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Arachchi, the Glossary

Index Arachchi

Arachchi (ආරච්චි) was a petty native headman in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 15 relations: Ceylonese Mudaliyars, Government Agent (Sri Lanka), Grama Niladhari, H. W. Amarasuriya, Muhandiram, Native headmen of Ceylon, Netherlands, Peon, Portugal, Quasi-judicial body, Sri Lanka, State Council of Ceylon, United Kingdom, Vidane, Walauwa.

  2. British Ceylon
  3. Kandyan period
  4. Native headmen of Ceylon

Ceylonese Mudaliyars

Mudaliyar (or Mudali) was a Ceylonese colonial title during Portuguese and British rule of the island.

See Arachchi and Ceylonese Mudaliyars

Government Agent (Sri Lanka)

A Government Agent (GA) or a District Secretary is a Sri Lankan civil servant of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service appointed by the central government to govern a certain district of the country.

See Arachchi and Government Agent (Sri Lanka)

Grama Niladhari

Grama Niladhari (village officers) (ග්‍රාම නිලධාරී) is a Sri Lankan public official appointed by the central government to carry out administrative duties in a grama niladhari division, which is a sub-unit of a divisional secretariat.

See Arachchi and Grama Niladhari

H. W. Amarasuriya

Henry Woodward Amarasuriya (14 October 1904 – 6 March 1981) was a Ceylonese plantation owner, politician, educationist and philanthropist.

See Arachchi and H. W. Amarasuriya

Muhandiram

Muhandiram (මුහන්දිරම්, முகாந்திரம்) was a post in the native headmen system in the lower-country (coastal districts) of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. Arachchi and Muhandiram are British Ceylon.

See Arachchi and Muhandiram

Native headmen of Ceylon

The native headmen system was an integral part of the administration of the island of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) under the successive European colonial powers, namely the Portuguese Empire, the Dutch East India Company and the British Empire. Arachchi and native headmen of Ceylon are British Ceylon and Kandyan period.

See Arachchi and Native headmen of Ceylon

Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

See Arachchi and Netherlands

Peon

Peon (English, from the Spanish peón) usually refers to a person subject to peonage: any form of wage labor, financial exploitation, coercive economic practice, or policy in which the victim or a laborer (peon) has little control over employment or economic conditions.

See Arachchi and Peon

Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

See Arachchi and Portugal

Quasi-judicial body

A quasi-judicial body is a non-judicial body which can interpret law.

See Arachchi and Quasi-judicial body

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

See Arachchi and Sri Lanka

State Council of Ceylon

The State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution.

See Arachchi and State Council of Ceylon

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

See Arachchi and United Kingdom

Vidane

The Vidane or Vithanai was a petty native headman or a rural police constable in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. Arachchi and Vidane are British Ceylon, Kandyan period and native headmen of Ceylon.

See Arachchi and Vidane

Walauwa

Walauwa or walawwa is the name given to a feudal/colonial manor house in Sri Lanka of a native headmen.

See Arachchi and Walauwa

See also

British Ceylon

Kandyan period

Native headmen of Ceylon

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachchi

Also known as Arachi.