K. Alvapillai, the Glossary
Kovindapillai Alvapillai, OBE (23 November 1905 – 17 February 1979) was a leading Ceylon Tamil civil servant.[1]
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22 relations: Abeyratne Ratnayaka, British Ceylon, Ceylon Civil Service, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Ceylon University College, Hartley College, Hindu College, Colombo, J. R. Jayewardene, Maithripala Senanayake, Oliver Goonetilleke, Order of the British Empire, Permanent secretary, Philip Gunawardena, Point Pedro, Senior Cambridge, Sri Lankan Tamils, T. B. Ilangaratne, Tellippalai, The London Gazette, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Thumpalai, University of London.
- Alumni of Hartley College
Abeyratne Ratnayaka
Ratnayake Wasala Mudiyanselage Abeyratne Ratnayaka (7 January 1900 - 1977) was a Sri Lankan politician.
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British Ceylon
British Ceylon (Britānya Laṃkāva; Biritthāṉiya Ilaṅkai), officially British Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependencies from 1833 to 1931 and finally the Island of Ceylon and its Dependencies from 1931 to 1948, was the British Crown colony of present-day Sri Lanka between 1796 and 4 February 1948.
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Ceylon Civil Service
The Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, was the premier civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule and in the immediate post-independence period. K. Alvapillai and Ceylon Civil Service are Sri Lankan civil servants.
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Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, commonly known as CEYPETCO (CPC), is a Sri Lankan oil and gas company.
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Ceylon University College
Ceylon University College was a public university college in Ceylon.
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Hartley College
Hartley College (ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி Hāṭlik Kallūri) is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.
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Hindu College, Colombo
Hindu College Colombo (இந்துக் கல்லூரி, கொழும்பு) or abbreviated as HCC is a Tamil language National School situated in Bambalapitiya, in the suburbs of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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J. R. Jayewardene
Junius Richard Jayewardene (ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන; ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as J.R., was a Sri Lankan lawyer, Public official and a stateman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the second President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989. K. Alvapillai and J. R. Jayewardene are Alumni of the Ceylon University College and People from British Ceylon.
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Maithripala Senanayake
Maithripala Senanayake (7 July 1916 – 12 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan politician and Governor of the North-Central province.
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Oliver Goonetilleke
Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke (ශ්රිමත් ඔලිවර් ගුණතිලක) (20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) was a Sri Lankan statesman. K. Alvapillai and Oliver Goonetilleke are Sri Lankan civil servants.
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.
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Permanent secretary
A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant of a department or ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities.
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Philip Gunawardena
Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena (11 January 1901 – 26 March 1972) was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and leftist. K. Alvapillai and Philip Gunawardena are People from British Ceylon.
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Point Pedro
Point Pedro, also known as Paruthithurai (translit; translit) is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island.
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Senior Cambridge
The Senior Cambridge examinations were General Certificate of Education examinations held in India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Singapore.
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Sri Lankan Tamils
Sri Lankan Tamils, also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. K. Alvapillai and Sri Lankan Tamils are Sri Lankan Tamil people.
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T. B. Ilangaratne
Navaratne Rajakaruna Wasala Mudiyanselage Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne (27 February 1913 – 21 May 1992), popularly as T. B. Ilangaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, author, dramatist, and theater actor.
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Tellippalai
Tellippalai or Thellippalai (தெல்லிப்பழை Tellippaḻai, Tamilnet) also known as Tillypalli (தில்லைப்பள்ளி) is a small town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka.
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The London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record or government gazettes of the Government of the United Kingdom, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers.
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Thumpalai
Thumpalai is a small town in Sri Lanka.
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University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom.
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See also
Alumni of Hartley College
- A. Gnanathasan
- A. Thurairajah
- A. Veluppillai
- C. J. Eliezer
- C. J. T. Thamotheram
- C. Loganathan
- Captain Miller (Tamil militant)
- Ian Karan
- J. M. Rajaratnam
- K. Alvapillai
- K. B. Ratnayake
- K. D. Arulpragasam
- K. Ganeshalingam
- K. Kanapathypillai
- M. Nadarajasundaram
- Murugesu Sivapalan
- P. B. Premachandra
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- Rudra Rajasingham
- S. Srisatkunarajah
- Shankar (Tamil militant)
- T. E. Anandaraja
- V. Anandasangaree