, HV Perera QC, Mulkirigala Vihare, Sir James Peiris, Sir Marcus Fernando, Sir Muttu Coomaraswamy, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir Thomas De Sampayo, VM Fernando

SIR DON BARON JAYATILAKA: THE EPOCH MAKER-by Sudeep Perera Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka was born on February 13, 1868 in Waragoda, a village in Kelaniya. Source:Dailynews He was the eldest son of Don Daniel and Elisa Jayatilaka (nee Weerasinghe), the former being from Paththalagedara in Veyangoda. Daniel Jayatilaka was a contractor in the construction of roads and a founder member of the Vidyalankara Pirivena in Kelaniya. Mrs. Elisa Jayatilaka (nee Weerasinghe) devoted Buddhist, a descendent of the highly respected, wealthy Weerasinghe family of Waragoda. Initial education was at Vidyalankara Pirivena where he learnt Sinhalese, Pali, Sanscrit and Buddhist Literature under the patronage of scholars such as Ven. Rathmalane Sri Dharmaloka and Ven. Rathmalane Sri Dharmarama. Elementary education in the English medium was commenced at a Baptist school in Kelaniya. Secondary education was received at Wesley Collage Colombo. His siblings were Muhandiram Don Simon Jayatilaka and Mudliyar Don Abraham Jayatilaka. Marriage ...

Feb 14, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anagarika Dharmapala, C. W. W. Kannangara, Connell Henry Steel Olcott, D.S. Senanayaka, Daniel Jayatilaka, E.W. Perera and T.B. Jayah, F.R. Senanayaka, Mr. D. S. Senanayake, Pandith Batuwanthudawa, S.W.R.D Bandaranayaka, SIR DON BARON JAYATILAKA, Sir James Peiris, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanadhan, Ven Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala, Ven. Migettuwaththe Gunananda, Ven. Rathmalane Sri Dharmaloka, Ven. Rathmalane Sri Dharmarama, Walasinghe Harischandra

SIR PONNAMBALAM ARUNACHALAM (1853-1924) Source:island.lk On the 98th Death Anniversary which falls on January 9, 2022 Compiled by Sega Nagendra and Suresh Murugaser, great grandchildren of Sir P. Arunachalam FAMILY Ponnambalam Arunachalam was the youngest Son of Gate Mudaliyar A. Ponnambalam. He was born on September 14, 1853, to a highly respected and a well-educated professional family originally from Manipay, Jaffna. Gate Mudaliyar Arumuganathapillai Coomaraswamy, his maternal grandfather, was the Tamil representative of the first Legislative Council established in 1834, following the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron report of 1832. Colebrooke, coming from England, which was agitating for reform of the electoral system, was surprised at the autocratic powers exercised by the Governor of Ceylon since 1802. He effected a reduction of those powers by setting up an Executive and Legislative Council. Sir Muttu Coomaraswamy, who was Arunachalam’s mother’s brother, had been a friend of Lord Houghton, Palmerston and Disraeli, in ...

Jan 10, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Alexander Ashmore, Ceylon Social Service League, D.R.Wijewardene, Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, Gate Mudaliyar Arumuganathapillai, Muttu Coomaraswamy, Sir Henry De Mel, Sir James Peiris, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam