கவனிக்க: இந்த மின்னூலைத் தனிப்பட்ட வாசிப்பு, உசாத்துணைத் தேவைகளுக்கு மட்டுமே பயன்படுத்தலாம். வேறு பயன்பாடுகளுக்கு ஆசிரியரின்/பதிப்புரிமையாளரின் அனுமதி பெறப்பட வேண்டும்.
இது கூகிள் எழுத்துணரியால் தானியக்கமாக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட கோப்பு. இந்த மின்னூல் மெய்ப்புப் பார்க்கப்படவில்லை.
இந்தப் படைப்பின் நூலகப் பக்கத்தினை பார்வையிட பின்வரும் இணைப்புக்குச் செல்லவும்: கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரி பழைய மாணவர் சங்கம் (கொழும்புக்கிளை) 50 ஆண்டு சிறப்பு மலர் 1995 
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"றுக் மல்" அளித்தேன் “வத மல்" அளித்தேன் "றத் மல்" அளித்தேன் "நாமல்" அளித்தேன்
நாட்டார் வழக்காறுகளுடன் கலைகள் எவ்வாறு ஒன்றுடன் ஒன்று பின்னிப் பிணைந்துள்ளன என்பதற்கு நாட்டார் பாடல்கள் சாட்சி கூறுகின்றன. கலைகள் எமது வாழ்வின் சகல சமூக பொருளாதார நிகழ்வுகளிலும் தாக்கங்களை ஏற்படுத்துகின்றன. எமது இதயத்தைத் தூய்மையாக்கி உள்ளக்கதவுகளை திறந்து எண்ணங்களின் சக்தியை
 
 

கவர்ச்சியாய் விளங்கிட கடும் வலி போக்கிட ன் உடல் தேஜஸ் பெற
பரிநிர்வாணம் பெற.
- சிங்கள நாட்டார் பாடலின் மொழியாக்கம்
அதிகரிக்க கலைகள் உதவுகின்றன. இலக்கியம், நாடகம், இசை, மற்றும் பிறகலைகள் மக்களின் நல்லொழுக்க அபிவிருத்திக்கு உதவும் என்பதை நன்கறிந்துள்ள இலங்கை வங்கி, கலைகளதும், கலைஞர்களதும் சேம நலன், பராமரிப்பு என்பவற்றிற்காக கணிசமானதும் உறுதியானதுமான பங்களிப்புகளை வழங்கிவருகின்றது.
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கணபதி
ஒளவையார் களிகூர அருள்புரி செவ்வையார் உனதுமலர்த் திரு தங்வையோ(டு) உடற்கலியன் த கொவ்வை வாய்க் குறமடந்தை
கஞ்ச மாமலர்க் கடவுளும் முத செஞ்ச ரோருகந் தாள்களைப் பஞ்ச பாணனை விழியினால் எ கொஞ்ச லாற்களிப்புறுமொரு
குறுமுனிக்கும் இந்திரற்கும் கு உறுதிமிகுந் தவமளித்துத் திரு மறுவிலதாம் பாற்கடலிற் றுயில் அறுசமயத் தொருமுதலாம் பிர
- தண்டபாணி சுவாமிகள்.
 

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ந்த நீ தான் வடிதந் தருள்வாய் னையெரிக்கும் விழியாய்
கொழுநன் உயிர்த் துணையே (1)
ாமையிற் கருதும் ணைந்தருள் செய்வாய்
சித்துள பரமன்
தஞ்சரக் குவடே (2)
வேட்கும் ஒளவை எனும் கொடிக்கும் மேனாள் ருட்சீர் உணர்த்திய நீ ஒளிப்ப தேனோ! கூர்வோன் மகவுரைக்கும் மறைகள் ஏத்தும் ாவமே வடிவாகும் ஆனைக் கன்றே (3)

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KOKUVIL, HI
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கல்லூரி கீதம் Message from Her Excellency the Preside Message from the Hon- Prime Minister. Message from the Hon. Leader of the Op Message from the Hon. Minister of Educa Message from the Deputy Minister of Edu Message from his Worship the Acting M: Message from our Principal Message from our immediate past Princip: Message from the President O.S.A. Colon Message from the Secretary O.S.A. Colon Message from the Treasurer O.S.A. Color Executive Committee Group Photo Executive Committee List.
Old Students' ASSociation, Colombo Brar Message from President O.S.A. Kokuvil. Message from Prof. R.S. Thanabalasundr: Message from Mr. S. Ambalavanar-Rtd. Message from Mr. A. Sinnathamby. Message from Mr. T. Neethirajah. Message from Mr M.V. Theagarajah. Message from Prof. C. Maheswaran. Founders of the School. Our Past Principals Founders of the Association (ColomboB
Our Past Secretaries.
Our Principals & SecretariesList. Message from Mr. C.K. Kanthasamy: (Au From the Year 1927 - Mrs. S. Supiramania Canada Executive Committee Group Phot Colombo, O.S.A. and Recent Principals-M கவிஞர் வைரமுத்து வாழ்த்துகிறார். கல்லூரியில் நான் உபஅதிபராக அதிபராக இ K.H.C.O.S.A. (Colombo) - Our Story - M.

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பொன்விழா வாழ்த்து-கவிமாமணி N, வீரமன பசுமையான நினைவுகள்- திருமதி சுபத்திரா இ Late Mr. N. Nagalingam - Mr. S. Velauthapi The Late Mr. S. Seenivasagam - A Kokuvil Kokuvil Hindu College 1910-1950 by Mr. N நிறுவனங்களின் வளர்ச்சியில் தலைமைத்துவ A Journey into my days at K.H.C. - Mr. A. வாழ்த்துப்பா - திரு.செ. வேலாயுதபிள்ளை. (கன Photo of Get-Together on 10th December Reminiscences of my School Days - Mr. T. Reminiscences - Mr. V. Shanmugarasa. The Late Mr. S. Handy Perinbanayagam -N Contribution from Arch-Mr. M. Krishnapi Elders Care - Mr. A. Patkunan
பயன்தரும் வாசிப்பு-திரு.வ. சிவராஜசிங்கம் கல்வி மாதரசை வணங்கி வாழ்வாம் - திரு.வ. 8 Six Years of Reminiscences Kokuvil Hindu
My Student days - Mr. N.S. Bawan கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரி பழைய மாணவர் Ignorance - Dr. Selvy. Thiruchandran கணித மேதைகள் வரிசையில் இராமானுஜம் - கோமா எனும் கொடிய நிலை-செல்வன் P மறு Echoes in the Memory - Mr. S. Ratnapraga My Teachers at Kokuvil - An Old Student The Late Mr. M.A.Nadarajah - Mr. S. Ratni My Reminiscences at K.H.C.-Mr. S. Sivag பள்ளித் தோழியே-செல்வி, சண்முகவதனிசன் K.H.C.O.S.A. (Colombo Branch) 1950 - G
K.H.C. O.S.A.. First Annual Dinner 1957
Farewell Function to Mr. S. Handy Perinba Eight Members of the Staff Complete 25 Y Parent Teachers' Association - 1962 - Phot Laying of foundation Stone on 3rd March Cricket Team Under 15 and Under 19-199.
K.H.C.O.S.A. Jaffna - Parent Assoication - Inter - House Sports Meet - 1994 K.H.C.O.S.A. (Colombo Branch) Social - 1

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தெளிதரு கலைபமயி கொக்குவில் ஹிந்து
கொக்கூர்க்கு ஹிந்த கிராமத்துக் கொண் நினதுயர் கலைமுை நினதருள் யாமினி நீயே வித்தையினுள் நினதடி யேத்து வே
நினதருள் மிகுமொழ ஜெயஹோ ஜெயே நீதரு ஞான மதீதம்.
அறிவுச் சுடர்கொண் தழுவும் வாழ்வினை கற்றன ஒழுகும் சீரு காட்டினை. நீடுக எ
அற்புத நடமாடமல வழிமுறை மிளிர்க
நினதருள்
உள்ளத் துறுதி தரு பாரம் பரியம் பேன பூமியில் நீபெற நல் பெருமிதம் மாணவ முயல்குவம் நீயுயர் கொக்குவில் ஹிந்து
Chourus
நினதருள்
 

E SONG
ரீ கீதம்
ல் பலமானவர்தேர் க்கல் லூரி
ரக் கல்லூரி நீ தீபம்; மணிமகுடம் ற நிதம் நிதம் பெற்றோம்; மறவோம். றையுள், நினதே எங்களினுயர்வு, T(BD.
ழி நமதே பொருளாம்; நீதரு ஞான மதீதம் ஹா! ஜெயஹோ ஜெய, ஜெய,
ஜெய, ஜெயஹோ!
டறம்பொருளின்பம்
ாத் தந்தாய்
று வழிநீ
னவே ன் அடிமன னொடுவழி படுவோம்; நின் நாமம்.
ஞான மதீதம் வா யனறன்
லிசை மேலாம்
ர்க் கென்றும்.
வழிகள் முழுமண னொடுமகிழ் வாக, நமதே.
ஞான மதீதம்

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MESSAG
Her Excellency Chandrika B
President of the Democratic St
Peninsula due to the unstinted and altruis
cipals, Teachers and benefactors. Kokus to the nation by producing eminent schola Various fields.
On this historic Occasion while Wii
tee of the Kokuvil Hindu College Old Stu the principal, staff and the present stude
CHANDRIKA BANDARAN
PRESI
 

E FROM
andaramaike Kumaramatunge ocialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
I consideritis a pleasure and privilege, to have had the opportunity of sending a message to the Souvenir that is to be released by the Kokuvil Hindu College Old Students' Association (Colombo) to commemorate its Golden Jubilee Celebration at Hotel Taj Samudra On 4th March 1995.
Kokuvil Hindu College, which was established in 1910 as a small school
to cater to the educational needs of the students from the village, has grown to be one of the presti gious colleges in the stic services rendered by prominent Prinvil Hindu has rendered yeomen services
ars, who have distinguished themselves in
shing well the President and the Commit
Idents' Association in their efforts, I wish
hts of the college every success.
AIKE KUMARANATUNGE
TIDENT

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MESSAC
Hom. Sirimavo R. D. Banc
I deemit a privilege to give a mes: Hindu College Old Students Associal Golden Jubilee On 4th march 1995.
The College was founded in 191 ( needs of the Hindu children of the Arc been fortunate to have eminent educati grown from Strength to strength and to Institutions in the North.
Kokuvil Hindu College can c Sri Lankans who have distinguished th
I look forward to see Kokuvil H nence in the future.
if(gLDH தமி;ره (ى)
 

GE FROM
laranaike, Prime Minister
sage to the Souvenir released by Kokuvil ion- Colombo to commemorate their
) to cater to the Educational and cultural a. From its inception this College had pnlists as Principals and Teachers. It has day it is one of the leading Educational
ount among its Old Students many 2mselves in public life.
indu College achieve even greater emi
SIRIMAVO R D BANDARANAIKE ழ்ச் 3-sfij 35 PRIMEA sINISTER

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THE HON. LEADER
It is my pleasure to send an published on the occasion of the Kokuvil Hindu College Old Stude March 1995.
Kokuvil Hindu College has con tomany thousands of children of caste, creed, religion or wealth. personalities, among them in man world at large.
I take this opportunity in W dents' Association (Colombo) m
Ranill Wickramasinghe. Leader Of the Opposition
 

E FROM
OF THE OPPOSITION
nessage to the souvenir that is to be Golden Jubilee Celebration of the 2nts' Association (Colombo) on 4th
s served the nation by being a bean from all walks of life, irrespective It has produced many distinguished ly a profession who have served the
ishing the college and the Old StuOre success in the years ahead.

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மாண்புமிகு கல்வி, உயர்க XX அமைச்சரின்
XX ஆசிச் செய்தி XX
பொன் விழாக் கண்டு, நூற்ற விழாக் காண்க காத்துநிற்கும் கொக்குவில் இந்துக் க யாழ்ப்பாணத்தின் சிறந்த கல்லூரிகளுள் ஒன்ற இக்கல்லூரியின் பழைய மாணவரது கொழும்புக் கிை பொன்விழாவை இரண்டு நாட்கள் கொன திட்டமிட்டுள்ள தோடு, மலர் ஒன்றினையும் வெ இருப்பதையிட்டு மனமகிழ்ச்சி கொண்டுள்ளேன்.
தன்னலங்கருதாது கல்லூ உயர்ச்சிக்கும் மாணவரது அறிவு, ஒழுக்கம், சமூக வா நலம், இந்து கலாசாரம் விருத்தி பெறுவதற்கும் அ உழைத்த அதிபர்கள், ஆசிரியர்கள், பெற்றோர், விரும்பிகள் மற்றும் சுயநலமற்ற பழைய மா அனைவர்க்கும் இப்பொன்விழா பெருமையைத் தருவ
நன்றிக்கடன், சுயகெளரவம், கூ தியாகங்களைத் தனது கல்லூரியின் விருத்திக்குப் வரவேண்டுமென்று மேலும் உற்சாகப்படுத்துகிறேன்.
கடந்த 10 வருடங்களாகச் சிக்க பந்தத்தை உணர்ந்து, இக்கல்லூரியின் எதிர்காலம் டே கருத்தூன்றிக் கவனிக்கும் இப் பழைய மாணவரது ெ பெற வேண்டுமெனவும் ஏனையோருக்கு வழிகாட்டி நிற்கின்றேன்.

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கலான சூழ்நிலையில் சிறப்புக்குன்ற வேண்டிய நிர்ப் மன்மேலும் வளர்ச்சி பெற உதவ வேண்டும் என்பதைக் காழும்புக் கிளை, தன் செயற்பாட்டில் உன்னத வெற்றி யாய் அமைய வேண்டுமெனவும் உளமார வாழ்த்தி
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வாழும்பு தமிழ்ச்சங்கள்

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Ε ... ... Messas Hon. W. A. WiSW Deputy Minister o
It gives me immense pleasure to ser souvenir to be published by the Kokuvil H lombo Branch) to mark the fiftieth anniversa the abiding interest evinced by the old Stu (Colombo Branch) towards the progress of traditions of Kokuvil Hindu College, the Ol making elaborate arrangements to celebrat
An OSA of a College has a leading ro development and if possible in assisting thes personality of its pupils. The Alumni of k responsible positions both in the State and P fullest co-operation towards the upliftment
I wish the ASSOciation all Success in
Dr. W.A. Wisvayarnapala. Deputy Minister of Education & IIigher Education Ministry of Education Higher Education - No. 18, Ward Place
Colombo 7.
 

e from ; ; ;
|awarnapala, M. P. f Higher Education
ld this message of felicitation for the special indu College Old Students Association (Coary of the Association. I am deeply touched by dents Association of Kokuvil Hindu College their Alma-Mater. In keeping with the healthy dStudents Association (Colombo Branch) is e the Golden Jubilee of the ASSociation.
le to play in guiding the School to progress and chool financially to help in the development of (okuvil Hindu College are holding high and rivate sectors and I hope they will extend their of Alma-Mater.
its endeavours.
Prof. W.A. WISWAWARNAPALA
Deputy Minister of Higher Education

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MESSAGE FRON THE ACTING MAY
I have great pleasure in sending this the publication of a golden Jubilee Souver dents' ASSociation on 4th March 1995.
I am aware that senior citizens of K establishing a school in their Village for t nineties. The primary School which was es not only Kokuvil but also the adjoining Vill college in Nineteen Forties due to the untirir
This college, which maintained a Vel educational sphere, producing many emine the Sports activities, continues to maintain condition prevailing during the last decade
It is a fitting tribute that the Kokuv Colombo) has come forward to provide fir cal juncture by organising a fund raising m March 1995.
I Wish them and t
K. GANESHA LIGAM
ACTINO MAYOR
COLOMBO MI/NICIPAL ('OUNCIL
 

M HIS WORSHIP OR OF COLOMBO
message of felicitations on the occasion of hir by the Kokuvil Hindu College Old Stu
okuvil with a Vision conceived the idea of he needs of the local students in the early tablished in 1910 to cater the education of ages, grew up in Stature to be upgraded as a g efforts of the past Principals and the staff.
y high Standard in the past not only in the
nt professionals in many fields but also in tha same high Standar despite the difficult in the peninsula.
Hindu College Old Students' Association ancial assistance to the college at this critiusical fiesta at Sugathadasa Stadium on 5th
he collges every success.

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கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரி, கொக்குவில் கட்டையிலுள்ள வீட்டில் ஆரம்பித்தது. இன் மாடிக்கட்டிடங்களுடன் உயர்ந்து வளர்ந்து நிற்கி என். செல்லப்பா, திரு. ஈ. செல்லையா என்ற ஆக அத்திவாரத்தில் பலப்பட்டு வளர்ந்து வருகின்றது எட
முன்னாள் அதிபர்காளான ர ஹன்டி பேரின்பநாயகம், சீ.கே. கந்தசுவாமி நிலங்களைப் பெற்று கட்டிடங்களைக் கட்டுவி பேரின்பநாயகம் அவர்கள் கந்தசுவாமி அவர்களுடன் சென்று நிதி திரட்டி கல்லூரியின் வளத்தியினைப் ெ பேரின்பநாயகம் அவர்கள் கொழும்பு பழைய மாண இச்சேவையில் எவ்வாறு கைகொடுத்து உதவியது எ தெளிவாக எழுதியுள்ளார். அப்போதைய செயல கட்டுரையில் குறிப்பிட்டுள் ளார். இன்னும் இர செயலாற்றுவது மகிழ்ச்சிக்குரியதாகும்.
திரு. சி.கே. கந்தசுவாமி பதவி சங்கம் வரவேற்றுப் பாராட்டிகெளரவித்து இராப்பே இவ்வாறு கொழும்பு பழைய மாணவர்சங்கம் உயிர்த்து பாராட்டுதற்குரியதாகும்.
இன்று இச்சங்கத்தின் தலைவி கணபதிப்பிள்ளை அவர்கள் கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல் இவர் இரண்டாவது தொடர் மாடிக்கட்டிடத்தி அத்திவாரமிட்டவர். அவர்களது அதிஷ்டம் இன்று எ ஆரம்பித்த பணியினை முன்னாள் அதிபர் அ. பஞ்ச6 இப்பொழுது எமது தேவைகளைப் பூர்த்தி செய்ய கொ உழைப்பது கண்டு பெரும் மகிழ்ச்சியடைகின்றோம். த கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரியினை பெரிதும் நே திரு. அ. பற்குணன் பொருளாளர் ச. இராஜேந்திர6 பாராட்டுதற்குரியதாகும்.
தனது 50வது ஆண்டு நிறை மாணவர் சங்கக் கொழும்பு கிளையின் செயற்கு மகிழ்ச்சியைத் தருகின்றது. இவர்களது அன்பையும் , எனும்தாய் மிகுந்த மனமகிழ்ச்சியுடன் வாழ்த்துகின்
 
 

மூன்றாம் று மூன்று 1றது. திரு. ரியர்களின்
து கல்லூரி.
ாகலிங்கம், ஆகியோர் Iத்தார்கள். T மலேசியா
பெருக்கினர். Tவர் சங்கம் ன்பதினைத் ாளர் திரு. எஸ். இரத்தினப்பிரகாசம் பற்றித் தமது த்தினப்பிரகாசம் அவர்கள் மிகுந்த ஆர்வத்துடன்
பியேற்றபோது அவரைக் கொழும்பு பழைய மாணவர் ாசனவிருந்து கொடுத்தது நினைவிற்கு வருகின்றது. துடிப்பும் பற்றுமிக்கதொரு சங்கமாக இயங்கிவந்துள்ளது
பராகவுள்ள திரு.க. கேதீஸ்வரனின் தந்தையார் திரு. லூரி ஆதரவாளர் சங்கத்தில் பொருளாளராக இருந்தார். ற்கு திரு. கந்தசுவாமி அவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து மது கட்டிடங்கள் தலைநிமிர்ந்து நிற்கின்றன. இவர்கள் லிங்கம் சிறந்த முறையில் தொடர்ந்து நிறைவேற்றினார். ழும்பு பழைய மாணவர் சங்கம் மிகவும் உத்வேகத்துடன் ன் தந்தையைப்போல் திரு. கேதீஸ்வரன் தன் தாயாகிய சிப்பது கண்டு மகிழ்ச்சியடைகின்றோம். செயலாளர் ண் ஆகியோர் மிகுந்த ஆர்வத்துடன் சேவை செய்வது
வினைக் கொண்டாடும் எமது கல்லூரியின் பழைய ழு உறுப்பினர்களின் கடமையுணர்வு எமக்கு மிகவும் அயராத உழைப்பினையும் கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரி rறார்.
இ. மகேந்திரன் அதிபர், கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரி

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AV SISSA ROM PR ※
I have great pleasure in congratulating Hindu College Old Students' Associatior Branch) on completing 50 years inservice ofits This ASSOciation was in the fore front in the e the College playground and in the provision and other amenities for the school.
Many of our old students in Colombo with this association and Worked as a te upliftment of the School. During mytenure ofo cipal it was Mr. S. Ratnapragasam, alongtim as a sort of liaison between the College and t old boy who has the welfare of the College a the new committee.
At present it is not possible to run a sc ceives from the Government. Hence the scho ents, old students and well wishers. Thus the an important role at the present juncture the moment to celebrate the Golden Jubilee oft service to our Alma Mater.
I wish the ASSociation all Success in the Fiesta at Sugathadasa Stadium.
My best wishes to you, President and t
Yours in Service of Alma Mater A. Panchalingam
 

the Kokuvil (Colombo Alma Mater cquistion of ofbuildings
oined hands eam for the ffice as prinemember of the Association, who functioned he old students in Colombo. He is a delicated theart. I am happy that he is associated with
hool with whatever allocation the school reoldepends heavily on contributions from parold Students' Association of the College play un ever before. Therefore, it is an opportune he Association and rededicate ourselves for
air effort to collect funds through the Musical
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESID
KOKU VIL HINDU COLLEG
OLD STUDENTS' ASSOCIATI(
(COLOMBO BRANCH)
It is with great pride and pleasure that I present thi President of Our association on the Golden Jubi tion Souvenir.
I take this opportunity to trace back the our well famed college.
A senior citizen namely Mr. K. Appukutty my grandfather) foresaw the need for a Hindu Kokuvil. Not being an Educationist he persuad law Mr. N. Chellappah a matriculate to assist in school. Needing an educational theorist they appr Chelliah to Head the school. Our college has gro laid by this trio.
The Hindu School was started at the reside was known as Kokuvil Thinnai School. When the relocated at the present premises, thanks to Head We had various personalities who had contribut collegiate status and if I dwell on Writing on indiv not suffice. Nevetheless I will be failing in my du of the past Principals M/s. E.Chelliah, S.Handy Pe A. Panchalingam and benefactors such as late M/s A. Kanapathipillai (Son of Mr. K. Appukutty) Mr. C Dr. S. Rajah and Mr. T. Neethiraja (Ex. Sanator) a
I being full fledged Kokuvilite was fortun Celebration of our college. I feel exuberant and Associations' Golden Jubilee year.
The primary needs for our college are ac additional books for the library, Laboratory equipm Mr. R. Mahendran has requested our Association
The aim of our ASSociation to raiSe a minil ment of our college. Being aware of the onus of th We can make a difference". We have a Treasure president I assure you that funds will be spent in
I am very confident that in June' 95 wher gether we had made the difference" will be sung. Kokuvil Hindu College.

S meSSage as lee Celebra
chronicle of
(incidentally Education in ed his Son in setting up a )ached Mr.E. wn to greater heights today utilising the foundation
'nce of Mr. K. Appukutty at 3rd Mile Post, Kokuvil enrollment of the school increased, the school was Master Chelliah's generosity who donated the site. ed immensely for the upliftment of the school to idual contribution the pages of this souvenir would ty if I do not place on record the relentless services rinpanayagam, C.K. Kanthasamy, M.Mahadeva and S. S. Rajendram (Founder of Maharaja Organisation) .Candiah (Balangoda) Ponnuthurai (Jewellers) Late nd Mr. S. Sinnathurai (Kalki House).
ate in being a student during the 50th Anniversary honoured to have been elected as President of Our
lditional land, renovation of the present building, ent, Computer equipment etc. The presentPrincipalto assist in updating the facilities at the school.
mum of Rs. 1.5 Million towards the future develope task our theme during this year shall be "Together 'r with high integrity Mr. S.Rajendran and as the the most prudent manner.
my term ends with your valuable assistance "ToThis is the tribute we could offer to Our Alma Mater
K. KETHEESWARAN

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செயலாளரின்
کارهای ܠܓܠܓܠܓܠ”
பேனாவிலிருந்து.
எமது சங்கத்தின் பொன்விழா ஆண்டைக் கொண்ட பிரசுரிக்கவுள்ள மலருக்கு இச்செய்தியை வழங்குவதில் அடைகிறேன். கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரியின் பை சங்கத்தின் கொழும்புக்கிளை 1944ல் ஆரம்பித்து 50 ஆண்டு செய்கிறது.
1910ல் கொக்குவிலைச் சேர்ந்த ஆசிரியர் இ. செல்ை ஆசிரியர் என். செல்லப்பா அவர்கள் தாவடியைச் சோ சோமாஸ்கந்தர் மற்றும் நலன்விரும்பிகள் ஆகியோரின் கடின ஆரம்பித்து வைத்த இந்தப் புகழ் பெற்ற கல்லூரி, எத்தை மாணவர்களைப் பயிற்றுவித்து பெருமையுடன் நூற்றாண்டு கொழும்புக்கிளையும் இப்பாடசாலைக்கு ஒரு உந்து சத்தியாக கடந்த ஆண்டுகளாக பல்வேறு சூழ்நிலைகளால் ெ விடாமுயற்சியால் மீண்டும் 05-06-1994ல் புனரமைக்கப்பட் உறுப்பினர்களும் உள்ளனர்.
எமது செயற்குழு அடிக்கடி கூடும்போது பாடசாலை அபில் சில உடனடியாக நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்பட்டன. எமது தலைவ 10,000/- வழங்கி ஆரம்பித்து வைத்தார். எமது பழைய மாண ஆயிரம் ரூபாக்கள் சேர்ந்து விட்டன. பாடசாலை அபிவிருத்தி, மற்றும் விளையாட்டு மைதான விஸ் எமது சங்கத்தின் பொன்விழாவைக் கொண்டாடும் இவ் ( தந்த, இந்தப்புகழ்பெற்ற கல்லூரிக்கு நாம்பட்ட கடனை எவ்வா அவசியம்
எமது பாடசாலைக்கு இன்னும் எவ்வளவோ வசதிகள் அரசாங்கத்தை எதிர்பார்த்திருப்பது பயனற்றது. ஆகவே நீ தென்னிந்தியத் திரைப்படக் கலைஞர்களை வரவழைத்துஒருஇ ஏற்பாடுகள் செய்துள்ளோம். எமது இந்த முயற்சியில் எல்லோ எமது உறுதிமிக்க தலைவர் திரு.கே. கேதீஸ்வரன் அவர் நிதியத்தினை ஆரம்பித்து வைத்து அதனை பலப்படுத்தியுள்ள அவர்கள் அளப்பரிய சேவையாற்றினார்.
பொன்விழா ஆண்டில் என்மீது நம்பிக்கை வைத்து செயலி நிறைவேற்ற முழுமுயற்சி எடுப்பேன் எனவும் எமது பாடசா எல்லோருடைய ஒத்துழைப்புடனும் அமுல் நடாத்து வேனென இப்பாடசாலையின் ஸ்தாபகர்களுக்கும், சிறந்த முறையி எமது முயற்சிகளுக்கு ஊக்கமளித்துவரும் தற்போதைய அதி எனது மனப்பூர்வமான நன்றிகளைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கி எம்மீது சுமத்தப்பட்டுள்ள பொறுப்புக்களையும், கடமை சக்தியையும் எமக்குத் தரும் படி எல்லாம் வல்ல இறைவனைட்
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சயலிழந்து இருந்த சங்கத்தை பல பழைய மாணவர்களின் டது. தற்போது 60 ஆயுட்கால உறுப்பினர்களும் 50 சாதாரண
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தரிப்பு என்பவற்றிற்கு பெருமளவு நிதி வேண்டியுள்ளது. வேளையில் சமூகத்தில் எமக்கு ஒரு நல்ல அந்தஸ்தைத் தேடித் று திருப்பிச் செலுத்த முடியும் என்று ஒவ்வொருவரும் சிந்திப்பது
செய்து கொடுக்கவேண்டி புள்ளது. இந்த தேவைகளுக்கு தி சேகரிக்கும் ஒரு முயற்சியாக எதிர்வரும் 05-03-1995ல் இசை நிகழ்ச்சியை சுகததாச விளையாட்டரங்கில் நடாத்துவதற்கு ரும் இணைந்து எம்மை ஊக்குவிப்பார்களெனக் கருதுகிறோம். களைப் பற்றி நான் இங்கு குறிப்பிடுவது அவசியம். தலைவர் ார். இதற்கு பக்கபலமாக பொருளாளர் திரு. எஸ். ராஜேந்திரன்
ாளராகத் தெரிவு செய்த அங்கத்தவர்களின் எதிர்பார்ப்புகளை லை அபிவிருத்திக்கு இச்சங்கம் எடுக்கும் தீர்மானங்களை வும் உறுதியளிக்கிறேன். Iல் வழிநடாத்திய புகழ்வாய்ந்த முன்னாள் அதிபர்களுக்கும், ர் திரு. இ.மகேந்திரன் அவர்கட்கும் பழைய மாணவர்களுக்கும் றன். களையும் திறம்படச் செய்து முடிக்கக் கூடிய ஆற்றலையும், பிரார்த்திக்கின்றேன் iறி
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It is indeed a great pleasure and privile Treasurer of our Association to contribute thi the Souvenir, which is being released to mark th the Golden Jubilee of the Colombo Branch Old sociation, Kokuvil Hindu College.
Our Association was founded in 1944 an tioning very effectively. But unfortunately due in the country the Association was keeping a l the last ten years. In June 1994, the Presiden dents' Association, Jaffna Branch Mr. S. Rajes instance of Principal Mr. R. Mahendran, instille. the need to revive our Association. Consequer meeting of the Old Students was called and an Ex mittee was elected on the 5th of June 1994. Fiftieth Anniversary of our Association and th Association in a fitting manner was born.
In gratitude to our College which nurtur musical show on the 5th of March 1995, where invited to perform. The Proceeds of this show college.
In making this event a reality the e K. Ketheeswaran, the untiring Secretary Mr. A. last 45 years, Vice President Mr. S. Ratnapi S. Devasihamany were tremendous.
On behalf of our Association, I take this uted with messages, articles, advertisements f Vimalendran and his Staff who helped to bring Our grateful thanks are also due to all membe ways and the unstinted support given by M/S. make this event a success

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Incidentally the year 1994 happened to be the he idea of celebrating the Golden Jubilee of our
ed us, we decided to raise funds by organising a : popular Indian film stars and singers have been will be utilised for further development of our
fforts taken by our energetic President Mr. Patkunan, the live wire of our Association for the agasam, and the Youthful Asst Secretary Mr.
opportunity to thank all those who have contribor inclusion in this souvenir, the printer Mr. P. out this Souvenir within a short period of time. rs of our Association who helped in many other Daniel Selvarajah and S. Ramdas in particular to
S. RAJENDRAN

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Old Student
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Mr. K. Ketheeswaran
Mr. A. Patkunan
Mr. S. Rajendran Mr. S. Ratnapragasam Dr. (Mrs.) Selvy Thiruchandran Mr. A. Seevaratnam
Mr. S.R. Balachandran
Mr. K. Ravindran
Mr. S. Thavarajah Mr. S. Balachandran Mr. S. Devasihamany Mr. V. Puvanesan
MEMBERS OFT
Mr. M. Suthakaran
Mr. A. M. Subramaniam
Mr. T.S. Nadarajah
Mr. S. Nalliah
Mrs. G. Satchithananthan
Mr. M. Kumarendran
Mr. K. S. Sathiyamoorthy
Mr. R. R. Sritharan
Mr. S. Sivakaran Mr. G. Nithyananthan Mr. K. Kanagalingam

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S S S S S SL M LL
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- Assistant Secretary - Assistant Treasurer
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MESSAGE FROM PRESIDEN
OLD STUDENTS ASSOCATIO KOKUVILHINDUCOLLEGE-KOKUVI
I have great pleasure in giving a to the SOUVENIR to be published to m Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Colombo of our Alumni Association of Kokuvil Hil lege.
At the outset, as President of the Association, let me express my sincere to the New Committee for answering my reviving the Association from its dorma They deserve the grateful thanks from Students, Well Wishers and School Col them in reactivating the Association.
We are all highly pleased and prou our Alma Mater in England and Cana Alumni Association in their respective with the Branches in Colombo and Jaffna towards the Well-being and Advanceme
The Principal, Staff and Sdtudents munity for moral and financial support School. I am happy that the Colombo Bl project for the College
I take this opportunity to thank the and Canada for their Kind contribution
I wish each and every old Student unite themselves with Alumni Associat Union, to enable themselves to pay their I, on behalf of the Parent Associati years of Service to this College and suc

message lark the Branch du Col
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nt State. all old mmunity for the special effort taken by
Id to note that the sons and daughters of da have organised the Branches of our Countries. I wish these Branches along would lend immeasurable moral support nt of our beloved Institution.
of the College always Look up the Comfor the development of facilities in the anch has launched a grand fund raising
brothers and sisters in United Kingdom towards the Development of this College.
of Kokuvil Hindu College in Colombo to ion to make this as a strong and healthy 'gratitude to their Alma Mater, on, wish your Association for many more cess in all its future endeavours.
S. RAJESWARAN
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署 MESSAGE FROM PROF. R
It gives me great pleasure to contribu College O.B.A.
I began my schooling at Kokuvil Hindu values. This has been my guiding starin allmy initiation.
My advise to the present generation reliance are basic principles for success. Sec Thirdly grab opportunities as they come alo man". Lastly in the words of Rudyard kipling seconds worth of distance run, yours is the will be a man, my son".
Prof. R.S. Thanabalasundrum M.D., F.R.C.P. (Lond.)
 

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MESSAGE FROM RETIRED PRIN
It is indeed, a privilege to contribute a tribute to the Golden Jubilee Souvenir of the all tion of a good and thriving school in Jaffna.
In the history of education in Sri Lanka, K College is quite a phenomenin, Founded nearly to meet the needs of Hindu Children Ofa Small outskirts of Jaffna town, it kept a low profile f a century.
Eventually, due to the labours of a succi and devoted principals, teachers, parents, Old - wishers, it has built for itself an image of em was this beautiful interaction which bestowed unique, a tradition for high standards for simp precious possessions.
In this endeavour, the school had the g branch alumini Association in Colombo. This t members have displayed a rare and remarkab helping it substantially without yielding to the The annals of its transactions would bear test enchantment but also helps to see all thin K.H.C.O.S.A. (Colombo) is a model for all all
Today, the close proximity of the Jaffna of advantage which it has over the other scho could help to establish an interaction at this le image for the school.
I have great pleasure in offering my wal on this memorable occasion and my prayers a this noble institution at Kokuvil.
Colombo. 25th January 1995

NCIPAL
few words of umni associa
lokuvil Hindu 85 yearsago, village in the or nearly half
ession of able Students well linence and recognition in all its departments. It on this institution, a transformation that was plicity that was admirable. These are its present
Ood fortune of the guidance and supports of a band of young, energetic, enthusiastic and active le maturity by guiding their alma mater wisely, temptation of interfering in its internal affairs. timony to this. Perhaps distance lends not only gs in their ture perspective. in this respect, umni associations.
University to Kokuvil Hindu is a circumstance ols in the region. The K.H.C.O.S.A. Colombo vel which Would build a Valuable international
m felicitations to the K.H.C.O.S.A. (Colombo) t the Feet of Lord Ganesh for His Blessings on
S. AMBALAVANER
B.Sc. Hon, (Lond) Retired Principal, Colombo Hindu College,

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MESSAGE FROM SENIO PAST WICE PRESIDENT
I deem it a priviledge to record my remini Golden Jubilee Souvenir" of our association. Begin Fear 1911, I spent five years of my early educationi Kokuvil. It was then located north of the temple "Pu property occupied by the Post Office Building nov M.A. Nadarajah, one of our veterans was also in with me. The founder, the late Mr. E. Chelliah was ou I left our school in 1917 after passing my 5th standa was mainly a feeder school to Jaffna Hindu Colleg I vividly remember Mr. Nevins. Selladurai, pri Hindu College at the time coming over to our Sch conducting a test for us and selecting students for class in Jaffna Hindu College. Mr. Nevins Sell educationist of repute and was held in high esteem and pupils. Mr.N.Chellapah and two other teachel Chelliah to run the school. Mr. S. Thiagarajah Succes the School Was Shifted to the north of "Puthukovil". C were paid their salary from the school fees collect education then, was restricted to those who cou matriculated from Jaffna Hindu Collegein 1921 and was appointed to the Colombo Municipality and I
I was present at the inaugural meeting held ir College Old Students Association (Colombo Branc ties from that time. Mr. A. Nadarajah and Mr. S. Sar early years. Our, other senior members like Mr. S. Bal Thiruvilangam, Mr. S.M. Arumugam, Mr. A. Kanapa important positions and influence in various Governi Whenever possible they never hesitated to helour us now but their dedicated Ser to the associatic genuinely work for the promotion of love and frater the interests of the 'Alma Mater'.
Over forty students and teachers were hosted to Stage a school concert and raise funds for the sch who appreciated the hard work put in by these pe Town Hall and St. Peters College, Bambalapitiya, of gratitude to the family of the Late Mr. S. Rajend Success, it was. I must also record our gratitude to Mr. A.K. Arumugathamby, Mr. S. Ratnasabapathy a by them as Secretaries at different times.
The association also helped the school wi purchase the land for Nagalingam grounds at Koku the books listed by Mr. Handy. Perinpanayagam afte collected from our members.
I am proud and happy that Kokuvil Hindu prestigious colleges in Jaffna. I invoke the blessi should soon be elevated to the position of a Natio should spare no pains to continue to work for the
A. SINNATHAMBY, J.P. Senior - Past Vice President of our Association,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Scences in the uning from the In the School at hukovil' in the 1. The late Mr. he same class ir head Master. rd. The school
6. ncipal of Jaffna ool at Kokuvil the first form adurai was an by all teachers is assisted Mr. led Mr. N. Chelliah in 1926 as the Head Master When lasses were held in the Cheliah hall. These teachers ed from us, the students. Unlike at present, English ld afford to pay the fees charged by the school. I came over to Colombo for employment. In 1922, I have resided in Colombo ever since.
Wellawatte in December 1944 of the Kokuvil Hindu h) and have been actively associated with its activigarasivam were the live wire of the association in the lasubramaniam, Mr. V. Suppaiah, Mr. Rajendram, Mr. thipillai, Mr. A. Apputhurai and Mr. S. Murugaiahheld ment Departments and other institutions in Colombo. youths find employment. These people are not with in and the college cannot be forgotten. They did nity amongst our members and for the furtherance of
| by us in Colombo in our homes in 1945. They came ool. This was led by the Principal Mr. V. Nagalingam 2rsons to make the two concerts, held at Colombo a tremendous success. The school owes a deep debt ram for their valuable help to make the concerts the persons like, Mr. T. Sabaratnam, Mr. S.K. Murugiah, nd Mr. A. Kandiah, for the valuable services rendered
th a substantial contributions towards the fund to vil in 1947. The school library was equipped with all er he assumed as Principal in 1949 with contributions
College has over the years, grown into one of the ngs of Lord Ganesha that Kokuvil Hindu College nal School and that the K.H.C. - O.S.A. (Colombo) progress of the college.
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SENIOR PAST VICE PRESID
It gives me great pleasure to Write this the Golden Jubilee Souvenir of the Kokuvil H. Old Students Association (Colombo Branch). T casion to cherish old memories and express out the "Alma Mater and its teachers. I was at S. the period when Mr. M. Karthigesu was the he should record my appreciation of his kind off me from paying 'school fees' for my educations continue my studies but my family circumstan distrupt it. With God's grace I prospered in li hesitated to assist the school and actively part the association's activities in Colombo.
I well remember the late Mr. A. Kandial fifties, when he was the Secretary. Principal, very intimate dealings with our association an the benefit of the college. Along with some ofu laboured hard and secured a path for direct acc Mr. S. Sanmugam (later Dr. Arudpragasam) fulfilled a great need of the college. -
I wish the school long years of life. It is should continue to play its part to be of greate follow.
T. NEETHIRAJAH Senior Past Vice President of the Associati A Benefactor of the College
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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1 enrolling me into membership in the nineteen S. Handy. Perinpanayagam had exploited the goodwill of the association for s, both Mr. Handy and Mr. C.K.Kanthaswamy sess to the college from the property of the late along the Jaffna- Kankesanthurai road. This
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ek MESSAGE FROM M. V. THEAGA.
I have great pleasure in sending this messa lege Old Students Association Golden Jubilee Cel
I feel very proud to have been a member oft last Forty Five (45) years. During this period I hav the O.S.A.. years of great activity, less activity and reflecting on years of high activity and participatic of the O.S.A. the following names come to mind as only gave dynamic leadershipbut also sacrificedal and money for the growth and welfare of the O.S.A late Mr. M. A. Nadarajah, late Mr. S. K. Muru atnasabapathy, Mr. N. Sivasubramaniam. We as in O.S.A. owe special thanks for their contribution.
The Principals of the College were the Ex-of Late Mr. Handy Perinpanayagam and Mr. C.K. Kar of the O.S.A. they participated in all the importa leadership to the O.S.A., Members of the O.S.A.'ov rendered for the good and growth of the O.S.A.
I am sure, like me, many do look forward to nity to meet the classmates, colleagues of our colleg the progress of the College, the difficulties, imped O.S.A. and the progress and success of the old st
My greatiful thanks to the Presidentand mem this opportunity. I regret very much that I will not tions since I will be out of the Island.
May God bless Kokuvil Hindu College O.S. Alma Mater fully in their forward march and endea
M. V. Theagarajah
FC.M.A., FC.I.A.A, F.B.I.M. Deputy Chairman Browns Group of Companies Director Hatton National Bank Limited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ge to my Colbration.
le OSA for the e witnessed in dormancy. On n by members those who not Dit of their time ... They are the giah, Mr. S. hembers of the
ice Presidents of the O.S.A. Late Mr. V. Nagalingam, thaswamy during their period of their Presidentship nt functions of the O.S.A, gave advise, guidance, ve a deep debt of gratitude for their unstinted service
the O.S.A. meetings because it provides an opportue and the Principal and exchange views, learn about iments and the type of assistance required from the
Ludents.
bers of the Committee of the O.S.A. for affording me beableto participate inthe GoldenJubilee Celebra
A. to grow from strength to strength and support our
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கொக்குவில் இந்துக்க பழையமாணவர் சங்கத்தின் கொழும்புக் கிை வெளியிடப்படும் இம்மலருக்கு ஆசிச்செய்தியை அ மகிழ்ச்சியடைகின்றேன். யாழ்ப்பாண மாவட்டத்தின் கல்லூரிகளில் ஒன்றாக மிளிரும் கொக்குவில் இந்: கொக்குவில் வாழ்மக்களுக்கும், அயற்கிராமத் அளப்பரிய சேவைகளைச் செய்துவருகின்றது. இக் கல்விகற்ற பலர் வைத்தியர்களாகவும், பொறி களாகவும், விஞ்ஞானிகளாகவும், கணக்காளர்களாக தனியார் நிறுவனங்களில் நிர்வாக உத்தியோகத்த வேறும் பல உயர்பதவிகளிலும் கடமையாற்றுகின்றார் இடை நிலைக்கல்வி முழுவதையும் இக்கல்லூரியி பெருமை யையும் மகிழ்ச்சியையும் தரும் விடயமாகு
கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரி மட்டுமல்லாது மற்றைய துறைகளிலும், குறிப்பாக வில் துறையில் பல சாதனைகளைப் புரிந்துள்ளது. இத் வேண்டும். இதற்கு கல்லூரியின் ஆசிரியர்களும், பன நல்குவார்கள் என்பதில் ஐயமில்லை. இந்த வகையி சங்கம் அரும்பணி செய்துவருகின்றது. இச்சங்க இவ்விதழினூடாக இக்கல்லூரியின் ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு நல்வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்ள விருப் தொடரட்டும்.
 
 
 

ல்லூரியின்
னுப்புவதில் முதன்மைக் துக்கல்லூரி தவருக்கும் கல்லூரியிற் uSusummi வும், அரசfகளாகவும், கள். எனது ற் கற்றமை üñ).
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துறைகளில் கல்லூரி மேன்மேலும் வளர்ச்சியடைய ழைய மாணவர்களும், நலன்விரும்பிகளும் ஒத்துழைப்பு ல் கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரியின் பழையமானவர் த்தின் கொழும்புக் கிளையினால் வெளியி டப்படும் தம், கல்விகற்கும், கல்விகற்ற மாணவர்கள் யாவருக்கும் புகின்றேன். பழையமானவர் சங்கத்தின் நற்பணி
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LATE MR. E. CHELLIAH
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LATE MR. N. CHELLAPPAH
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OUR PAST
E. Cheiliah S. Thiyaga 1910-1926 1926-192
S. Seenivasagam V%. Nagalin 1943-1946 1946 - 194
P.S. Ситarasату June 1971 - May 1972
Kanthaswamy - May 1971
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PRINCIPALS
E. Karthegesu 1928-1943
tgan S. Handy Perinbanayagam 48 1949-1960
M. Mahadevan A. Panchalingam June 1972 - January 1980 January 1980 - March 1991

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Founder of the
Old Stud (Col
Late Mr. S. Seenivasagam Principal 1943 - 1946
He inaugurated the Association in Colombo in December 1944.
 
 

Kokuvil Hindu College lents Association ombo Branch)
Mr. S. Sangarasivam Co-Founder of the Association
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Our Past
Mr. S. K.
\ lir: S. latını apragasam :
Mr. K. Sivanantham Mr. A.
 
 
 

Secretaries
Murugiah
Kanthayah Mr. P. Sivasubramaniyam

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Mr. T. Sabaratnam
Mr. S.K. A
\ Ir: S. Ratnapragasam
Mr. K. Sivanantham : Mr. A. K
 
 
 

Secretaries
Murugiah Mr. S. Ratnasabapathy
Canthayah Mr. P. Sivasubramaniyam

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... Mr. E. Chelliah (Head Master) . Mr. S. Thiagarajah (Head Master) . Mr. M. Karthigesu (Head Master, Later Prin . Mr. S. Seenivasagam . Mr. VNagalingam . Mr. S. Handy Perinbanayagam ... Mr. C.K. Kanthaswami 8. Mr. P.S. Cumaraswamy 9. Mr. M.Mahadeva 10. Mr. A. Panchalingam 11. Mr. R. Mahendran
Our Principals
KOKU VIL HINDU COLLEGE (
( COLOMB
OUR SECRETARES
From To
December 1944 - May 1946 The La June 1946 - May 1949 The La June 1949 - October 1949 The La November 1949 - May 1951 Mr. S. June 195 - May 1953 Mr. S. June 1953 - May 1955 Mr. N. June 1955 - May 1959 Mr. S. June 1959 - May 1961 Mr. N. June 1961 - May 1963 Mr. K. June 1963 - May 1964 Mr. A. June 1964 - May 1970 The lat June 1970 - May 1974 The la June 1974 - May 1976 The la June 976 - May 1979 Mr. S. June 1979 - May 1981 Mr. M.
June 1994 - Todate Mr. A.
 

1910-1926 1926-1928 cipal) 1928- 1943 1943 - 1946 1946 - 1948 1949 - March 1960 December 1960 - May 1971 June 1971 - May 1972 June 1972 - January 1980 January 1980- March 1991
April 1992- Todate
LD STUDENTS"ASSOCATION
O BRANCH)
te Mr. T. Sabaratnam te Mr.S.K.Murugaiah te Mr. S. Ratnasabapathy Rratnapragasam Rasiah
Sivasubramaniam Ratnapragasam Sivasubramaniam Sivanantham Kandiah e Mr.K.S.Kumaravel e Mr. S. Ratnasabapathy e Mr. P. Sivasubramaniam Nagalingam Rajaratnam
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Our Principals
1. Mr. E. Chelliah (Head Master) 2. Mr. S. Thiagarajah (Head Master) 3. Mr. M. Karthigesu (Head Master, Later Princ 4. Mr.S.Seenivasagam 5. Mr. V. Nagalingam 6. Mr. S. Handy Perinbanayagam 7. Mr. C.K. Kanthaswami 8. Mr. P.S. Cumaraswamy 9. Mr. M. Mahadeva 10. Mr. A. Panchalingam ll. Mr. R. Mahendran
KOKUVL HINDU COLLEGE O
( COLOMB
OUR SECRETARES
From To
December 1944 - May 1946 The La June 1946 - May 1949 The La June 1949 - October 1949 The Lal November 1949 - May 1951 Mr. SF June 1951 - May 1953 Mr. S.R June 1953 - May 1955 Mr. N. June 1955 - May 1959 Mr. S. June 1959 - May 1961 Mr. N. June 1961 - May 1963 Mr. K. June 1963 - May 1964 Mr. A.K June 1964 - May 1970 The late June 1970 - May 1974 The latt June 1974 - May 1976 The at June 1976 - May 1979 Mr. S. June 1979 - May 1981 Mr. M.
June 1994 - Todate Mr. A.
 

1910-1926 1926-1928 ipal) 1928- 1943 1943-1946 1946-1948 1949 - March 1960 December 1960 - May 1971 June 1971 - May 1972 June 1972 - January 1980 January 1980- March 1991
April 1992- Todate
LD STUDENTSASSOCATION
te Mr. T. Sabaratnam e Mr.S.K. Murugaiah te Mr. S. Ratnasabapathy Rratnapragasam
asiah
Sivasubramaniam Ratnapragasam Sivasubramaniam Sivanantham
Kandiah
Mr. K.S.Kumaravel : Mr. S. Ratnasabapathy 2 Mr. P. Sivasubramaniam Nagalingam
Rajaratnam
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%. MESSAGE FROMC
It gives me great pleasure in associating m Hindu College while they celebrate their Golder commemorating the special occasion. Althoughfar ally from the old students of Kokuvil Hindu in Col. congratulations and invoke the blessings of Godf glorious past. It was heartening to find that the a office bearers elected.
It was nearly two. years ago that I was rem ciation of Colombo in December 1944. The source April 1993, to commemoratetheinauguration oft author of the article was no other than an old stud years a live wire of the association. He is not only great pleasure in acceding to this request to contri
At my age I find it extremely difficult to str retrace the course of events leading to the inceptio highlight certain events from the hazy memory re
After Completing his devoted service at K late Mr. Kartigesu handed over the responsibility difc in 1942. He couldn't have found a better person to had left behind a rich heritage- a well organised s band of dedicated and competent staff who knew at that time over three hundred pupils, with nearly lation Class. I was just an Assistant Master at th Principal. Other members of the staff too held hir informed person with methodical and amiable way confidence of the staff and the admiration of th education system of the country in the years to c institution.
Ofcourse a school Principals life can neve problems would emerge, sometimes from unexp classrooms had cadjan roofs. They were a temptin along. I can remember that there were two such fire major fires that occurred later. Confronted withfin equipment had other such urgent requirements of seek the cooperation of parents and old students o ment program. At the time there were many elders dent in Colombo, holding high positions in the go Seenivasagam knew most of them personally durin to join the staff of Kokuvil Hindu College. In due and persuaded them to get together and bring into had their early education at our school, and theref to efforts of the late Mr. Seenivasagam that the Ol in December 1944. This was indeed a far sighted

K. KANTHASWAMI Ž
yself with the Old Students Association of Kokuvil
Jubileeby contributing an article to the souvenir away in Australia, I cannot distance myself emotionbmbo. At the outset itself I wish to offer our heartiest or a new lease of life for the association befitting its ssociation had been revived in June 1994 and new
inded of the inauguration of the Old Students Assowas an article in the souvenir released in Londonin he UK branch of the Old Students' Association. The ent Mr. S. Ratnapragasam, who had been for many an old student, but also a dear friend of mine. I have bute this article.
etch my memory as far back as December 1994, and n of this association. However, I shall endeavour to levant to this subject.
okuvil Hindu College with resounding success, the :ontinuing his good work to the late Mr. Seenivasagam give the college a great lead. The late Mr. Kartigesu school upgraded as a senior secondary school and a the parents of every pupil in the school. There were a dozen pupils in the newly formed London Matricuat time and had an affectionate regard for the new n in highesteem. Being a highly educated and well Mr. Seenivasagam did not take much time to win the e students. He was able to foresee changes in the :ome and looked forward to a bright future for the
r be smooth or easy. Day in and day out unforeseen lected quarters. Our semipermanent and temporary g target for fire bugs resulting in periodical fires all is between 1940 and 1945, not to speak of a few other ding additional accommodation, Securing laboratory a senior secondary school, Mr. Seenivasagam had to f the college, and get them involved in his developfrom Kokuvil and other neighbouring villages resivernment service, as well as other walks of life. Mr. g his life in Colombo for a few years before deciding course, he had contacted most of them individually being an Old Students' Association. Most of them, ore responded readily to his request. Thus solely due l Student's Association was inaugurated in Colombo move and a great step forward in the progress of the

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college. All those interested in the Kokuvil Hindu ( contribution of the late Mr. Seenivasaagam. Koku Board of Directors of the Jaffna Hindu College. Pu
Unfortunately a few months after the ir Seenivasagam fell seriously ill and had to go no lo was a sad and unexpected development.
Against heavy odds the members of the sta results in public examinations. A fair number of stu Examinations and the SSC Examinations held du various departments in government service, the process repeated year after year. swelling the ranks
The latter half of the 1940s was crowded w begin with the late Mr. V. Nagalingam who was agr ment as principal of the college. This was received the school. His credibility was rated high both b education.
The management soon agreed, to this reque pists from Kokuvil gifted two classrooms. Anothe half acres of land adjoining the school. Part of the concert held in Jaffna, Colombo and Kandy. The granted by the management as a loan. At the time Association in Colombo gave Mr. Nagalingama rol building of the institution.
There were revolutionary changes in the sys College was a fee levying assisted school at that til education. The other was the direct payment of sa great boon to the country in general and to all devel revision of the grading of schools was the next elevation of the school as a grade one institutio1 milestone in the history of the College. Unfortunate the beloved Principal Mr. Nagalingam succumbec irreparable loss to the school and much more to th shock.
With the dawn of the next decade. the late M pal of the college to continue the good work of his of his duties as Principal. a decision was taken by carnival in the newly acquired plot of land, to col carnival was named "Linga Lights Carnival" in success and yielded reasonably good proceeds. T tional classrooms were built, and additional equip
Its only athin line that separates the life oft Association. As such. I had digressed off and on in

‘ollege should remember with gratitude this great vil Hindu was no more an orphan adopted by the ely as a feeder school for the parent institution.
ception of the Old Students' Association, Mr. ng leave and could not return to resume work. This
if worked hard during those years producing good dents were successful in the London Matriculation |ring that period. The successful students entered 3ank of Ceylon, and the commercial sector. This
of the Old Students' Association in Colombo.
ith striking events in the history of the college. To at figure in the educational world accepted appointwith great acclaim from all quarters connected with y the management as well as the Department of
st to put up additional classrooms. Two philanthror important event was the acquisition of two and a funds necessary were the net proceeds of a school remaining part of the necessary funds was readily ihe concert was held in Colombo, the Old Students' using reception, assuring him full cooperation in the
tem ofeducation during this period. Kokuvil Hindu me, One of the changes was the introduction of free laries to teachers from the government. This was a oping schools much as Kokuvil Hindu College. The important change in the educational system. The h with effect from August 1948 was a significant ly this decade ended on a tragic note. Early in 1949, l to a massive heart attack. His passing away was a e family. It took a long time for to recover from the
sr. Handy Perinbanayagam was welcomed as Principredecessor. Within three months of his assumption the Old Student's Association in Jaffna to hold a lect funds for the development of the College. The memory of the late Mr. Nagalingam. It was a grand he outstanding loan to the board was settled, addiment for the laboratories were procured.
he school from the life of the Colombo Old Students' this article to highlight important events in the life

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of the college and made the article too long. At thi of the Colombo Old Students's Association during further digression.
The 50's can be regarded as the golden era of I was closely associated with him and had an insic college during this period. Mr. Perinbanayagam lau storey building in the Nagalinagm grounds. The C component structurally before the end of the decad School.
By the beginning of next decade. Mr. Perinb to the institution. The Colombo Old Students' ASSOC a far well function in right royal fashion. The pr: observed by the Colombo Old Students' Associati through the end of the next decade. These occasio the school Principal who presided over the AGM. treated as a standing guest at such occasions. The concern for the school and an abiding rapport betw
The takeover of assisted schools by the gove the history of education in the country. Only a few Schools had come under state control. The work exasperating as most of his time was spent in battli tion. However, the Principal and staff quickly adjust not in any way hinder the rapid development of th of the school, the Old Student's Association Co dedicated to the alma-mater. The takeover of the se the other hand they realised the demanding respo assistance to the Principal in order to maintain hig traditions of the school. Theyounger members ofth holding high positions in their respective spheres founder members. The sixties can be regarded as a: meetings were looked forward to eagerly both by th Principal. Members wished to have first hand kno' wished to communicate the urgent needs of the sc Students' Association Colombo as a power house motivation periodically. The Colombo Old Student of the conscience of the school community and a proved to be productive.
Before I conclude the article, I wish to remen ised by the Colombo Old Students' Association ea July 1971, the grandfunction to accord farewellton tory tributes from many distinguished elders and n that occasion in order to remind me of my long assoc
" May Kokuvil H

s stage I propose to confine myself to the activities the next two decades, avoiding as far as possible
the college under the aegis of Mr. Perinbanayagam. le view of the growth and the growing pains of the inched on a fund raising campaign to put up a three olombo Old Students' Association being a vibrant 2. This was another milestone in the progress of the
anayagam retired after his meritorious contributions iation felicitated Mr. Perinbanayagam in the form of actice of holding an AGM followed by lunch was )n beginning in the early 50's and continued right ns served as get togethers for the old students and I was also as Vice-Principal and later as Principal, aim of the association was all along to build warm veen the school and the community.
rnment in November 1960 was another landmark in schools opted to remain private, while most of the of the Principal in the new set up became more ng with the red tape bound government administrated themselves to the new circumstances, which did e school. Side by side with the phenomenal growth lombo grew up to be an enlightened association, chool did not in any way damp their enthusiasm. On insibility to close ranks and lend moral support and h standards and preserve the character and age old le association too had by that time risen up in stature of life and fell in line with the elders who were the splendid era of the association. The annual general he members of the Old Students' Association and the wledge of the school news and the principal in turn hool. The Principals always looked up to the Old from which they got charged with confidence and s' Association had come to be regarded as repository s such exchange of views between the two parties
nber with gratitude the complimentary dinner organly in 1960 to welcome me as Principal. and later in he on my retirement. Abrochure containing Valedichy ever loving Old Students, was presented to me on iation with Kokuvil Hindu during the rest of my life.
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FROM THE Y
My schooling, at Kokuvil Hindu time there was no age limit for admission nor was sions were systematised a Department officer can class. The school premises were a rectangular plc and two buildings housed the primary classes and third standards formed the primary and the firstye were open and roofed with cadjans. The founde students and the Founder Teacher Mr. N. Chellap places like Inuviljoined the school insteadofhavi Helping these students was the aim of Mr. E. Ch English School was under the Hindu College Boal
The primary and the post prim Headmaster and one such person was Mr. S. Thi Inspectorate. He later visited his old school in th: founder's in the long line of Principals. The photog now in the college office. After some years offunc amalgamated in 1969 by the efforts of Mr. A. Kana a Headteacher and remained so with classes from
Some of the teachers in the Prin Nalur, Mr. C. KanagasabaiofKondaviland Mr. disciplinarian with a cane in his hand and was an moustache and big round redeyes. He was a threa was very kind to the students and he had the inter Navarathirifestival was a special occasion. Agro and taken to the houses ofparents and well wishel were served to the teachers and students and cash song will always be an invocation to Lord Vinaya
சிரோங்கு கன்னிமதி C பேரோங்குசிர் விருத்த
செல்வமுயர் கொக்குவ
கல்வியருள் ஐங்கரனே
and the ending will be a song of blessings. We ev District Judge Mr. C. Kumarasamy's house in the J
personalities who gave bounteously to the school school. Later, otherforms followed,
Mr. S. Thiyagarajah was succi during his time the present General Science block its kind. There was aboarding house to help teach
 
 

English School began in the year 1927 during which birth certificate a prerequisite. But now after admiseasily picks out a faulty under-aged admission in a it of land surrounded on all sides by roads and lanes the post primary. The kindergarden first, second and ar upwards were the post primary classes. The Halls r Mr. E. Chelliah was the Headmaster with a few pah. The School grew big and students from distant ng to walk the long distance to Jaffna Hindu College. elliah when he founded the school. Kokuvil Hindu (d.
lary sections were administered by one head - The yagarajah of Tellipallai who left in 1927 to join the at capacity. His portrait adorns the place next to the graph taken on his farewell day is a precious memento tioning as a separate school, the Primary section was pathipillai. Later on it separated again in 1975under Grade 1 to 5.
lary schoolworthy of mention are Mr. Sambanthar of A. Kandiah of Idaikadu. Mr. Sambanthar was a strict afficient teacher, a tall, lean, fair person with a bushy tening personality. With all this exterior hardness he est of the school and the students at heart. Under his up of students were trained to sing Navarathri songs is byprior appointment. After the singing, short eats present was given to the teacher in charge. The first ga.
சர்ந்த நவராத்திரியில்
ம் பேசுதற்கு - ஏரோங்கும்
பில் வாழ் செய்யகிருபாகரன் நற்
காப்பு
en went for this "Viruththam Paaduthal" to the then
affna Dutch Fort, Mr. R.R. Nalliah and other eminent ... This was the then form of collecting funds for the
ceded by Mr. M. Karthigesu of Puloly west. It was was put up-the first brick building with tiled roof of ers from far offplaces have their meals and lodging.

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The Malabar Nair who ran this boarding housewa able administrator Mr. Karthigesu was also a good the school was celebrated in 1937 during his period ary flag-hoisting, dramas and other cultural items "Aum" in Tamil with the image of Lord Nadarajahi books sold to the students at school. Mr. M. Karthig when it was raised to this status. Then senior Scho
The school sessions close for the Nagalingam will be remembered for ever for having of Mathematics he was also a Tamil scholar and Kirupakara Sivasubramaniar, the patron deity of Ko Saraswathy Packiarajah provided the tune and hen functions.
Mrs. S. Packjarajah devoted her of class activities. The school owes much to her c vocalist and violinist and gave solo music recitals. T a tremendous success due to her untiring efforts i obtained high places in local competitions and Al O.S.A. with cultural programs. As staff advisor for against opposition from certain parents who laterre Lord bless her with health and Long life.
We must not forget the service helped in getting up dance items whenever there v the dance by a five year old child were very much a boys won the applause of all during concert tour.
At the retirement of Mr. M. Kart was full of ideas to develop the school. A Food and Though his period was short he did much to the sch in the annals of the school for ever as the founder of the golden jubilee this year,
The strength of the school and s tion fellon Mr. V. Nagalingam who was secondedf services of Mr. Seenivasagam. His acquisition of scope for sports activities. I remember the first inte it was called in his memory, in which Sabapathy h 1950 was named "Linga Lights" in his honour. " reshuffling of students into five houses by the a revered principal. It was a pleasing sight to sechir and sandal paste pottu on his forchead. He led the demise snatched him away from us in 1947 bcsore
Thcvaram classes were conduct - otherwise called Kuppilan Sellathurai, He was pri the students profited much through him, Mr. Rasai the morning prayer. This was an opportunity for Thirugnanasambanther held classes during weck

s a very clean and genial person. Besides being an eacher of English and Tamil. The Silver Jubilee of . The celebration was a grandone with the customThe school motto is "spposiroups”. The emblem in the centre was printed on the cover of the exercise su was the first Principal of Kokuvil Hindu College pl certificate classes were formed.
: day with the singing of the College song. Mr. A. composed this song. Besides being a good teacher had composed devotional songs in prayer to Lord kuvil Hindu College. In collaboration with him Mrs. ceforth the college song is being sung at all college
whole time as a teacher of music in thc class and out ontribution to the school. She is an accomplished he concert tour of Kandy, Matale and Colombo was in getting up the various items. The music groups 1 Island levels. In far away U.K. she still helps the she girls the introduced the college uniform, much alised thc economic aspect of it and fell in line. May
s rendered by Mr. Gnanasekaram of Kokuvil who was a need. The "Abinayam", the spring dance and ppreciated by the audience and the harvest dance by
higesu, Mr. S. Seenivasagam took over the reins. He Health exhibition was held and it drew a large crowd. ool till illness caused him to leave. His name will bc thc O.S.A. in Colombo in 1944 which is celebrating
taff increased and the onus of finding accommodaor service from Jaffna Hindu College to continue the he land on the north of the temple afforded ample r house sportsmect held in Nagalingam grounds, as ouse emerged champions. The carnival held here in Thus he solved thc problem of space, There was a idition of Nagalingam house in the name of our n enter the school with abcaming face with holy ash students and teachers on the concert tour. An early he could sce the fruits of his labour.
'd after school hours by Mr. S. Sellathurai-Isaivallar oficient in the traditional way of singing Pan Isai and ahsuccceded him and hchimself would sing during talented students to learn Pan isai. His son Mr. R. ends. These Pan Isai classes formed the nucleus for

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the "Carnatic Music and Pan Isai Scholarship" of are held annually and prizes are awarded. Others and well wishers and they are a boon to the stude Rajaratnam Scholarship" by old students and we this way.
Fire was an inseperable ally of K makers. Though it was a destructive force it pave first fire in the old hall was a minor one compared cadjan roofs and partitions, when Mr. S.H. Periba Phoenix". So K.H.C. stands majestically out ofs charred. There was consternation in everyone's embers. This act of his caused a bit of amusementt fiddle while Rome burned" but in our principal the With this endview, along with the Vice Principal M collected funds. Mr. Handy was an eminent literar his name and fame. The two storeyed Handy Perir grounds.
We gratefully remember Mr. C towards this Handy memorial building and laid th from his son-in-law of Kokuvil Mr. V.K. Gnanasu) Thavady and Mr. T. Neethirajah are benefactors \ benefactors is Mr. K. S. Ponnuthurai paththar wł ground, to the school. This land is being cleared a old students, help the school.
K.H.C. is very lucky in havinge faithful to their alma mater, dutiful clerical and mi school community. The students can say with prid activities under able teachers to guide them. Du qualified teachers for sports, fine arts, needle wc fortunate that the school can provide expert guidan -TheTiger of Malaya, and the first appointed lady Kerala. She was our guardian angel and was alway What she was to us, Mrs. M. Thambapillai was fo
With the advent of very princip: Kanthaswami has seen the school progress under up the tone. At his retirement Mr. A. Panchaling introduced new activities for the students. He h building there are flowering plants. He had an students. He was a man of few words and his word K.H.C. by the department. Wherever he is, he will
The present principal Mr. R. M Sured that an able hand is guiding the college. The K.H.C. O.S.A. Colombo is one for us, old students and pay our tribute to its founder Mr. S. Seeniva guidance of the President and members. Let us all associations in Colombo, U.K. and Canada will wi and dignity of Kokuvil Hindu College.

ered by Mr. V. Selvanayagam of Malaysia. Contests cholarships have been given by several old students its of K.H.C. The first of these scholarships was the il wishers help the intelligent and needy students in
..H.C. Cadjanroofs were an easy prey to the mischief the way for majestic buildings and tiled roofs. The o the massive destruction of several classrooms with nayagam was principal. "Out of the ashes rises the o many fires. One morning we find the classrooms ace. Our principal lighted his cigar from the dying prelieve the tension of the moment."Nero played the : fire kindled a firm resolve to put up new structures. [r. C. K. Kanthaswami he wentas faras Malaysia and y and political figure and the college made the use of panayagam building stands proudly in Nagalingam
. Kandiah of Irupalai who made the first donation he foundation for it. He imbibed a love for the school nderam. Mr. S. Sinnathuraia business magnate from who gave in plenty Last but not the least in the line of no donated 17 lachchams of land, north of the playnd will be used for agriculture and sports. Let us all,
fficient principals, devoted teachers and students, old nor staff, benefactors, wellwishers and a cooperative e that "Kokuvil Hindu is ours". Students have varied ring our student days there were no professionally ork and such subjects. The present day students are ce. The first sports master was Mr. A. Paramanathan teacher was P. P. Bhargaviamma from Trivandrum, sdressed in white. We remember her as our "Mother". r the primary students.
il the school has advanced in various ways. Mr. C.K. his efficient administration. Mr. M. Mahadeva kept am, a youth full figure and full of tact took over. He ad a special liking for gardens and all around the 2ye for everything and was easily accessible to the s were very persuasive. He has been taken away from make his mark.
fahendran is an asset to the school. We can rest asoccasion of this golden jubilee of the founding of the , to be proud of. We wish the function a great success sagam. May the association prosper under the able rally round to strengthen the association. The branch ork in unison with one goal - maintaining the honour
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Mr. Kandiah Mrs. T. Ilayathamb Subramaniam (President) Mrs. N.
Mr. M. Wijayakumar, Mr. R. Ara (Asst Treasurer) Mr. Y. Thay (General Secretary), Mr. R. Ma Mr. M. Umaharan, Mrs. Jeya-Pa
 

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y Mrs. G. Theivendran, Mrs. Sukirthaluxmy Thurairasasingam, Mrs. Raja, Mr. S. Nagalingam
Saratnam (Vice President), Mr. N. Mahendran salingam (Treasurer), Mr. V. Raja Kulendran hendran (Asst Secretary), Mr. S. Ketheeswaran urarajasingam

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COLOMBO O.S.A. ANC
乙公
What began as a small English School, with a hum tional institution, enjoying a status comparable t stards, straddling a string of lands, stretching fron temple courtyard and beyond into Kulapiddy. Th disappeared, giving way to permanent structures, sc tion and amenities to the ever-growing number of short time nor by a single individual, but over a selfless service and sacrifice of great men and wo wishers Let us, on this occasion of the Golden Ju Colombo, remember them, recall their services and
The Old Students Associations, both in Jaffna and to the Principals. The Colombo Branch, with Mess S.K. Murugaiah, S. Ratnasabapathy and S. Ratnapi the school in all its undertakings. Mr. M. A. Nada sense of attachment to his Alma Mater, Mr. S. Sa workers. They continued to workfor the schoolevel est of them all then, has served in the Colombo B1 various capacities. He was born and brought up in all his secondary education there. As a student he teachers, especially Mr. C.K.K. and the Principal V glad that the newly reorganised and revitalized O. them. The Annual Dinners organised on : v try gra at the school during this time.
Mr. C.K.K. had served as Vice Principal for twent working with two great Principals. The students of ability and for the loving care, they received from h himself to the school community. K.H.C. and C.K Handy as Principal, the change was hardly perce beginning of his stewardship was the take-over of first Mr. E. Sabalingamand later Mr. A. R. Rajanay burden of administration. In addition he had a r home-grown and specially recruited by him to h produced excellent examination results and did ve music and dance. He is also a pious Hindu. He ha music teacher in the North. The late Mr. S. Suppiah the school to teach dancing. Mr. S. Rasiah, special sing devotional songs.
The Principal obtained help from the Minis of the three storeyed building. He also started work his administrative ability and rewarded him with dearly indeed - sometimes to a fault, to the detrime

徐2
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後分
ble building, has today grown into a leading educa) that of the best in the country. The school now in the Station Road, Kokuvil across and across the e ramshackle buildings and cadja sheds have all me of them storeyed, providing ample accommodastudents. All these have not been accomplished in a long period and through the concerted efforts and men - Principals, Teachers, Old Students and wellbilee celebration of the Old Students Association, pay homage to them all.
Colombo, gave unstinted support and co-operation ers M. A. Nadarajah, S. Sangarasivam, A. Kandiah, agasam in the forefront played a useful sole, helping rajah, the oldest old Student there had a very deep garasivam and S.K. Murugiah were indefatigable hafter retirement. Mr. S. Ratnapragasam, the younganch, for more than forty years with distinction in the immediate neighbourhood of the school and had ; was one of the best and was a favourite of all his 7.N. Handy, too, had a special liking for him. We are S.A. in Colombo, has him in the committee to guide ind scale by the Jaffna Branch were a regular feature
ty long years and had gathered valuable experience the school venerated him for his excellent teaching him. The teachers like him and he had also endeared ..K. Soon became synonymous. When he succeeded iptible. An important event that took place at the the school by the state. Two efficient Vice Principals agam, shared responsibilities with him and eased the umber of young graduated teachers, most of them help him provide the best of teaching. The school ry well in sports and otherfields. Mr. C.K.K. loves ad on the staff Mrs. S. Packiarajah the best carnatic the well-known Bharatha Natya teacher also visited ly recruited to teach Pannisai trained our students to
try ofEducation to complete work on the other wings on an additional building. The Ministry recognised a new grade-Super Grade. He loved the school very nt of his family. However providence had looked after

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his family all his children are well educated and joined Kokuvil and just over twenty years sinc unabated Recently, who he was in the U.K., he him a standing ovation and mobbed him on his w
The science section in the school was dire science master. Besides being a very successful : pline. He had astern demeanour but avery soft, ki esteem. As a teacher, a teacher-leader, a fine sp recognition. He had abrief stint as Vice Principal
Mr. M. Mahadeva came to Kokuvil from familiar to all. A scholar with a mind bent on res assuming, he continued the good work of his pri and the work on the additional building went ap
Mr. A. Panchalingam having served as Vice Prin Mr. Mahadeva is retired. He was the first full-fle Students, teachers, Old students and the schoolc to his assumptionofoffice to himon. The school p nation results, fine performances in the field o undertook to put-up an additional storeyed build his arduous duties as Principal he never negle students hold him in high regard for his services
Mr. R. Mahendran who has now taken over from years of service in the school to his credit. He has is a workaholic. He is now busy with a numbe kulaipiddy land. He deserves all encouragement success, by God's Grace
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well-placed in life. Inis now over fifty years since he
e he retired, yet his interest in the school continues addressed a gathering of his old students. They gave ay backfrom the rostrum.
ctly under the late Mr. E. Sabalingam the most senior und efficient teacher he helped in maintaining discind heart. The students liked him and held him in high portsman, and later as Principal, begained national
at K.H.C and left to head other schools in area.
Mahajana, but being son of Kokuvil he was already earch. He earned his fame at Mahajana. Quiet and un decessors. The excellent standards were maintained
CC.
cipal with great approval took over as principal when dged old boy to take up that responsible position. The :ommunity extended their whole hearted cooperation prosperedin everything undertaken. Excellent Examiif sports etc. characterised his period in office. He ing and completed work on it successfully. In spite of cted his work as teacher in the classroom. His old to them as an excellent teacher of chemistry.
|Mr. Panchalingam, is very active man. He has thirty always been in the forefront-sports, scouting etc. He :r of projects one of them is the reclamation of our and assistance. May his ventures be crowned with all
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கவியரசு வைரமுத்து
வாழ்த்துகிறார் கல்விதான் நாகரிகத்தின் திறவுகோல் கல்விதான் பண்பாட்டினர் அளவுகோல் பிறக்க விருக்கும் புதிய நூந்நாை கல்விதான் தலைமைதாங்கவிருக்கிறது கல்வி கற்பித்த ஆசிரியப் பெருமக்களே தெய்வங்கள் கல்விச் சாலைகளே ஞ தவச்சாலைகள். சிகாக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரி பழைய மா பயிண்ற பள்ளிக்கூடத்தின் பழைய நினை சிநஞ்சுக்குள் போற்றிப் பாதுகாத்து வ அது தனது சிபாண்விழா ஆண்டில் வெளி ஒரு நிறமாக இருப்பதில் நிறைவடைகிே அனர் று மாணவர்களாயிருந்தவர் சிவன்றவர்களாய் வலம் வந்து கொன மனிதப் பணிக்குத் தங்களை அர்ப்பண பொறியியலாளர்களாய், நீதிபதிகளாய் சுங்கத்துறை அதிகாரிகளாய் இண்று ப நார்கள். aமுன்னேறிவிட்ட பல மனிதர்கள் தங்கள் ஓர் ஆலமரம்கூடத்தன்னை வளர்த்துவி சிசால்கிறது; மனிதர்கள் சொல்வதில்ை ஆனால் கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரி தங்கள் பழைய பள்ளியை நணர் நினைவாஞ்சலியோரு நிண்றுவிடாமல் இவர்கள் போந்றுதலுக்குரியவர்கள் கொண்டவர்கள் இண்னொரு தலைமுை தாய்க்கு நன்றி பாராட்டும் இந்தத் தன வாழ்த்துகிறேன். கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரியின் படி கிளக்ைகு எணர் வாழ்த்துக்கள்! மிக வணக்கங்கள்!
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கல்லூரியில் நான் உப இருந்த வேை
பல ஆயிரம் ஆண், பெ அன்னையாம் கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரியில் பிறர் எனக்கு உண்டு என்பதனையிட்டு நான் மிகவும் பெ சேர்ந்து கல்விகற்று, பின்பு ஆசிரியராக, உபஅதிபரா அன்னையின் நிழலில் ஆறியுள்ளேன். கல்லூரியின் வ எனது மனப்பூர்வமான பங்களிப்பினையும் செலுத்தி நினைத்து பெரு மகிழ்ச்சி அடைகின்றேன். இக்கல்லு என்னும் நான் பூரிப்படைகின்றேன்.
கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரியி சந்தித்துள்ளேன். அவர்கள் அமரர்களான எஸ். சீனில் மேலும் திரு. சி.க. கந்தசாமி, அமரர்கள். பி.எஸ். கும என்மேல் அதிகதாக்கத்தினை உண்டு பண்ணிே திரு.சி.க. கந்தசாமி அவர்களுமே ஆவர். அமரர் ஹன் நல்லுறவு பேணவேண்டிய அவசியத்தினையும் அ அறியக்கூடியதாக இருந்தது. திரு. சி.க. கந்தசாமி , என் ஆசிரியராக இருந்தமையினாலும் அவரிடம் ந எனக்குப் பல விடயங்களில் விளங்கியுள்ளார். அவர் அவரைப்பின்பற்ற முயற்சித்தேன். அவர் தம் பொழுை சிக்காக அல்லும் பகலும் உழைத்தார். கல்லூரியின்பே மிகவும் கவர்ந்தமையினால் அச்செயயற்பாடுகள்யாவி
கல்லூரியின் வளர்ச்சியில் அள மனதை உறுத்திய நிகழ்வுகளையும் நான் அறிவேன் பல கஷ்டங்களின் மத்தியில் இடவசதி ஏற்படுத்திக் ( பட்ட நிகழ்வுகளும் உண்டு. இவை கல்லூரி வரலாற் களுக்கு ஊடாக விரக்தியுறாது மேலும் உற்சாகத் பாராட்டுக்குரியது. அண்மையில் 1987ஆம் ஆண்டு, பெயரில் இங்கு இருந்த வேளையில் எமது கல்லூரி வரலாற்று நினைவுகள் எம்மைச் சோர்வடைய விடா
அவரை உறுத்திய இன்னொரு க.பொ.த (சா/த) பரீட்சைகளில் நன்றாகச் சித்திய பாடசாலைகளை நாடுவது. இந்நிகழ்வுகள் அவரு துன்பத்தை அவருக்கு இழைத்துவிட்டேன் என்பத பிற்பாடு எமது கல்லூரியிலிருந்து வேறு கல்லூரிக வெற்றியும் காணப்பட்ட செயற்பாடுகளுக்கு இந்நிக

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ண் ஆகிய இருபாலாருக்கும் கல்வி அறிவூட்டிய எமது எவருக்கும் கிடைக்காத ஒரு ஈடு இணையற்ற இடம் ருமிதமடைகின்றேன். இக்கல்லூரியில் மாணவனாகச் ாக, அதிபராக ஐம்பது வருடங்கள் வரையில் கல்லூரி 1ளர்ச்சியை என் கண்ணால் பார்த்து அவ்வளர்ச்சிக்கு வந்த வேளையில் அன்னை என்னையும் வளர்த்ததை ாளின் அதிபராக வந்த முதலாவது பழைய மாணவன்
ல் நான் இருந்த காலங்களில் ஆறு அதிபர்களைச் பாசகம். வி.நாகலிங்கம், எஸ். ஹன்டி பேரின்பநாயகம், ாரசாமி, எம். மகாதேவா ஆகியோராவர். இவர்களுள் னார் அமரர் ஹன்டி பேரின்பநாயகம் அவர்களும் டி அவர்களிடமிருந்து, கல்லூரிக்கு தன் சமூகத்துடன் வர் அதனை எவ்வாறு பேணினார் என்பதனையும் அவர்களுடன் மிக நெருக்கமாகப் பழகியதாலும் அவர் ான் கற்றவை பலவாகும்; அவர் ஒரு முன்மாதிரியாக ஒரு சிறந்த ஆசிரியர். நானும் ஆசிரியராக வந்ததும் தக் கல்லூரியிலேயே கழித்தார். கல்லூரியின் வளர்ச் 0ல் மிகவும் பற்றுக் கொண்டவர். இவை யாவும் என்னை பும் எனக்கு வழிகாட்டியாக அமைந்தன.
ப்பரிய ஈடுபாடுடைய திரு. சி. க. கந்தசாமி அவர்களின் . அதிகரித்து வரும் மாணவர் தொகைக்கு ஏற்றவாறு கொடுக்கும் போது கட்டடங்கள் எரித்து சாம்பலாக்கப் றில் பதிந்த உறுத்தலான நிகழ்வுகள். இப்பின்னடைவு துடன் திரு.சி.க. கந்தசாமி அவர்கள் செயற்பட்டமை இந்திய இராணுவம் “அமைதி காக்கும் படை” என்ற ரிக்குப் பாரிய சேதம் ஏற்படுத்தியபோது மேற்கூறிய து தென்பூட்டின.
விடயம், அவர் ஆர்வத்துடனும், பாசத்துடனும் கற்பித்து படைந்த மாணவர்கள் உயர்தர வகுப்புகளுக்கு வேறு நக்குப் பெரிய துன்பமாக இருந்தன. நானும் இதே னை நினைந்து வருந்தியதுண்டு. இருந்த போதிலும் களுக்கு மாணவர்கள் செல்லாதிருக்க எடுக்கப்பட்டு ழ்வே காரணமாக அமைந்தது.

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மாணவனாக பின்பு ஆசிரியன காலங்களில் எமது கல்லூரியைச் சமூகம் இரண்டார் யும் உறுத்தியது. இம்மனப்போக்கினை மாற்றவேண் பாரிய கட்டடங்கள் அமைக்க வேண்டும்; நல்ல பரீட் ரியில் இணைப் பாடச் செயற்பாடுகள் நன்றாகவே பதவி ஏற்றவேளை இச்சிந்தனைகளே என்மனதில் அ அமரர் மா. மகாதேவா அவர்கள் எனது கல்லூரி சப் முயற்சிகள் அத்தனைக்கும் உற்சாகமூட்டி ஒத்தாசை
திரு. சி.க. கந்தசாமி அவர்கள் கல்லூரி வளவின் கிழக்கு ஒரமாக ஒரு புதிய மூன் மிட்டு 1971ஆம் ஆண்டு அதற்கான அடிக்கல்லினை அவர்களைக் கொண்டு நாட்டிவித்தார். அவ்வேளை 55 வயதில் ஒய்வு பெற வேண்டுமென்ற தீர்மானத்தி எதிர்பாராத விதமாக ஓய்வுபெற்றார். அதனால் புதி செயலிழந்து காணப்பட்டன. அடுத்து அதிபராக வர் எடுத்துக் கட்டிடவேலையினைத் தொடர முயன்றா சென்றமையினால் மீண்டும் கட்டிடவேலைகள் தை
அடுத்து 1972ஆம் ஆண்டு அவ்வேளையில் நான் எனது கல்வி டிப்புளோமாப் பூர்த்தியாக்கிய பின் வெளிமாவட்டத்தில் சேவையார் மாற்றலாகி வந்தேன். அவ்வேளையில் திரு. சி.க. 8 மாடிக் கட்டடத்தைக் கட்டி முடிக்கவேண்டுமென்ற பே பதிந்தது. அக்காலகட்டத்தில் கல்லூரி அபிவிருத் முத்துக்குமாரசாமி அவர்களும் என்றும் கல்லூரியி அவர்களும் இப்புதிய கட்டிட நிர்மாண முயற்சியில் அ இக்கட்டடப் பணியை முன்னெடுத்துச் செல்வதற்கு ே நியமித்தது. அக்குழுவில் திரு.சி.க. கந்தசாமி, திரு யாழ்ப்பாணம்) திரு. க. தங்கராஜா (உதவி ஆணையா அங்கம் வகித்தேன். இக்குழு பெரும்தொகை பணம் வகித்த திரு அ. நவரத்தினம், திரு.க. தங்கராசா ஆ அமரர் மா. மகாதேவா அவர்களும் ஆக்கமும் ஊக்க
இக்கட்டடவேலைக்கு ஆரம் ரூ 30,000/- உம் திரு. த. நீதிராசா அவர்கள் உற்சாகமூட்டியது. கட்டடவேலை நடந்துகொண்டிரு பேரவை உறுப்பினராக இருந்த திரு. சி. அருளட் பெற்றுத்தந்து உதவினார். 1978ஆம் ஆண்டளவில் நூல்நிலையம் மூன்றாம் மாடிக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டது. திரு சேவையினை நினைவு கூரும் நோக்குடன் இக்க எனப்பெயரிடப்பட்டது. பழைய மூன்று மாடிக்கட்டடம் இருந்த காலத்தில் பூர்த்தியாக்கப்பட்ட கல்லூரி புதி கட்டடமெனவும் அதே ஆண்டு பெயரிடப்பட்ட வேண்டியுள்ளது.

ாக நான் கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரியில் இருந்த தரப் பாடசாலையாகக் கணித்தது பலரின் மனங்களை டுமானால் எமது பாடசாலைக்கு வசதிகளுடன் கூடிய சைப்பெறுபேறுகள் கிடைக்கவேண்டும் (எமது கல்லூ இருந்துள்ளன) உப அதிபராக நான் 1973ஆம் ஆண்டு ழமாகப் பதிந்திருந்தன. அவ்வேளை அதிபராக இருந்த பந்தமான அபிலாசைகளை நிறைவேற்ற நான் எடுத்த வழங்கியமையை என்னால் என்றுமே மறக்க முடியாது.
சேவையிலிருந்து ஓய்வுபெறமுன்பு எமது வடபகுதிக் றுமாடிக் கட்டடம் அமைக்கப்படவேண்டுமெனத் திட்ட எமது பழைய மாணவர் அமரர் அ. கணபதிப்பிள்ளை யில் இருந்த அரசாங்கம் அரச உத்தியோகத்தர்களை னை எடுத்தமையினால் திரு. சி.க. கந்தசாமி அவர்கள் ப கட்டடம் சம்பந்தமான செயற்பாடுகள் சிறிது காலம் த அமரர் பி.எஸ். குமாரசாமி அவர்கள் அதிக முயற்சி ர். ஆனால் ஒரு வருடத்தினுள் அவரும் மாற்றலாகிச்
டப்பட்டன.
அமரர் மா.மகாதேவா அவர்கள் அதிபரானார் பயிற்சியினை பெற்றுக்கொண்டிருந்தேன். அதனைப் ற்றிவிட்டு, மீண்டும் இக்கல்லூரிக்கு 1973ஆம் ஆண்டு கந்தசாமி அவர்களால் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்ட புதிய மூன்று ரவா கல்லூரியின்பால் ஈடுபாடுடைய பலரின் மனதிலும் ந்திச்சங்க செயலாளராக இருந்த திரு. வி. பொ. சி. பின் மேம்பாட்டிற்காக உழைத்த திரு. சு. குமாரவேலு ஆற்றிய பணி அளப்பரியது. கல்லூரி அபிவிருத்திச்சங்க வேண்டிய நிதியின்ைச் சேர்ப்பதற்கு ஒரு உபகுழுவினை அ. நவரத்தினம் (முகாமையாளர், இலங்கை வங்ககி, ளர், இறைவரித்திணைக்களம்) ஆகியோருடன் நானும் சேர்த்தமை குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. இக்குழுவில் ங்கம் ஆகியோரின் பணிபோற்றத்தக்கது. இக்குழு அமைப்பில் மும் தந்து உதவியமை என்றும் மனதைவிட்டகலாது.
பநிதியாக திருமதி செ. இராசேந்திரம் அவர்கள் ரூ 10,000/- உம் தந்தமை எம்மெல்லோரையும் த வேளையில் அக்காலத்தில் நல்லூர் தொகுதி தேசிய பலம் அவர்கள் அரசநிதியிலிருந்து ரூ 130,000/- இம்மூன்று மாடிக்கட்டடம் பூர்த்தியாக்கப்பட்டு கல்லூரி . சி.க. கந்தசாமி அவர்கள் எமது கல்லூரிக்கு ஆற்றிய ட்டடம் 1991ஆம் ஆண்டில் சி.க. கந்தசாமி கட்டடம் ஹன்டிபேரின்பநாயகம் கட்டடமெனவும், நான் அதிபராக lய மண்டபத்தினை உள்ளடக்கிய கட்டடம் மகாதேவா மை பதிவு தேவைகளையொட்டி இங்கு குறிப்பிட

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இக்கட்டடம் பூர்த்தியாக்கப்பட்ட மண்டபம் வேண்டுமென்ற சிந்தனை எம்மில் பலருக் கல்லூரிக்கு ஒரு முன்மாதிரியான காரியாலயமும் மே6 குரிய நிதி பெரும்பாலும் அப்போதைய பாராளுமன்ற பெறப்பட்டது.
நிதிவசதி குறைந்த மாணவர்கை புலமைப்பரிசில் நிதியம் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டது. இம்முய பாராட்டிற்குரியது.
1979ஆம் ஆண்டு கல்லூரியில் அமைந்தது. நல்லூர் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினரும் க அதிகாரம் கொண்ட குழு எமது கல்லூரியினை ஆன ணமிசன் பாடசாலையினை பெண்கள் பாடசாலையாக தீர்மானித்தது. அக்கூட்டத்திற்கு எமது அதிபர் அன அழைக்கப்படாதபோதிலும் அழைப்பிதழ் கிடைத்த சபாரத்தினத்துடன் கூட்டத்திற்குச்சென்று, அவர் மூல ஒன்றும் செய்யமுடியவில்லை.
அதிஷ்டவசமாக அடுத்த ஆள் மையினால் இத்தீர்மானத்தினால் எமது கல்லூரிக்கு இருந்தது.
1976ஆம் ஆண்டு வரை எம வகுப்புகளைக் கொண்டதாக இயங்கிவந்தது. அவ் பிரகாரம் ஆண்டு 1 முதல் ஆண்டு 5 வரையிலான இதனைத்தவிர்ப்பதற்காக ஆரம்பபாடசாலை தனிப்ப
நான் அதிபராக 1980இல் கடடை ஆசிரியராகவும், இக்கல்லூரியில் கற்று பலகாலம் இங் சு. சுப்பிரமணியம் அவர்கள் உபஅதிபராக பதவிஏற் கல்லூரி வளர்ச்சியிலும் மாணவர் ஒழுக்கத்திலும் மிகு அறிந்தவர். எனவே அவரூடாக சமூக உறவினை இக்கல்லூரியின் முதல் பெண் உபஅதிபர் என்ற பெ
1980ஆம் ஆண்டுகளில் திரு. ஆற்றிய சேவை அளப்பரியது; குறிப்பிடப்படே செயலாளராகவும் பின்பு தலைவராகவும் பெரும்பணிய நிதித்துறைப்பொறுப்பினை ஏற்று ஆற்றிய தொண்டு
கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரிய “அமைதிகாக்கும் படை" என்ற இந்திய இராணுவத் ஏற்பட்டன. இந்த இராணுவத்தினால் ஒக்டோபர் 1987இ எமது கல்லூரி ஒரு அகதிமுகாமாகச் செயற்பட்டது.பா. ரியில் தஞ்சம்புகுந்தனர். அத்தருணத்தில் பெருமெடுப் 29பேர்வரையிலான பொதுமக்களை இங்கு கொன் இறந்தவர்களின் உடல்கள் அத்தனையும் எமது கள் உடல்கள் கட்டடங்களினுள்ளேயே வைத்துத் தகனம் ( மழை பெய்தமையினால் கல்லூரித் தளபாடங்கள் பல

வுடனேயே எமது கல்லூரிக்கு ஒரு உகந்த மகாநாட்டு தம் தோன்றியது. அதன் விளைவாகவே இப்பொழுது மாடியில் ஒரு மண்டபமும் அமைந்துள்ளன. இவற்றிற்
உறுப்பினர்களின் உதவியுடன் அரச நிதியிலிருந்து
1ள மனதிலிருத்தி 1979ம் ஆண்டில் முதன்முறையாகப் ற்சியில் அமரர் எஸ். கே. முருகையா ஆற்றிய பணி
ா வரலாற்றில் குறிப்பிடப் படவேண்டிய ஆண்டாக ல்விப்பணிப்பாளரும் உட்பட ஒரு செல்வாக்கு மிக்க, ண்கள் பாடசாலையாகவும், கொக்குவில் இராமகிருஷ் வும் அடுத்த ஆண்டு முதல் நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவதாக ழக்கப்பட்டார். ஆனால் உபஅதிபராக இருந்த நான் கல்லூரி அபிவிருத்திச்சங்கச் செயலாளர் அமரர் சி. ம் ஒரேயொரு எதிர்ப்புக்குரல் எழுப்பப்பட்டது. ஆனால்
*ண்டு நான் கல்லூரியின் அதிபராகப் பதவியேற்ற ப் பாதிப்பு ஏற்படாது பார்த்துக் கொள்ளக்கூடியதாக
து கல்லூரி ஆண்டு 1 முதல் ஆண்டு 13 வரை வேளையில் அரசாங்கம் எடுத்த ஓர் தீர்மானத்தின் வகுப்புக்களைப் படிப்படியாக மூடவேண்டியிருந்தது. ாடசாலையாக இயங்கவேண்டி ஏற்பட்டது.
ம ஏற்றதும், வெற்றிடமான உபஅதிபர் பதவிக்கு எனது கேயே ஆசிரியராகக் கடமையாற்றியவருமான திருமதி றமை எனக்கு மிக மகிழ்ச்சியினைத் தந்தது. அவர் ந்த ஈடுபாடுடயவர். கல்லூரிச் சமுதாயத்தினை நன்கு மேலும் வளர்ப்பது சுலபமாக இருந்தது. மேலும் ருமையினையும் இவர் தட்டிக்கொள்கின்றார்.
சு. நாகலிங்கம் (அண்ணை) அவர்கள் கல்லூரிக்கு வண்டியது. கல்லூரிப்பழைய மாணவர் சங்கச் ாற்றியுள்ளார். எமது கல்லூரிக்காரியாலயத்தில் அவர் நி என்றும் மறக்கமுடியாது.
பில் நான் அதிபராகக் கடமையாற்றிய காலத்தில் தினால் கல்லூரிக்கும் எனக்கும் பாரிய இழப்புக்கள் இல் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்ட இராணுவநடவடிக்கையின் போது துகாப்புத்தேடிய மக்கள் பெருந்தொகையாக இக்கல்லூ பில் பீரங்கித் தாக்குதல் நடாத்திய இந்திய இராணுவம் “று, கட்டடத்திற்கும் பாரிய தேசம் ஏற்படுத்தியது. லூரி மைதானத்தில் புதைக்கப்பட்டன. மேலும் பல செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. அக்காலப் பகுதியில் கூடுதலான வும் விறகாகப் பாவிக்கப்பட்டன.

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இராணுவ நடவடிக்கை தொட களுக்கு மத்தியில் திரு. சு. நாகலிங்கம் அவர்கள் இந்திய இராணுவத்தினால் வசாவிளானுக்குப் பலவ அகதிகளாக ஒரு மாதம் வரை தங்கவேண்டி ஏற்பட்ட னரால் சூறையாடப்பட்டது. இக்காரணங்களினால் எ கல்லூரிக்கு ஏற்பட்ட சேதங்களை எடுத்ததுக்கூறி மென்றும் கூறினார். மேலும் இந்திய இராணுவ அதி றினை இராமநாதன் கல்லூரியில் நடத்த இருப்பதாக வும் கூறினார். கூட்டத்திற்குச் செல்லமுன் நான் கல் மிகவும் சோர்வடைந்தது. இருந்தபோதிலும் எமது தாண்டியுள்ளது என்பதனை நினைத்து மனம் தைரி
கல்லூரிக் காரியாலயம், விஞ்ளு கப்பட்டு பொருட்கள் யாவும்குறையாடப்பட்டும் சித சேதமுற்றும், பழைய மூன்று மாடிக்கட்டடத்தின் ே காணப்பட்டது.
பின்பு இராணுவ அதிகாரியுடன் ஆரம்பிக்கும் வண்ணம் அறிவுறுத்தினார். எமது கல் டியாக ஆரம்பிப்பதில் உள்ள கஷ்டங்களை விபரித் விளங்கியமையால் தான் இந்திய இராணுவம் இடிய திருத்தித்தந்தது குறிப்பிடப்படவேண்டியதாகும். ஆன இழப்புக்கள் சேதங்கள் ஆகியன ஈடுசெய்யப்படவி முடித்தோம். இவற்றின் விளைவாக சிறிது காலம் எட
TTus.
எமது கல்லூரி 1985ஆம் ஆண் பிரதேசத்தில் அன்று நிலவிய அமைதியின்மையால் முடியவில்லை. இருந்த போதிலும் இந்த நல்நிகழ் எழுப்பப்பட்டுமேல்மாடி பூர்த்தியாக்கப்படாத நிலையி அடிக்கல் நாட்டிய பெருமை திரு. சு. குமாரவேலு இ
பல தடங்கல்களுக்கு மத்திய செல்லப்பட்டன. கல்லூரிக்கென ஒரு பான்ட் கு வளர்ச்சிக்கு கல்வி கற்றால் மட்டும்போதாது என்ப பல இணைப்பாடச் செயற்பாடுகள் புகுத்தப்பட்டன. ஏற்படுத்தக்கூடியதாக இருந்தது. நல்ல பரீட்சை தகுதிகளும் அமையப்பெற்ற உபஅதிபராக இருந்த கல்லூரியை முன்னெடுத்துச் செல்லும் பொறுப்பு என்பதையிட்டு நான் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைகின்றேன்.
இவ்வாறு இடையூறுகளையும் அன்னை தாண்டிதன் புகழ்பரப்பிவருகின்றாள் என் பூரிப்படைவர்.

கி ஏறத்தாழ ஒன்றரைமாதங்களின் பின்பல சிரமங் னது வீட்டிற்கு வந்தார். (எனது குடும்பமும் நானும் தமாக கூட்டிச் செல்லப்பட்டமையினால், அங்கு நாம் து. அவ்வேளையில் எனது விடும் அந்த இராணுவத்தி ண்ணால் கல்லூரிக்குச் செல்லமுடியாதிருந்தது) அவர் அவற்றின் பெறுமதி எட்டு லட்சமென மதிக்கலா ாரி ஒருவர் கல்லூரி அதிபர்களுக்கான கூட்டமொன் வும் அக்கூட்டத்திற்கு என்னையும் அழைத்திருப்பதாக லூரியினைச் சென்று பார்வையிட்டதும் எனது மனம் கல்லூரி அதன் வரலாற்றில் பல சோதனைகளைத் பப்பட்டது. ான கூடங்கள், நூல்நிலையம் போன்ற பலவும் உடைக் றுண்டும் காணப்பட்டன. மேலும் கூரைகள் யாவும் மற்குப் பகுதி பலத்தசேதத்திற்கு உள்ளாக்கப்பட்டும்
ான கூட்டத்தில் அவர் பாடசாலைகளை உடனடியாக லூரி இழப்புக்களை எடுத்துக்கூறி கல்லூரியை உடன தேன். இக்கூட்டத்திலே எமது கல்லூரி நிலைமையை ாடுகளுக்குள்ளான கட்டடங்களையும் கூரைகளையும் ால் தளகாடங்களுக்கும் பிறபொருட்களுக்கும் ஏற்பட்ட ல்லை. நாமே அவற்றைச் சிறிது சிறிதாக ஈடுசெய்து மது கல்லூரியின் சகல செயற்பாடுகளும் பாதிப்புக்குள்
டில் 75 வருடங்களைப் பூர்த்தி செய்த போதிலும் எமது நாம் அந்நிகழ்வினை உரிய முறையில் நினைவுகூர வினை நிலைத்துநிற்கச் செய்வதற்காக ஒரு கட்டடம் ல் தற்போதுள்ளது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. இக்கட்டிடத்திற்கு வர்களுக்கே சேரும்.
விலும் கல்லூரியின் செயற்பாடுகள் முன்னெடுத்துச் உருவாக்கப்பட்டடு. மாணவர்களின் முழுமையான னை உணர்ந்து அவர்கள் பங்கு பற்றக்கூடிய வகையில் நல்ல ஆசிரியர் - மாணவர், கல்லூரி - சமூக உறவினை பறுபேறுகளும் கிடைத்தன. இந்நிலையில்தான் சகல திரு. இ. மகேந்திரன் அவர்களிடம் 31-04-91இல் எமது பழங்கப்பட்டது. எமது நம்பிக்கை வீண் போகவில்லை
இன்னல்களையும் பின்னடைவுகளையும் எமது கல்லூரி பதனையிட்டு கல்லூரி மேல் ஈடுபாடுடைய அனைவரும்
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KOKUVILHINDUCOLLEGE&&&& (COLOMB
OUR STORY
The Branch of the Kokuvil Hindu Co was inaugurated in December 1944 by the with the help of some enthusiastic old stude S.Sangarasivam. Photos ofthese gentlemena generation ofthe old students may emulateth who was the Vice Principal at that time di Sinnathamby, our Senior-most Vice Presid having studied at the feet of the Founder of ence at the 1944 inaugural meeting in Well midst at the Association's Golden Jubilee. T a much earlier period. I was a boy then, I farewell to the Late Mr. M. Karthigesu, the school, the one organised by the Old Stude ourful one. The school quadrangle was beau
Mr. S. Seenivasagam who succeedec man ofdepth, transparently sincere with ut simple in his ways, warm hearted and g. jouurnalism. He realized the pressing needs for the development of the school which ha before his dreams could take shape he fell Over the years, most of his plans have see labours of his successors.
The Late Mr. T. Sabaratnam of the ( Secretary. He was succeeded in 1947 by th life into the association. He launched amer old students in Colombo and other places in distant places like Kandy. Puttalamand Negc a Membership Register and maintained ret tion's Constitution and this was adopted att held on 27th June 1948. He promoted lov Kokuvil. The monthly Committee meetings of the eight Vice Presidents who took offer

DLDSTUDENTSASSOCIATION D BRANCH) as é9439 as
llege Old Students' Association in Colombo ate Mr. S. Seenivasagam, who was Principal its in Colombo, Messers M.A. Nadarajah and reincluded in this souvenir so that the younger em. It is on record that Mr. C.K.Kanthaswami, d also attend the inaugural meeting. Mr. A. ent, who records elsewhere his memories of the school Mr. E. Chelliah, confirms his presawatte. We are indeed happy that he is in our heparent body in Kokuvil comes down from vividly remember that when Kokuvil bade 2 Principal in 1943, of all the functions at the nts Association at Kokuvil was the most colutifully decorated for this.
| Mr. Karthigesu as Principal at K.H.C. was a terly independent views in addition to being enerous. He came from a different careersofa growing school, he had ambitious plans d acquired collegiate status only in 1942. But ill and was transferred to a sister institution. in the light of day as a result of the devoted
Govt Audit Office was the association's first elate Mr. S.K. Murugaiah who breathed little nbership drive and enrolled quite a number of n Southern parts of Sri Lanka, Members from ombo attended the annual meetings. He opened cords systametically. He revised the Associahe Annual General Meeting of the Association re and fraternity amongst the old students of were held at the residences of one or the other ceifany member failed to attend the meeting

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held at their houses. The Annual General Me Kalakam Hall at Wellawatte or at the Sara togethers were usually followed by tea at a
The Association which diligently ke always alert to see, confront and give solul played a significant role in raising funds for were staged in Colombo. Again in 1947 it the Principal Mr. V. Nagalingam with parto land at Kokuvil for the college play-ground refers to the "Jumpeng of Sides" by the Coll South in the nineteen twenties and laterint now the temple is majestically flanked of following lines depict.
1. "கலைக் கூட மிருபாலுங் கதிர்பர நிலைக் கொண்டு நீடியிட நிகழ்த்
2. பள்ளியிருபாலுமாய்ப் பாரித்து நின் அள்ளியருண் மழைபொழியுமழக
3. அருங்கலைகள் பலபயிற்று மருங்
நெருங்கிநிலை கொள்ளவருள்
Until 1949 Kokuvil Hindu College ha of Puthukovil bounded on all four sides b portion of even this Land belonged not to Chelliah. Few people know that one of the persuade the owners to donate in 1946 the ing this, Mr. V. Nagalingamused the good o one of our members to whom we owe ad
The late Principal Mr. V. Nagalinga purchasing in 1947 a large extent of land fo was short. The late Principal Mr. S. Handy cadian roofed class-rooms, activated both to raise funds and built in concrete the firs ground at Kokuvil, The Principals who foi 1960 -June 1971), the late Mr. P.S. Cun Mr. M. Mahadeva (June 1972-January 19. March 1991) did continuethe building con

'etings were often held at the Saiva Managayar swathy Hall, Bambalapitiya. The annual getnevening Social or a Lunch or Dinner.
pt track of all the activities of the school, was ions to any crisis faced by the School. It also the college in 1945 when the school concerts collected funds from the members and helped fthe funds requisition for the acquisition of the i. Mr. A. Sinnathamby, eslewhere in this issue ege first from the North (ofPuthukovil) to the he forties, from the South to the North. As at both sides by the College as stated in the
ப்பிக் கவின் சிறந்து து கிருபாகரனே.
லை கொள்ள கிருபாகரனே.
கூட மிருபாலா
நீடுகிரு பாகரனே.”
ld only a rectangular piece of land at the South y public lanes and roads. The South-Eastern the school but to the heirs of the Founder Mr. early achievements of Mr. Nagalingam was to rportion of the land to the College. In arrangffices and influence of the late Mr. S. Sivanesan, 2ep debt of gratitude.
m set the tone for expansion of the college by r the college play ground. His term at Kokuvil , Perinbanayagam, energised by the fire in the the past pupils and well-wishers of the college tever three storeyed building facing the playlwed viz; Mr. C.K. Kanthaswami (December haraswamy (June 1971-May 1972), the late 80) and Mr.A. Panchalingam (January 1980struetion work as well. Work on the other two

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wings of the rectangular block ofbuilding: buildings (North of Puthukovil) now stand land at Kulappidy was the other farthinkin time. The floodwater channel that ranthrou since been diverted allowing the benefit of school now. Mr. M. Sandrasekaram, Irriga school in this. Our thanks are due to him.
When in 1949, Mr. S.H.Perinbanay invited him to Colombo and honoured hir students participated. Mr. K. Kanagarat among those guests present. Following a Association collected funds in 1949 and h large stock of books selected from the list
The School organised a Carnival in soul into it and helped the School in vario Carnival was sent from Colombo. The Ass the College Building Project launched in 1 Kokuvil. Mr. Handy Perinbanayagam wrot Kokuvil on 27th January 1961) on the oc reyed Building
"Past pupils rallied to the call with energy a month's salary. Our Colombo O.S.A. - pa Sivasubramaniam, then Secretary and Tre President Messers M.A. Nadarajah and S.S laboured loyally and valiantly."
The Parent Teachers' Association E declared in the nineteen sixties asan" Appi land Revenue Act No. 28 of 1979. Donati
Secretary Sivanantham's report in 1
"In the ninteen sixties there were tw. was the unpleasant but necessary task ofre decade" at Kokuvil and the second wastl recording the ushering in of the "Kanthasw the Old Students Association performed it

was completed during their period and these as a monument for their labours. Acquiring the g step taken by the late Principal Handy in his gh this land cutting it into two small plots have rectangular block of land at Kulapiddy for the tion Engineer, one of our old boys helped the
agam assumed Principalship, the Association n with a Luunch at which over a hundred old ham, M.P. for Vaddukoddai at that time was request from the Principal at this function the elped him to equip the College Library with a furnished by the Jaffna College Librarian.
950 and the Association threw itselfheart and us ways - the generator for electricity for the sociation played its part in collecting funds for 257 by the K.H.C. Well Wishers Association in einhis"The story ofthe Storeys" (published in casion of the opening of the New Three Sto
ind goodwill. Nearly everyone of them gave a rticularly Messers S. Ratnapragasam and N. asurer respectively, ably supported by ViceSangarasivam and former Secretary A. Kandiah
Building Fund of Kokuvil Hindu College was oved Charity" undersection 31 (9a) of the Inons qualified for exemption from Income Tax.
961 read as follows,
o noteworthy events very close to us- the first :ording the end ofthe "Handy Perinbanayagam he the pleasant and equally necessary duty of amiera". In both these the Colombo Branch of sduty not only with alacrity but aplomb.

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On Saturday May 28th 1960, unprecei jostled in a ribbon and baloon festooned hall farewell" to the retiring Principal Mr. S. Han dents Mr. T. Neethirajah garlanded Mr. Peri platform. The then Secretary Mr. N. Sivasu with a specially mounted album containing friends, admirers and past pupils representing the former Governer General of India Sri Raj of Ceylon, Sir Oliver Goonetillake. The Sivanayagam and S. Ratnapragasam was pr tributed to all present. Conceived in haste: brochure won the heart of all discriminating
The leading columinist"Alice" of the write under the headline "Handy Master R Colombo have published abrochure which p butions to it are an index to the character of then Editor, Mr. Tori DeSouza.) At the func then Acting District Judge Colombo, and S. College, Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan, and C. The Guest of Honour replied.
A vote ofthanks by Mr. S. Sivanayagal the function to a close. The day following th Managament were hosts to Mr. Handy Perir dent (who was honoured with a J.P. ship) Wellawatte.
Later in the Year on Satuurday, Dec. Meeting of the Association at the SaivaMa bearers were elected. In the night, the Old C.K. Kanthaswami ata complimentary dinne ior Vice-President Mr.A.Nadarajah Preside Kanthaswami. Messers P. Navaratmam, ! Perinpanayagam and S. Kanagasabapathy plied. Covers were laid for 108. It is our earr to have close links with the College as it, had be a trust which we will always share"

dented family gathering of alumni and friends at "Sri Kotha," Kollupitiya to say "a tearful dy. Perinbanayagam. One ofour Vice Presinbanayagam on his arrival and led him to the bramaniam presented Mr. Perinbanayagam valedictory tributes from a cross section of people from all walks ofpublic life, including agopalachchari and former Govenor General garland of tributes edited by Messers S. inted in brochure form and copies were disand begotten in a frency of enthusiasm, the friends in the alumini as well as outside.
Times of Ceylon devoting five paragraphs to etires" said (June 11, 1960) his old pupils in presents a portrait of a rare spirit. The contrithe man. ("Alice" was the pseudonym of the tion itself, Messers V. Sivasubramaniam, the A. Wijetilleke, the then Principal of Ananda K.Kanthaswamy the present Principal spoke.
mand the singing of the College song brought efunction the members of the Committee of banayagam and Mr. Suppaiah, a Vice-Presiat an informal dinner at the Savoy Hotel,
ember 10, 1960 we had the Annual General nagayar Kalagam Hall, at which new office Students welcomed our new Principal, Mr. er held at the Central YMCA, Fort. A Sendat the dinner, and proposed the toast to Mr. M. Subramaniam (An old boy) S. Handy supported the toast. Mr. Kanthaswami reest hope that the association would continue in the past. The welfare of the School would

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On December 1st 1960, K.H.C. be College was vested in the Government wit take over of the school, K.H.C. Well Wish not fit into the new dispensation. Under til important role to play in the developmento, School and the Government. Building cons community and otherallied matters comeu Kokuvil in November 1961, with the Pr C. Palanithurai as its Secretary and a comm, the College with a sense of responsibility ar
Our Secretary S. Ratnasabapathy's 1970 read as follows :-
"On Saturday 17th October 1964 the Assoc felicitate Mr. T. Neethiraja, one of our Vice-H at the Gymnasium Hall of the Central Y.M. then Deputy Director of Irrigation was the ( lombo Hindu College, Mr. A. Sambanthan (A were the other speakers. The 17th Annual C May 29, 1965 at the Saraswathy Hall, Lore Offcio Mr. C.K. Kanthaswamy, Principal of lowed by a social at which Hon. Senator M. ernment was the Chief Guest. The Secretar of Thanks.
The Association also honoured Mr. T. at a Complementary Dinner on 29th Novem Fort. Mr. C.K. Kanthaswami was the Chair toast to the College and the Associatio S. Sivanayagam Supported the toast. Hon. Hon. Mr. V. A. Sugathathasa, Minister of N M.H. Mohamed, the Minister of Labour and present. Covers were laid for over 250. We manner as that was the first time an old stuc ment."
On 15th July 1971 the Association ht Farewell Lunch at the Saraswathy Hall, B Cumaraswamy, the new Principal. The

me a Director - Mannaged Institution The effect from 1st January 1963. With the state 's Association ceased to function as it could : new educational set-up, the P.T.A. had an the School. It maintained liaison between the uctions, the relationship of the School to the deritspurview. APT.A. was inauguratedin cipal as its Ex-Officio President and Mr. tee of 14 members. It entered into the life of i concern for the well being of the College
eport of April 1971 for the period 1963 to
ation organised a Complementary Dinner to residents who was honoured with a J.P. ship C.A. Fort, Colombo. Mr. S.M. Arumugam, hairman. Mr. S. Ambalavanar, Pricipal Co\dvocate) and Mrs. Nesamalar Velauthapillai General Meeting of Association was held on nz Road, Bambalapitiya. Our President-Ex the College Presided. The meeting was folThiruchelvam Q.C., Minister of Local GovMr. S.S. Ratnasabapathy proposed a Vote
Neethirajah on his being selected a Senator, ber 1967 at the Hotel Tabrobane. Colombo man. Hon Dr. W. Dahanayake proposed the 1. Mr. Handy Perinbanayagam and Mr. Wr. A. Ratnayake, President of the Senate, ationalised Services and Sports, Hon. Mr. Housing were the other distinguished guests decided, to mark the event in such a grand nt of the school entered a House of Parlia
noured Mr. & Mrs. C.K.Kanthaswami at a mbalapitiya. The Chairman was Mr. P.S. her speakers at the fuunction included

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Dr.R.S. Thanabalasundram, Mr.E. Sabalingar Sri Ramanathan. Messers A. Nagalingamanc lege at Kokuvil, also travelled to Colombo ar S. Ratnasabapathy, who proposed the Votec with an Album of Tributes. This Valedict S.Sivanayagam and Mr. S.Ratnapragasam. were distributed to all present."
For quite sometime Kokuvil Hindu Ci became a State School; It is one of the 105 attitude ofboth the school community, Old St three decades ago the teacherswere dedica consider themselves as just another set of Go petition to produce good results. Students ol When the emphasis shifted to the Parent Teac lay low. K.H.C.O.S.A. (Colombo Branch)w had been dormant. In the riots of 1983 welc displaced and we got dis-organised. In thenin old teacher felt that the Colombo Branch had Old Students to revive and resuscitate into a Later Principal Panchalingam also made at propitious.
Finally in response to an advertisemer old students ofK.H. C. met at the Thamil Sa and revived and reactivated the Colombo Br year June 1994/95. We amended the constitu fee was also revised as Rs.50/= for Annual was elected President with Mr.A. Patkunam urer. Seven Vice Presidents and eleven cor meeting. In the present context, whilst Alumir in the U.K., Canada and other countries and t Colombo to Jaffna has become unfortunatel like those in overseas countries. Our decision dent was therefore made, as that would be in office bearers acted quickly, launched a mei Golden Jubilee of the Association in a fitting number of old students of K.H.C. met at a December 1994 and took a nostalgic journe

n, Mrs. Rupawathy Thillainathan and Mr. T. A. Amirthalingam both teachers at the Coldattended this function. The Secretary Mr. fThanks also presented Mr. Kanthaswami ory Tribute was also edited by Messers It was printed in brochure from and copies
bllege was an "Assisted School". In 1960 it 80 schools in sri Lanka. This changed the Jdents' Association and the teachers. Two to ted in shaping good citizens. They did not vt. Servants. Private tutories thrived in compt for the tutory in preference to the school. cher Associations, the Alumini Associations as no exception. For well over a decade we st all our valuable records. Members were teen eighties the Late Mr. Amirthalingam, an i drifted into a doldrum and appealed to the |ctivity for the benefit of the "Alma Mater." tempts to revive it, but times were not that
ht in the Veerakesari of 4th June 1994 some nagam Hall at 5.00 p.m. on Sunday the 5th anch by electing aset of office bearers for the tion to provide for a President, membership and RS.500/= for life. Mr.K.Ketheeş varan as Secretary and Mr. S. Rajendran as Treasmmittee members were also elected at this ni Association ofour College are springing up aking into account the fact that the road from y long, the Colombo Branch has to function to deviate from tradition and elect our Presithe best interests of the institution. The new mbership drive and decided to celebrate the gmanner. As part of the celebrations quite a Dinner at Hotel Renuka, Colpetty on 10th y down memory lane.

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From humble beginnimgs, Kokuvil Hi colleges in Jaffna largely because of the selfl. principal and teachers.
For all its recent achievements, the C who had been its Principal from January 198 lege with competence and tact. Its educatio lege had obtained excellent results in public hosted by his past pupils in London the Late N made complementary references to Panchai wish "ifonly Jaffna had a few more principals such words of praise from, a one time Seni school community and others interested in charge ofan able Principal. But Mr. Panchali as Principal of Jaffna Hindu College, perhap, the Jaffna Peninsula.
Mr. R. Mahendran, who ably assisted now our new Principal. We wish him well. H in U.K. and Canada in addition to the two ass in working for the progress of Kokuvil Hindu
With skeleton records, I have attemp Association's fifty year history and that of the the hope that more members would supporta be of still greater service to the College in the
கொக்குவில் இந்து வாழ்க குழுவிய மக்களு மனைவியோடு மகிழ்ந்திடு தொக்கமாணவர் கொழும்பிற்றோ மிக்க பேருலகு ளோர்கள் மேன்பை
15th February 1995

indu College has become one of the leading 2ss service rendered by a dedicated band of
ollege owes much to Mr. A. Panchalingam 0 to March 1991. He administered the Colhal standards have been upgraded, the Colexamanations. At a dinner in October 1988 Mr. C. Subramaniam (Orator) is said to have ngam's work at Kokuvil and expressed the like Mr. A. Panchalingam." To have earned or Principal, is no small achievement. The |he college were happy that K.H.C. was in gam left usin March 1991 to assume duties s the most respected and prestigious postin
Wr. Panchalingam as his Deputy Principal, is e is lucky in having K.H.C.O.S.A. branches ociations in Colombo and Jaffna to help him 1 College.
ted to set out here the major events ofthe College. I conclude this recital offacts with ndstrenthenthis Associationsothatit could 2 next fifty years.
ா சிரியர் வாழ்க ம் கிராமம் வாழ்க ற்றிய சங்கம் வாழ்க யில் வாழ்க வாழ்க
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OUR SCHOOL
- " The rise of Our School is a marvel" muse
Karthigesu While on a Visit to the home of a scho Parameswara built by Sri Ramanathan is hardly two miles Hindu is the same distance, and still Kokuvil grows" he C.K.Kanthaswami despaired when large numbers war after a devastating fire which left a shell of the buildi tables and chairs. But a hard core remained to show th; grew on the devotion and spirit of the teachers and st whatever the hardships one faced.
The temple bells chimed the prayer hour to th staff and students would pause for a moment of silent p school progressed the temple bell rang clear and loud in and the school would focus its piety on the centre. Fl around the temple courtyard shifted to the playground i The temple premises became a serene, contemplative a temple grew together. Students nurtured the school and
Kokuvil drew teachers of exemplary dedication. away for long. They came back to the fold more determit eye, Mr. N. Chellappah and Mr. K. Kanthasamy walk stering character who could have turned out only the best them would come Miss. Chelliah with a singleness of p and unalloyed was their task ahead for the day.
Mr. Thillainathan and Mr. T. Sinnathamby w trailing behind their protective presence well ahead of th A. Nagalingam with meaasured strides and purposeful ( lane. Not for behind would come Mrs. Bargaviamma Mr. M. Sinnathamby who had the shortest walk to scho master Mr. V. Sivarubramaniam would humbly nod at
Under the Jak tree at the entrance, to the left v. Principal would emerge to make a graceful entry at the would commence in silent prayer with a singer chosen f. the day. When the bell rings in the evening every one go discussed and the work for the nexy day mentally prep
Scout meetings, debating societies Wrestling clas keep many milling around till near night fall. Distinction natural and logical outcome of the perseverance of the te placed personal prospects and other gains second to the harked back in memory and spirit to their Alma mater. T school buildings was due in large measure to the unf students want to wholeheartedly give their support to
We have had a diaspora of a lumini all over the fund of sincere good will is immence.
It is no maarVel that Koku Vill Hindu Will continu has produced. With complete loyalty and unbounded a national education Kokuvil will continue to produce in prominent role in our country's affairs
JUSTICE. K. PALAKIDNAR RETD. PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
 
 
 

d aloud Mr. ol parent. " away. Jaffna eflected. Mr. sted to leave ngs, without at the school udents alike,
Le north and rayer. As the the middle in and noise in the north. rea of pious devotees. One could see that school and the the temple alike.
Even brief attraction of better prospects, didn't keep them ned to serve the school in a life-time mission. In our minds ed to-gether from the north. clad in clear white, men of of citizenry that the students could be turned into. Behind urpose and staid dignity. Duty well done and service pure
ould emerge from Thalaiyaly with nephews and nieces e commencement bell. From Neeraviady would come Mr. iemianour. Mr. Amithalingam would breeze in from Press and her children. There would be a song on the lips of ol from his home, a stone's throw away. The portly scout avery one on his way to and back from school.
was the Principal's office. As the school buzzes to life the
assembly at Chelliah hall facing the temple. The school or the prayer. The school gets a spiritually inspired start for pes his way home, home Work in mind, new things learnt, ared.
ses and pure Voluntary helpers in the school garden would in sports and studies were taken in the stride. It was the achers and students. There was a hardcore of teachers who air service to the school. Students who left school always they are inspired by affection and gratitude. The rise of the inching support of the old students. Even today the old he school,
world. Their bonds are even more strongly manifest. The
e to rise. It will draw the strength from strong stalwarts it fection they will make Kokuvil thrive as a beacon in our hen who will influence the national thinking and play a

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பொன் வியூ
ஓங்காரப் பொருளுள்ே ஓங்குசக் கரம்சங் பாங்கான தாமரையும் ம பசுந்தமிழில் நீகற் பூங்காவ னக்கொக்கு வி புகழ்பூத்த இந்துக் நாங்காணப் பொன்விழா
நற்கொக்கு விலிற்
கல்வியருள் கலைமகளு கலைகல்வி அருள் நல்லிதஞ்சேர் கொக்குலி நல்கிமிளிர் பழைய வல்லநகர் கொழும்பினி வண்டமிழ்க்கொக் நல்ல பொன் விழாவெடு நற்கொக்கு விலிற்
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ம் வாழும் கோயில் நல்கும் ஞான வாயில் லிெந்துக்கல் லூரி மா ணவர்கள் கூடி லே அமைத்தோம் சங்கம்
குவிலிந்துக் கல்லூரி ரியின் த்துப் போற்றி நிற்போம் துக்கல் லூரி வாழி.
வாழ்த்தி நின்றோம் மொடு சீலம் காக்கும் வாழ்த்து கின்றோம் குவிலிந்துக்கல் லூரி T எய்த எங்கள் கல்லூரி அருள் பொலிய ாண்ட மஞ்சப் பதி கள் வாழ்த்து வோமே
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“கொக்குவில் ஹிந்துக் கல்லூரி நீ கிராமத்துக் கொண்மணிமகுடம்” எமது க கல்லூரியின் பெருமைகளைப் பறைசாற்றுவதற்கும் கிராமங்களுக்குமாகச் சேர்த்து எமது கல்லூரி ஒ( திகழ்கிறது. நடுநாயகமாக விளங்குகிறது கிருபா குடி கொண்டிருக்கும் புதுக்கோவில், அதன் கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரி ஆசிரியர்களும் மான செல்லும்போது கிருபாகரனின் அருள் வேண்டிநிற்
எமது கல்லூரி வரலாற்றைப் பார்க்கும் ே இடர்ப்பாடுகளுக் கூடாகச் சென்றது என்பதை இடிபாடுகளுக்குள்ளானது. ஆனால் அதிபர்கள், அ யாவருமே கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரியின் பரிணமிப்பதற்கு ஒத்துழைத்தார்கள் என்றால் மி
எமது பழைய மாணவர் சங்கம் கொழும்புக்கி கொண்டுள்ளது. காலம் சென்ற திரு. சீனிவாசக மாணவர் சங்கத்தின் கொழும்புக்கிளை அங்குரா திரு. சங்கரசிவம் திரு. எம். ஏ. நடராஜா, திரு. இக்கிளையிலிருந்து அருஞ்சேவையாற்றினார்கள் இந்துக் கல்லூரியின் வளர்ச்சியில் பெரும் அச் வேண்டுமென்று அரும்பாடு பட்டு வருகிறார். ச இயங்காமல் இருந்த கொழும்புப் பழைய மாணவர் கேதீஸ்வரனைத் தலைவராகவும் திரு. பற்குண பொருளாளராகவும் கொண்டு ஒரு சிறுசுறுப்பான இளைஞர் மிகவும் உற்சாகமாகப் பங்குபற்றுகிறார் பொன்விழாக் காணுகிறது; கலைஞர்கள் இந்தியா கொள்கிறார்கள்.
இன்னிசைக் கச்சேரிகள் நடன நிகழ்ச் கல்லூரிக்குப் புதியவையல்ல 1947ம் ஆண்டிலேே திரு.நாகலிங்கம் தலைமையில் எமது ஆசிரியர்கள் ஆகிய நகரங்களுக்கு அல்ழத்துச் சென்று வெற்றி
 
 

நினைவுகள்
தீபம் ல்லூரிக் கீதத்திலிருந்து மேலிரு அடிகளுமே எம் போதுமானவை கொக்குவிலுக்கு மட்டுமல்ல அயல் ரு தீபமாய் விளங்குவதுடன், ஒரு ஒளி மகுடமாகத் கர சிவசுப்பிரமணிய கோவில் எமது உள்ளத்தில் இரண்டு பக்கங்களிலும் பரந்து ஓங்கி நிற்பது னவர்களும் ஒரு பக்கத்திலிருந்து மறுபக்கத்துக்குச் பார்கள்.
போது கொக்குவில் இந்து எத்தனை, எத்தனை மறக்க முடியாது. சமீப காலத்திலே கூடப் பலத்த பூசிரியர்கள், பழைய மாணவர்கள் நலன் விரும்பிகள் இன்றையய மூன்று மாடிக் கட்டடங்களாகப்
கையாகாது.
கிளை கல்லூரியின் வளர்ச்சியில் பெரிதும் அக்கறை 5ம் அதிபராக இருந்தபோது 1944ல் எமது பழைய ர்ப்பணம் செய்யப்பட்டது. காலம் சென்றவர்களான இரத்தினசபாபதி, திரு. ஏ. கந்தையா ஆகியோர் ர். திரு. இரத்தினப்பிரகாசம் இன்றும் கொக்குவில் க்கறை கொண்டு கொழும்புக்கிளை செயலாற்ற சிறிது காலமாக நாட்டின் சூழ்நிலை காரணமாக சங்கம் மீண்டும் இயங்கத் தொடங்கியுள்ளது. திரு. னைச் செயலாளராகவும் திரு. இராஜேந்திரனைப் செயற்குழு செயலாற்றத் தொடங்கியுள்ளது எமது கள். பழைய மாணவர் சங்கத்தின் கொழும்புக்கிளை ாவிலிருந்து வந்து இக் கொண்டாட்டத்தில் கலந்து
சிகள் நடன விழாக்கள் கொக்குவில் இந்துக் ப எமது பெரு மதிப்புக்குரிய அதிபர் காலம் சென்ற மாணவர் குழாத்தைக் கண்டி,மாத்தளை கொழும்பு கரமாக நிகழ்ச்சிகளை நடாத்தினார்கள்.

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மேலும் எமது கொக்குவிலைச் சேர்ந்த கால ஆசிரியர் களில் ஒருவராய் இருந்த திரு. ஏ. நாக எஸ். பாக்கியராசா) ஆகியவர்களின் முயற்சியின
எமது கல்லூரி அதிபர்கள் வரிசையில் கா ஹன்டி பேரின்பநாயகம் ஆகியோர் ஆற்றிய சே6ை இருவர் காலத்திலும் உய அதிபராக இருந்து பின்ன கல்லூரியையத் திறம் படவழி நடத்தினார். தூய அமைதியான தோற்றத்துடன் அவர் வகுப்புக மறக்கமுடியாது. இப்பொழுது அவுஸ்திலேலியா வாழ்க்கையைக் கழிக்கிறார். தனது பழைய மாண கல்லூரியின் பழைய நினைவுகளைப் பரிமாறிக் குமாரசுவாமி ஒரு குறுகிய காலம் அதிபராகச் சேன 1972ல் அதிபராகக் கடமையேற்றார். அவர் சிறந்த சேர்ந்தவர். கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரியின் அவரேயாவர். எங்கள் கல்லூரி அவர் காலத்தில்
திரு. ஏ. பஞ்சலிங்கம் எமது கல்லூரியி உபஅதிபராகி, அதிபர் பொறுப்பை ஏற்றார். துடிப் அவருடைய வளைந்து கொடுக்கும் தன்மை போற் கொக்குவில் சமூகத்தினதும் அபிமானத்தைப் பெற கல்லூரி பெரும் இக்கட்டான நிலைக்குள்ளானது குழாத்தின் ஒத்துழைப்புடன் திறமையாகச் செய சொன்னால் மிகையாகாது. அவருடைய நிர்வாகத் யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரிக்குத் அதிபராக கல்லூரியின் இழப்பு, யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லு
திரு. ஆர். மகேந்திரன் கொக்குவில் இர் கொண்டார். கல்லூரி எல்லாத் துறைகளிலும் பிரக எமது கல்லூரியைச் சிறப்புற வழிநடத்துவார். கா மானிப்பாயிலிருந்து வந்து கொக்குவிலைத் தப இந்துக் கல்லூரிக்கு அரும்பணியாற்றியிருக்கிற
எமது மதிப்புற்குரிய ஆசிரியை திருமதி சுட் எமது கல்லூரியின் ஆரம்ப நிலைகளிலேயே மா பின் உப அதிபராக வந்து ஓய்வு பெற்றார். தற்ே ருடனேயே கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரியும் வி கண்டிப்பான பார்வை எமது மாணவியரை வழிநட மாாணவர்கள் ஒவ்வொரு வரையும் மறக்காம அவருடைய தலையாய பண்பு.

ம் சென்ற திரு. எஸ். ஞானசேகரம், எமது கல்லூரி லிங்கம், ஆசிரியை எஸ். என். சரஸ்வதி (திருமதி ல் 1947ல் சிறந்த நடன நிகழ்ச்சிகள் அரங்கேறின. Uம் சென்றவர்களான திரு. வி. நாகலிங்கம், திரு கள் அளப்பரியன. திரு. சி. கே. கந்தசாமி அவர்கள் ர் அதிபராகக் கடமையேற்றுக் கொக்குவில் இந்துக் வெண்ணிற ஆடைகளுடன். கம்பீரமாக ஆனால் ளை மேற்பார்வை செய்து கொண்டு போவதை வில், தனது குடும்பத்தினரோடு சந்தோஷமாக வர்களைச் சந்திக்கும்போது கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கொள்ளுகிறார். அவருக்குப்பின் திரு பி. எஸ். வயாற்றினார். காலம் சென்ற திரு.எம். மகாதேவா கல்விமான் ஒரு சிறந்த பேச்சாளர் கொக்குவிலைச் அதிபராய் வந்த முதலாவது பழைய மாணவர் சகல துறைகளிலும் பரிணமித்தது.
லே கல்வி கற்றுப் பின் ஆசிரியராய் இருந்து. புடன் செயலாற்றும் தன்மை படைத்தவர். எதற்கும் றத்தக்கது. அவர் மாணவர்கள், ஆசிரியர்கள், ஏன் ற்றவர். சமீபத்தில் குழப்பமான சூழ்நிலைகளில் எமது து. அச் சந்தர்ப்பத்தில் திரு. பஞ்சலிங்கம் ஆசிரியர் ல்பட்டு எமது கல்லூரியை மீட்டெடுத்தார். என்று திறமையின் காரணமாகத் தேசிய பாடசாலையாகிய 5 நியமிக்கப் பட்டார். உண்மையில் கொக்குவில் Tரியின் வாய்ப்பாக வந்தது என்று கருதலாம்.
துக் கல்லூரியின் தலைமைப் பொறுப்பை ஏற்றுக் ாசித்து விளங்குகிறது. திரு. மகேந்திரன் தொடர்ந்து லம் சென்ற திரு. ஏ. ஆர். ராஜநாயகம் அவர்களும் து வசிப்பிடமாக ஆக்கிக் கொண்டு கொக்குவில்
TT.
பிரமணியத்தை இச் சந்தர்ப்பத்தில் மறக்க முடியாது. னவியாக இருந்து பின்னர் ஆசிரியராக இருந்து, ாது கனடாவில் வசித்து வருகிறார். எமது ஆசிரிய ளர்ச்சி பெற்றது என்றால் மிகையாகாது. அவரது த்திச் சென்றது. எவ்வளவு காலம் சென்றாலும் தனது ல் அவர்களுடைய நலனில் அக்கறை கொள்வது

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எமது கல்லூரி கல்வித் துறையில் முன்ன பாக்டர்களாகவும், பொறியியற்துறை விற்பன்னர்கள் புகழ்பெற்றவர்களாகவும் நீதித் துறையில் பிரகாசிப் எழுத்தாளர் களாகவும் விளங்குகிறார்கள். பெறுபேறுகளைப் பெற்றுப்பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின்ப சூழ்நிலைகளிலே கூட எமது மாணவர் திறமைய பெறுவதில் பெருமையடையிறோம். -
விளையாட்டுத்துறையில் எமது கல்லூரி கிரிக்கட் போட்டிகள் நடக்கும் போது, எமது கி வீரர்களை ஊக்குவிப் பதை மறக்க முடியாது. இ தரத்திலே நடாத்தப் படுகின்றன.
எமது கல்லூரியின் பழைய மாணவர் சங்கங் வருகின்றன. இப்போது அவுஸ்திரேலியாவிலும் எம முயற்சி செய்கிறார்கள். கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லு இச் சங்கங்கள் உழைக்கின்றனர் எங்கிருந்தாலு மகிழ்வாக, கொக்குவில் ஹிந்து நமதே என்ற அ கல்லூரியின் உயர்வுக்காகப் பாடுபடும்

ாணியில் நிற்கிறது. எமது பழைய மாணவர்கள் ாகவும், பேராசிரியர்களாகவும்,நிர்வாகத்துறையில் பவர்களாகவும், பிரபல கல்விமான்களாகவும் பிரபல எமது கல்லூரியிலிருந்து மாணவர் விசேட ல்வேறு துறைகளுக்கும் செல்கிறார்கள். கஷ்டமான பாகக் கல்வி பயின்று சிறந்த பெறுபேறுகளைப்
பின்னிற்கவில்லை. காற்பந்தாட்டப் போட்டிகள், ராம மக்கள் அணிதிரண்டு எமது விளையாட்டு ன்றும் இல்ல விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள் உயர்ந்த
கள் லண்டனிலும் கனடாவிலும் சிறப்பாக இயங்கி து பழைய மாணவர், சங்கம் ஒன்றை அமைப்பதற்கு ாரியின் முன்னேற்றத்திற்காகவும், நலனுக்காகவும் ம், முயல்குவம் நீயுயர் வழிகள் முழுமணனொடு உணர்வோடு கொக்குவில் இந்துச்சமூகம் எமது
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REMINISC
THE LATE MR. V. NAG KOKUVIL HINDU C
MYBOYHOODMPRESSION OF THEMAN
Mr.V.Nagalingam was my neighbour in Va from our house on the Thalayali lane, now renan often watched him walking up the lane and passin road. He had an impressive personality with a wel 'verTy'cloth and national banian. But it was years College and learned to love and respect him as a g with a heart of goid.
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Ijoined Jaffna Hindu College in the J.S.C. c. influence of Mr. V. Nagalingam (hereinafter referre and composition in the Pre-Matriculation class. F the University Entrance classes I had good fortune this wonderful teacher. He was popularly known an or simply as Shakespeare, because of his excellent had genial smile on his face, and addressed us in children.
In the first when I came under him, I develo love and reverence. In his introductory talk to different from our native language, and to lean required great effort and constant application. To bible and the works of Shakespeare. He himself w pleasure to listen to him speak. He would quote eff Bible. I took his advice to heart, and bought a cop a point to read at least a few pages every day fro
There was another side to this lover of Engli entusiastofthe Indian Independence movement. 1 Gandhi. Invariably he would bring with him a c published by Gandhi, and read interesting column his other favourite newspaper, The Hindu (commor inspired me to go interested on Mahatma Gandhi
It was in the Matriculation class that I devel taught the subject. Other teachers had taught me E inspired by them, nor did lenjoy the subject. 1 sir answer questions at the examinations. With Mr. experience, an experience that would linger throu cnjoyed literature himself and imparted that enjoy

ENCES OF
ALINGAM, PRINCIPAL, OLLEGE (1947 - 1948)
nnarponnai East. He lived a few hundred yards away ned Sabapathy Road. As a school going boy, I had gour house to get on to the through-fare, the K.K.S. I built frame, dark in complexion and wearing white ater that I came face to face with him at Jaffna Hindu reat teacher of English and as man of noble qualities
lass in 1940, but I had to wait a year to come under the d to as Mr. V.N.) when he taughtus English language rom then on through the London Matriculation and : to learn English-both language and literature under mong the Senior students as Shakespeare Nagalingam, trendition of Shakespeare's plays to his students. He affectionate tone as a kind father would address his
pedaliking for him, which in later years matured into ls, he told us that the English language was quite that language with its peculiar usages and idioms gain proficiency in English he urged us to read the was master of the English language and it was a real ortlessly from the works of Shakespeare and from the y each of these two great English works, and made it m these books.
sh. He was an admire of Mahatma Gandhi and a keen He toldus many an interesting anecdote in the life of opy of YOUNG INDIA, the daily paper edited and s from the paper to the class. Also, he read to us from ly called as The Madras Hindu). It was Mr. V.N. who and in the politics of India at that time.
oped a real taste for English Literature when Mr. V.N. nglish Literature in other classes, but I was not really mply studied the textbooks as a matter of routinc, to VN, the study of English Literature was plcasurable gh life. He was an English teacher parcxcellence. He ment to his students. He would read the literature text

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with so much of relish that we could not but par prescribed textbooks, he would bring other interesti to kindling our interest in, and appreciation of El Alpha of The Plough, apseudonym of the famous E to us quite a good number of his essays in the clas
When I was in the Matriculation class, Mr. took a special interest in me. Often he encouraged in entering the Government Clerical Service after p. days with the majority of college students. Besides my father also who was, in fact, cherishing the hc Matriculation, and earn. On very occasion Mr. V. l stop for a while, and instil into my father the adv, studies. Because of the interest Mr. V. N. took in m
And so, after passing the Matriculation Exa studied English as one of my subjects. At the U1 towards the end of 1943, I was one of the three st college. I left Jaffna Hindu College to join the Univ
ATKOKUVILHINDUCOLLEGE
After sitting my final examination at the Uni back to the University to follow the Master's course the meantime, before our final results were relea: Swami on the 20th July reached me. I was devastat the University, and moped about at home for a while the then Principal of Kokuvil Hindu College metm College to teach. This offer came to me as a Gods reason to grasp at the job opportunity. I considere me well as a student, and whom I adored as mys K.H.C. From the beginning of August that year (i-
On the first day when I went to the college, introduced me to the Vice Principal, Mr. C.K. Kand whom Iremember Mr. E. Sabalingam, Mr. A.Nagali to have briefed those senior staff members about in very day. In the course of time, I found out that th teachers and students of the college. He had a de whole heartedly for the betterment of the college. W Hindu College.
HOMAGE TO GANDHSASHES
As I mentioned earlier, our Principal was: Mahatma was shot dead by Hindu Fanatic on Janu In fact, the news was shocking to all of us. Later, lovers of Gandhi, obtained a portion of Gandhi's ously strewn on the holy waters of Keerimali. It v would be taken on a procession along K.K.S. ro: route of the procession, Our Principal approaches

icipate with him in the experience. Besides the greadingmaterialsandread them tous withaview glish Literature. One of his favourite authors was nglish essayist, Alfred G.Gardiner our teacher read ; while we sat in rapt attention enjoying them.
V. N. discovered that I was a promising student and le to go for University education without thinking of ssing the Matricultion as was the fashion in those advising me in the class, he gave the same advice to pe that I would enter the Clerical Service after my N. happened to meet my father at our gate, he would cability of sending me to the University for higher e I regarded him as a second father.
m., I Proceeded to the University Entrance Class and liversity Enterance Examination held in Colombo udents selected for the University Course from our ersity of Ceylon (Colombo) in the early part of 1944.
versity of Ceylon in April 1947, I was expecting to go as advised by my Professor, Swami Vipulananda. In sed, the shocking news of the untimly death of the ed. In my grief, Iabandoned the idea of returning to . One day, as luck would like would have it, Mr. V.N., eby chance, and asked me if I would like to go to his send, and I readily accepted it. I had more than one d myself lucky to teach under a Principal who knew econd fathe. I told him that I would join the staff of
1947).
the Principal welcomed me with a beaming face, and asamy, and to some other members of the staffamong gamand Mr. A. Amirthalingam. The Principal seemed epreviously, for they all chummed up with me from e Principal was highly respected and loved by all the dicated band of teachers who co-operated with him ery soon Ifound myselfaspartandparcelofKokuvil
nardent admirer of Mahatma Ganthi, and when the ry 30, 1948, Mr. V.N. was visibly moved and shaken. a committee of leading personalities in Jaffna, all ashes from the Indian Authorities, to be ceremoni'as understood that the casked containing the asches d to Keerimalai. As our College was situated on the , the "Gandhi Relics Committee' in advance, and ob

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tained permission to exhibit the casket at the C students could pay homage to Gandhi's ashes.
On the appointed day, we got the hall read the members of the staff and some senior students the side of the college, and waited eagerly for the ai Committee changed their mind at the last minu college. All the persuasion and pleas of our Prin juncture, senior member of the staff, I think Mr. will perform SATYAGRAHA: We will lie downac out on the middle of the road, in front of the pr students - followed suit. Seeing no way out, the ( bring the casket to the college hall. There the Princ to the Mahathma's ashes. I wondered at the peculi some method that Gandhi advocated, to pay hom
CADJANSHEDGUTTED BY FIRE
After Mr. V.N. assumed the Principalship o land partly to serve as playground and partly to p this purpose he raised a loan from the Board of Jaf rary cadjan shed was put up on the newly acquire night in 1948 someone set fire to this cadjan shed, next morning when I went to college as usual, Il went overthere to see what had happened. The cat by fire. It was a pathetic sight to see the students s a group of teachers standing aghast at the burnt d broke the silence and declared with a voice with cn vendalism. We will re-build and restore the classro from house to house to raise funds, and put up a p rebuilt to accomodate the classrooms.
FUNDRASING CAMPAIGN
In due course, a fundraising campaign w; storeyed building. The teachers were divided into operation. One such group was to procced to Ve group. I welcomed the assignment because I had Some of thc teachers in the group were very famili During the school holidays we went to the placcal and seeing prominent pcople. When our missio enjoyable experience.
The Principal in the company of a few senior surrounding areas. One day I chanced to meet hin and said to me, "Velauthapillai, thcother day we name and gota handsomc donation from the par again like a child. At oncCl caught the meaning of party had a grown girl studying at our College. I to disposes'. The grin that I saw on the face of Mr. characteristic of the man. Little did I suspect that

ollege Hall for a few minutes so that the staff and
y to receive the casket, and as the time approached, dressed in white, lined up along the K.K.S. road by rival of the casket. Unfortunately, The Gandhi Relics e, and wanted to proceed without stopping at our cipal fell on deaf years. He was embrassed. At this E. Sabalingam raised his voice and announced. "We oss the road, "The Next moment he stretched himself ocession. At one once, all the others - teachers and Gandhi Relics Committee saw reason and agreed to ipal and the staff and the students paid their gomage artwist of events that compelled us to adopt the very age to his ashes.
fK.H.C. in 1947, he acquired for the college a plot of ut up future extensions to the college building. For fna Hindu College and Affliated Colleges. A tempo'd land to accomadate a number of classrooms. One he reason for which I am ignorant of to this day. The earned of the destruction of the shed overnight, and ijan shed with the classrooms was completely gutted tranded without classrooms. I saw the Principal and own shed. I think it was Mr. A. Amirthalingam who notion: "We will not be cowed down by this cowardly oms soon. We will go to our parents and well wishers ermanent building." Soon afterwards, the shed was
as launched with a view to putting up a permanent groups, and each group was assigned a different area lvettithurai and the Principal asked me to join the not visited that part of the Jaffna peninsula before. ar with Velvettithurai and had useful contacts there. ld staycd there for nearly two weeks, visiting houses in was over we returned to basc. For me it was an
teachers visited the parents of our students in the 1 at the college, when he put a broad grin on his face went to a parent for collection; we mentioned your ty", Having said this, he winked at me and grinned his grin, I was then an eligible bachelor, and the said o grinned thinking within me"Man proposes but God V.N. that day is still fresh on my mind. It was a grin imc that was going to be his last grin last grin at me.

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DEATH OFA BELOVEDPRINCIPAL
Not long after that incident somewhere in t Principal he looked rather tired and pale. A day ort had passed away the previous night. To the stai inconsolable grieg. As for me, I felt as if I had lo thought of the propect of meeting to widow and c more poignant. As a student at Jaffna Hindu Coll children with their lessons, at his request. On a few I saw her then, she was a happy housewife, a devo children. On the few occasions she talked to me, S Zest. Finally, with philosophical resignation. I atte resumed my routine in the classrooms one bibili coming to my mind for a few days: "In the midst of
One day Mr. C.K.Kandaswamy approached me
principal intamil in the traditional style of a "Kalv composition. I felt it was my duty to compose it. Sc "Kalvettu' poem is essentilly a commemorative po stanza giving the date and time of the death of the p narrative verse telling the genealogy, achievemer nearest and dearest of the deceased, and finally, (4 o death and the need to face it with resignation. particulars in respect of parts (1) and (2) of my con composed one to the best of my ability. Of course,
tion, and felt greatly relieved.
Mr. Velauthapillai Canada.

he latter part of 1948, when I happened to meet the wolater we got the shocking news that the Principal f devastating. Every one of us was stricken with st my own father. Tears dimmed my eyes. When I hildren of the deceased, the agony become all the ege I used to go to his house regularly to helphis occasions Mr. Nagalingam had spoken to me. When ed wife to her husband, and a loving mother to her he recounted to me the glories of her husband with ned the funeral in tearless grief. Afterwards, when I al line I learned from my beloved teacher kept on life we are in death."
and asked me to compose and elegy on the dead ettu'. I had never beforetired my hand at this type of ), without any ado, I agreed to do It. The traditional em with four distinct component part, namely (l) a erson according to the Hindu Almanac, (2) a lengthy its and glories of the deceased, (3) larments of the ) a gnomic verse philosophizing on the inevitability Jnfortunately, I was riot supplied with the relevent position. Hence, I modified the pattern slightly and I allowed my own feelings to flow into the composi

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S. SEEN VASAG
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Mr. Sanmogam Seenivasagam - Seenito his Soon after he was born, mother and baby joined thef Secretary, Sanitary Board Kuala Lumpur. He receiv Lumpur where he completed his cambridge Junior absent from school for six years for which he was a
He continued his studies at St. Thomas' Col carier there representing the school at Soccer ands passed his London Inter Science examination. He London School of Economics graduating with a Administration as his special subject. At the LSE) quent leaders of the British LabourParty-Prime Min Hugh Dalton and Lord Beveridge.
Returning to Ceylon he joined the Lake H. looking after Economics, Costitutional and Financ years having a ringside view of the wheeling and mannar in when his people were being sidelined newspaper to voice the interests and views of the T Group in April 1938 and undertook the task of setti 1939 more & more obstacles had to be faced and h
It was at this stage that he was invited to joi at home whether he taught English or Chemistry or great pains in improving the writing skilld of the se tive functions assisting the Principal the Late Mr. K
He had grand schemes for the school and hectic pace put undergreat stress and his health bre He was therefore transfered to Jaffna Hindu College from where he retired prematurely in 1952.
He lead a quiet retired life and
A KOKUVILITE

AM - - - - - - - - - - - - - TPALK. H.C 1943-1946
friends wasborn in Moolai Jaffna om 26.02. 1900. ther Mr. Velauther Sanmogam who was at that time ed his early education at Victoria Institution Kuala Examination. He had the distinction of being never warded a Gold Medal.
lege then located at Mutwal. He had distinguished erving as a sergeant in the Senior Cadet Corp. and : thereafter proceeded to UK where he joined the Second Class Honours in Economics with Public he had the privilage of being lectured to by subseister Clement Atlee, Chancellor of the Exchequer Dr.
ouse Group of Newspapers as a Chief Sub Editor ial affairs. He continued in this capacity for twelve dealing in Ceylon politics. He began to realise the and became convinced of the need for a national amils of Ceylon. He resigned from the Lake House ng up a newspaper. With the outbreak of the war in Le had to abandon the project.
n the staff of kokuvil Hindu College. He was eqully Civics or Geography. It was in English that he took 2nior students. Very soon he undertook administraarthigesu eventually succeeding him in 1943.
et about fund raising with great enthusiasm. The
ke down, necessitating a request for lighter duties. in 1946 and after years to Urumpirai Hindu College.
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KOKUVIL HIN 1910.
BY MR. M. KARTHIGESU ( PRINCIPAL EM
As early as 1900 originated the idea of foun Premier National Institution in the North. From this of giving practical shape to the scheme. Certain elde vision too were inspired with Zeal towards this ca Somaskandar of innocent simplicity from Thavad teacher of sterling character from Kokuvil were the They were joined later by other well wishers of th attainment of this worthy object.
In October 1910 a humble beginning was r boys from the neighbouring Tamil School anxious held in a house near the 3rd mile postfacing the mai in charge of this class. In spite of its growing streng ing the necessary discipline and tone. Within a y temporary shed on the outer northern courtyard of neighbouring villages seeking admission into diffe primary school with the late Mr.E.Chelliah as its f English School.
The accommodation problem turning out to saw to the putting up of a permanent hall where the 1916. At this stage Mr. Chelliah handed over thes College. A preparatory Tamil School was started i Later on girl pupils too were admitted into the Er found it inconvenient and expensive to send theird advent of the new Head Master Mr. S.Thiyagarajah in 1926, Post primary classes leading up to the E.S a high standard of efficiency was maintained. Mr. Schools in August 1928, and I assumed duties by
The gradual increase of admissions into th tated the provision of further accommodation by t improvements to the existing ones; the staff too h event of the period in the school was the celebrat suitable occasion for unveiling of the portraid of continued to work as a Junior Secondary one with classes were opened in 1940 and further additic competent graduates. The same year the school w, was placed orí the B, grade. Owing to my weak h succeeded by Mr. S. Seenivasagam. On grounds of Jaffna Hindu College and the late Mr. 1946.

DU COLLEGE 1950
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ding feeder schools to the Jaffna Hindu College the time onwards the authorities were seriously thinking rly members on the staff of the College with abroad use. The revered Tamil Pandit of the College Mr. y and Mr. E. Chelliah an experienced and efficient pioneers who exerted themselves in this direction. e locality who contributed not a little towards the
nade (small beginnings lead to great ends). A few o learn English formed the nucleus of a small class in road. Mr. N. Chellapah, a Madras Matriculate was th Mr. Chellapah proved equal to the task maintainfear's time the infant school was housed in a semi the Puthukovil Temple. As a result of pupils from rent classes the school developed into a full fledged irst Head Master and it was named Kokuvil Hindu
be acute Mr. Chelliah acquired the present site and school with about a hundred pupils was shifted in chool to the Board of Directors of the Jaffna Hindu in the same premises and it served its purpose well. glish School at the request of several parents who aughters to schools three or four miles off. With the , who was transferred from the Jaffna Hindu College .L.C. were formed. The numbers steadily increased; Thiyagarajah joined the Department as Inspector of he 1st of September the same year.
e lower classes as well as the higher forms necessine putting up of additional blocks, of buildings and lad to be suitably strengltened. The notable social ion of its Silver jubilee on 1937 which served as a the founder the late Mr. E. Chelliah. The school classes up to the E. S.L.C., till 1939, Matriculations ns to the staff were made by the appointment of as raised to the Senior Secondary school status and ealth, 1 was obliged to retire in May 1942 and was ll health the Management gave him a transfer to the V. Nagalingam took charge of the school in January,

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The appointment of Mr. V. Nagalingam, Se hailed with delight by students as well as the we number of admirers and friends and among his ol goold will and confidence to a remarkable degree support in the matter of implementing the sever. adequate provision of accommodation equipment the College at large, enabled him to get it raised to g with the help of the Old Student's Association esp form the nucleus of the amount whose confidence made by him and by his loyal collegues, helped purchase of a piece of land 45 lachams in extent intl Temple; thereby the longcherished idea of a suital an accomplished fact through his efforts within institution. But before he could put through his sch His loss had gone so deep into the hearts of his friends that they could scarcely forget his magnetic serve as a permanent venue for all sports activit named Nagalingam grounds, The Carnival and Exl of March has been, appropriately styled "Linga Li of well earned retirement after all his strenuous ef
The Management naturally found it difficu death. They had to be circumspect in the matter. Af Perinbanayagam the present Principal. It may be may venture to suggest that signs are not wanting
The school has thus made ample strides frc of development. All those who were entrusted with with the best of motives have exercised care andf Education Scheme has made the accommodatior number on the roll at present is a little over a thou Their needs are being catered to majority of whor degree of successes in setting up maintaining h conclusive towards a spirit of service co-operatio of 40 years are matters which have justified its exi villages nearby could justly be promote its intere some of the schools valuable assets. It is need continue to help the school to grow from strength Godspeed to the (Kokuvil Hindu) College
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hior Lecturer Jaffna Hindu College as Principal was |l wishers of the school. He counted quite a large | pupils as well as the general public enjoying their thereby he could enlist their moral and financial l schemes of development which he initiated. The and staff and the high level of efficiency attained by ade I in August 1948. Out of the collections he made ecially the Colombo Branch, he set apart a sum to he usually enjoyed realising the tremendous efforts him with a substantial loan to make possible the le immediate vicinity of the College tying norin of the le play ground for the pupils of the College became a period of three years of his taking charge of the emes rooms cruel fate snatched him from our midst. beloved pupils, loyal colleagues, old students and personality. The grounds which could conveniently ies and other college requirements has been aptly hibition to be held in the grounds during the last week ghts". We regret that he has not lived to enjoy a term forts to promote the welfare of this institution.
lt to fill up the vacancy caused by Mr. Nagalingam's ter mature consideration their choice fell on Mr. S.H. a little too premature to make any pronouncement. I g to indicate what his regime would be like.
m its very inception, passing through various stages hits administration from time to time, being inspired orethought in guiding its destinies. Though the Free problem acute here as elsewhere the pupils whose sand (1000) are housed indecent Sanitary buildings, n are highly qualified. The school has attained a fair ealthy traditions both among the staff and pupils, n and abroad outment to its credit within the period stence and when the mother Institution as well as the sts and a responsive parent public may be deemed as less to point out that they would only too gladly to strength, and to realize the ideals it stand for, All
NFROM THE SOUVENIR PUBLISHED ARNIVAL, OFMARCHAPRIL 1950),

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O அறிமுகம்
மனிதவள முகாமையில் முக்கிய அமைவது தலைமைத்துவம் என்பதாகும். மனித வ முற்படும் எவரும் தலைமைத் துவத்தினை ஏற்பதாக ஒரு அமைப்பின் தலைவராகவோ அல்லது ஒரு அ அடிப்படையிலேயே நாட்டின் தலைவர் மக்களை தலைவர் அதன் அங்கத்தவர்களை வழி நடத்திச் வீரர்களை வழி நடாத்திச் செல்லும் பணியினையும் நிறுவனங்களுக்கும் தலைமைத்துவம் என்பது முக் ஊழியர்களை வழிநடாத்திச் சென்று அவற்றின் நோ துவம் அவசியமாகின்றது.
2.Ο வரைவிலக்கணம்
தலைமைத்துவம் என்பது நிறுவ ஊழியர்களை அல்லது குழுவிலுள்ள அங்கத்தவர்க களிடமிருந்து ஒத்துழைப்பினைப் பெற்ற அதன் ஊ செய்முறையாகும். எப்பொழுதுமே தலைமைத்துவ நடாத்தப்படுபவர்களை (Subordinates) கொண்டி கொள்ளும் ஒருவர் தன்கீழ் பணியாற்றுவோர்கை நிறைவேற்றும் வலுவுடையவராக இருத்தல் வே செல்வாக்குச் செலுத்தும் ஆற்றலைக் குறிக்கின்றது நடத்தை அல்லது மனப்போக்கில் நேரடியாகவோ கூடிய செயற்பாடுகளைக் குறிக்கும். எனவே தா செல்வாக்கினைச் செலுத்தி நிறுவனத்தின் இலக் கருமமாக தலைமைத்துவம் கருதப்படுகிறது.
3.0 தலைமைத்துவத்தின் பண்புகள்
நிறுவனங்களில் தலைமைத்து (Achievement) Irfongsbesim SVT fpGUNGUT (Skill) G ஏற்படுவது என்பதனை விட ஒருவரில் விருத்தி ெ முடையதாகும். இதன் காரணமாகவே"தலைவர்கள் இன்று நிலைபெறுகின்றது. ஆளுமையின் அபி தலைமைத்துவத்தில் பெரிதும் அவசியமாகின்றது. பண்புகள் இருக்க வேண்டுமென எதிர்பார்க்கப்படு
 

ன் வளர்ச்சியில்
வத்தின் பங்கு
த்துவம் பெற்றுவரும் ஒரு முகாமைக் கருகமமாக இன்று ளங்களை வழிநடத்திச் சென்று இலக்கினை அடைய க் கொள்ள முடியும். அவர் நாட்டின் தலைவராகவோ |ணியின் தலைவராகவோ கருதப்பட முடியும். இதன் வழிநடாத்திச் செல்லும் பணியினையும், அமைப்பின் செல்லும் பணியினையும், அணியின் தலைவர் அதன் ஏற்றுக் கொள்கின்றனர். இதன் அடிப்படையிலேயே க்கியமாகின்றது. ஒவ்வொரு நிறுவனத்திலும் அதன் க்கத்தினை இலகுவில் அடைந்து கொள்ள தலைமைத்
பனங்களைப் பொறுத்த வரையில் தன் கீழ் பணியுரியும் ளை வழி நடாத்தி தன்னிச்சையான முறையில் அவர் டாக இலக்கினை அடைய முற்படும் ஒரு தொடரான பம் பின்பற்றுபவர்களை (Followers) அல்லது வழி பருத்தல் வேண்டும். தலைமைத்துவத்தினை ஏற்றுக் ள வழி நடாத்தி, அவர்கள் மூலம் செயற்பாடுகளை ண்டும். வலு (Power) என்பது பிறிதொருவர் மீது 1. செல்வாக்கு (Influence) என்பதோ பிறிதொருவரின் அல்லது மறைமுகமாகவோ மாற்றத்தினை ஏற்படுத்தக் ன் வலுவின் துணைக் கொண்டு ஏனையோர் மீது கினை அடைய அவர்களை வழிநடாத்தும் முகாமைக்
வதத்தினை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளும் எவரும் சாதனைகளைப் காண்டிருத்தல் வேண்டும் இத்திறன்கள் பிறப்பினால் செய்யப்படுவது எனக் கூறுவதே பெரிதும் பொருத்த பிறப்பதில்லை உருவாக்கப்படுகிறார்கள்" என்ற கருத்து Neifiloséé) (Personality Development) (Tsitug) இதன் காரணமாகவே ஒரு தலைவரிடம் பின்வரும்
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ஒரு தலைவர் எப்பொழுதுமே மானிடத்திறன் இதற்கிணங்க பிறருடன் இணைந்து வே ஆற்றல் மற்றையோர் நிலைக்குள்ளாகும் செயற்பாடுகளை நிறைவேற்றும் ஆற்றல்
தலைவர் எப்பொழுதுமே தன்னைத்த கொண்டிருத்தல் வேண்டும். இதன் படி ஏன வேண்டும். இதற்காகவே இங்கிலாந்தின் ஆ 9ugá5á Görő06) (Code of Ethics) 9 தலைவர்கள் காணப்பட வேண்டும்.
தலைமைத்துவத்தினை ஏற்க ஒருவர் என் மாறக்கூடாது. நிறுவனத்தின் சகல உ சார்பென்பது இடம்பெறக் கூடாது இதன் அல்லது ஏனையோ ரின் பாதிப்புக்கான நட
தலைமைத்துவத்தினை ஏற்கும் ஒருவர் கொண்டிருத்தல் வேண்டும் பொதுவாக 6 நேரத்தில் 60 வீதத்தினை தொடர்பாடலி தொடர்பாடல் திறமையாக அமைய
உரையாடும் போது தனது மனதை அலை பொறுத்திருக்கும் பண்பு. பின்னூட்டியைப் கொண்டிருத்தல் வேண்டும். இவற்றின் மூல (փգեւյմ.
நல்லதொரு தலைமைத்துவத்துக்கு டே எழுத்தாற்றலை விட பேச்சாற்றல் நல்லதெ பணியாற்றும் எந்தவொரு ஊழியரையும் தலைமைத்துவத்துக்கு பேச்சாற்றல் அவ
தலைமைத்துவத்தில் தீர்மானமெடுக்கு மானதொன்றாகும். பிரச்சினைகளை ஆரா தொன்றினைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்க இந்த ஆ எல்லோரது விருப்பங்களையும் நிறைவேற் Decision) இருப்பது விரும்பத்தக்கதாகும் இருப்பதனை விட வலதுபக்க மூளை முக் மூலமே எடுக்கப்படும் தீர்மானத்தை விை Manager) 560606isir gosé65 (yplub.
தலைமைத் துவத்தினை ஏற்பவர் தன்கீ என்பவற்றை இனங்கொண்டு சரியான ப The Right Job) sugršál sílu GsusT6)ů. போது அதிகாரத்தினையும் கையளிக்க (

r (Human Skill) கொண்டவராக இருத்தல் வேண்டும். லைசெய்யும் ஆற்றல் பிறரை விளக்கிக் கொள்ளும் (Empathy) ஆற்றல் ஏனையோரை ஊக்கப்படுத்தி ான்பன தலைவரிடம் இருத்தல் வேண்டும்.
r660T 9 600TC5ü (Self Awareness) gybp606uá, னயோருக்குதான் ஒரு உதாரண புருஷராக இருத்தல் பூளணி முகாமை நிறுவனம் முகாமையாளர்களுக்கான ன்றை வகுத்துள்ளது. இதனால் ஒழுக்க சீலர்களாக
றுமே நடுநிலைமை (Neutral) என்ற பண்பிலிருந்தும் ாழியர்களையும் சமனாக நடாத்துவதுடன் பக்கச் படி ஒரு பகுதி ஊழியர்களின் நன்மைக்காகவோ வடிக்கைகளையோ தலைவர் மேற்கொள்ளக் கூடாது.
தொடர்பாடல் திறனை (Communication Skill) ாந்தவொரு நிறுவனத்தின் தலைவரும் தனது கடமை ல் செலவு செய்வதாகக் கூறப்படுகின்றது. இத்தகைய
ப விடாதிருக்கும் பண்பு செய்தி பரிமாற்றப்படும் வரை பயன்படுத்தும் பண்பு ஆகிய மூன்றினையும் தலைவர் uம் தொடர்பாடல் தவறுகளின்றி இறுக்கமாக நடைபெற
ச்சாற்றல் முக்கியமானதாகும் ஒருவருக்கிருக்கும் நாரு தலைமை வகித்தலுக்கு வகை செய்யும். தன் கீழ்
வாய்ச்சாதுரியத்தால் கவர்ந்து கொள்ள வசதியாக சியமாகின்றது.
5ún gibgp6ù (Decision Making Skill) ge|6Jéfuu ாய்ந்து பல்வேறு மாற்றுவழிகளிலிருந்து பொருத்தமான ஆற்றல் அவசியமாகின்றது. எடுக்கப்படும் தீர்மானம் றக் கூடிய வகையில் தொகுதித் தீர்மானமாக (Group ஒரு தலைவன் இடது பக்க மூளை முகாமையாளராக காமையாளராக இருப்பது விரும்பத்தக்கதாகும். இதன் TGustásh gos fulfill typest GOLOLLITGITITIT5 (One Minute
ழ் பணிபுரியும் ஊழியர்களின் தகுதி, திறமை, ஆற்றல் தவியினை பொருத்தமானவர்களுக்கு (Right Man To இதன்படி ஒருவருக்கு பொறுப்புக்களைக் கையளிக்கும் வேண்டும். அதிகாரங்களும் பொறுப்புக்களும் சமனாக

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கையளிக்கப்பட்டாலும் உண்மையில் ப்ெ நிறுவனமொன்றின் தலைவர் பொறுப்புக் நிலையை (Accountability) தொடர்ந்தும் (
தலைமைத்துவத்தினை ஏற்கும் ஒருவர் விமா வேண்டும். சரியான விமர்சனங்கள் எப்ெ இதற்கிணங்க எல்லா விமர்சனங்களையும்
இருத்தல் வேண்டும்
ஒரு தலைவன் தன் உதவியாளர்களைத் து இருத்தல் வேண்டும். உதவியார்களின் உற் சாராத ஊக்கிகளை வழங்கி உதவியாளர்கை இருத்தல் வேண்டும். இதன் காரணமாக வரவீனம் ஆகியவற்றை இழிவுநிலையில் ை நிலையில் பேணவும் முடிகின்றது.
மேற்கூறிய பண்புகளைக் கொண்ட ஒருவரா முடியும்.
முடிவுரை
எந்தவொரு நிறுவனத்தின் வளர்ச்சியி
காணமுடிகின்றது. இக்கருமத்தினை பே B56ITTescort (Authoritative Leaders) gib6
ஜனநாயகமயப்பட்டவர்களாகவோ (Democ தற்காலத்தில் அதிகாரத்தைப் பிரயோகிக்கு அதற்கு உதவியாளர்களின் ஒத்துழைப்பும் இக்காலத்தில் ஜனநாயகத்தலைமை வகித் தலைவன் தனது அதிகாரத்தைக் குறைத் எல்லா வகையான தீர்மானங்களை ள்டு பெறப்படும் இத்தகைய தலைமைத்துவதத்தி Leadership) எனக் கொள்வர். இத்தகையப தமது நிறுவனம் என்ற மனப்பாங்கினைத் ே வளர்ச்சிக்கு பங்குபற்றும் தலைமைத்துவே
கந்தையா. தேவராஜா தலைவர்/வணிகத்துறை யாழ் பல்கலைக்கழகம்
தல்ைவர் Ljagu urauraus saisiä கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரி

ாறுப்புக்கள் கையளிக்கப்படுவதில்லை இதன்படி கள் சரியாக நிறைப்படுவதனை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் கொண்டிருத்தல் வேண்டும்.
சனங்களை வரவேற்கும் பண்புடையவராக இருத்தல்
ாழுதுமே சரியான தலைமைத்துவத்திற்கு உதவும். வரவேற்கும் மனப்பாங்குடையவராக ஒரு தலைவர்
ாண்டும் திறன் (Motivation Skill) கொண்டவராக சாகத்தை அதிகரிக்க வசதியாக நிதி சார்ந்த, நிதி }ள உற்சாகப்படுத்தும் ஆற்றல் தலைமைத்துவத்துக்கு வே உதவியாளர்களின் விலகிச் செல்லும் அளவு, வத்திருக்கவும் விளைநிறனை (Productivity) உச்ச
ால் மட்டுமே சிறந்த தலைமைத்துவவத்தினை வழங்க
லும் தலைமைத்துவம் முக்கியபங்கேற்பதனைக் மற்கொள்ளும் தலைவர்கள் அதிகாரமயப்பட்டவர்
து
ratic Leaders) இருக்க முடிகின்றது. இருந்த போதும் ம் தலைமைத்துவம் மக்களால் விரும்பப்படுவதில்லை. மிகக் குறைவாகவே உள்ளது. இதன் காரணமாக ந்தலே பெரிதும் விரும்பப்படுவதாக உள்ளது. இதில் து உதவியாளர்களின் சுதந்திரத்தை அதிகரிப்பான் க்கும் பொழுதும் உதவியாளர்களின் ஆலோசனை தினை “பங்குபற்றும் தலைமைத்துவம்" (Participative ங்குபற்றும் தலைமைவகித்தலே எல்லோர் மனத்திலும் தாற்றுவிக்கும் என்பதனால் தற்கால நிறுவனங்களின் ம வேண்டப் படுவதாகக் கொள்ளலாம்.

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A OURNEY
ATT KONU VIL
A II begin to write this article, I must e dynamic President of our Association anc request and to others responsible for givin ticularly for the benefit of the younger gen School that was Kokuvil Hindu English Sc Kokuvil Hindu College and in doing so, not dedicated teachers ofmy period at school.
It is indeed a rare priviledge to have b School and to go through the extra seconda back, it is as if I had a rendezvous with exciting incidents, the avid interest and as provide a backdrop to the days gone by. prevailing, the foundation stage was in the vi the schooling in the English medium.
In the 5th standard we had Mr. A. willing to inclucate the impossible into thein well cared for in our education. One day M. to write out the blackboard the word "misch a single boy or girl wrote it correctly. Ofc class was going to make a mistake in the spé inciting the interest of students, so that we Nagalingam was a motivator, he discoverec
In the higher classes, the tea. Seenivasagam who brought to bear his high disaggregate, analyze and present the facts recollect had a stamp ofclarity for easy unc In the 7th Standard we had Mr. S. N dents. he was very kind never fightened th wanted, his approach was completely at var to retire but met with a tragicendinamoto Mr. Karthigesu had rertied. He was honour the staffand many students to his residen picnic of the day by special buses and hired hosts residence, Mr. Nagallingamjoined se
 

T O M Y DAYS
ND COLLEGE
xpress my sincere thanks and gratitude to the also to Mr. Ratnapragasam who made the gme this opportunitytoplace on record parration, a factual presentation of our Village hool which later blossomed into the present miss to record the life and work ofsome of the
een ableto learn the first Tamil Alphabetina ry education in the same School. When I look an end of an age. The crowded events, the pirations of both the teacher and the taught According to the system of education then arnacular up to the third standard. Then began
Nagalingam a man with a teaching mission dolent minds. Spelling of words was an aspect r. Nagalingam got the whole class one by one ivous". To his dismay and disappointment not ourse as perhaps he expected, no one in the illingofthat word again. He taught geography wanted to know more and learn more. Mr. the talents in students and encouraged them.
ching of Geography was taken over by Mr. er learing. Mr. Seenivasagam had the ability to to immature minds in simple language that I lerstanding.
agalingam who was like a father to the stuestudents but got out of the students what he iance with that ofmany others. He did not live car accident, The longstanding head Master, ed with several functions. In return he invited ce in Point-Pedro one weekend. We made a cars, Having enjoyed a sumptuus lunch at the ome others to go to the Pt. Pedrobazzar. At a

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roundabout the carin which Mr. Nagalingar and his death was almost instantaneous, alth in Mr. Karthigesu's residence that he was sir One of the teachers who had a power Amirthalingam who was my Latin teacher rig standard to the London Marticulation. In his when he was teaching us in the Marticulation with latin as asubject. He was a manofaction graduated and I do not know whether Latin medium of education to Tamil. I was oft Sinnathamby the Tamil teacher who was a Scholar in Tamil but could not and did not r lack of motivation. De mortis mil misi bomun have chosen to mention this only to highligh tion devoted to the subject and with good mc teacher than a scholor to himself
In the Matriculation Class although m Subject for the examination, we yet followe had then become Principal of the School an Although he was an Economics gradute fro joyed teahing us English Poetry waxing elc Milton. The study ofEnglish Literature at Kc and relish for my study ofEnnglish Literatul the opportunity to enjoy teaching English Lit before I started my banking career.
With the introdution of the Matricul and was now called Kokuvil Hindu College. as Principal. Mr. C.K. Kanthaswami a Scie and was in charge of the Science Dept. Fort to learn Science subjects like Chemistry excellent Maths teacher to boot. It was a ple (as he was popularly known) and sharingin) our passion for University education. He pro hope that at least a few of his students mig students of the growing schoolwere fortun school was small. With modesty I may say the way for good results from the school at

n was travelling crashed into another vehicle Dugh we received the sad and shocking news king at the hospital.
ful impact in my educational career was Mr. nt from the time Latin was taught from the 6th early days, he was only a matriculate. Later | class, he was doing his London Intermediate with a tireless mind. After we left School, he continued its lofty place after the change of en tempted to compare him with Mr. M. 1st class honours graduate in Tamil and a nake scholars of his students because of his n (Only good must be spoken of the dead.) I the fact that a person with a lesser qualificativiation could prove to be a more successful
any ofus did not offer English Litterature as a d the class taken by Mr. Seenivasagam who ld who had a passion for English Literature. m the London School of Economics, he enquent the imperial voice of Shakespere and bkuvil Hindu College provided the foundation e for the University Examinations. I too had erature at Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
ation class, the school was elevated ingrade Mr. Seenivasagam succeeded Mr. Karthigesu ince Graduate had already joined the school he first time, the students had the opportunity and Physics. Mr. C.K.Kanthaswami was an asent exprerience interacting with Mr. C.K.K. his vision to reach intellectual heights. He fired jected his vision succintly and poigantly in the ght reach the heights and surely they did. The ate to have had excellent teachers although the that someofus belonging to that era opened Public Examinations.

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I cannot forget to mention Mr. S.C. Th qualification was a knowledgeable and talent Language and an able teacher of History. Un that subject in the higher classes. He also ta missionary. He was a man ofdeep piety with words of Aristotle I may describe him as am praise" meaning that he was such a noble ch about him.
It would be an exaggeration and unrea or very active. There were some with margin: doing too little and were never accused ofdc
An educational institution may aptlyb to learn to prepare oneself to meet the chal spirit the names "Inner Temple" and "Middle London and I had the priviledge of belongi Having benefitted by the education at Kokuv oflearning, it became our duty to do everythir to buildup this for the benefit of the future gel ary zeal for several years. The first major atte the Principalship ofMr. Handy Perinbanayaga of the times after the Sinhala Only Act, in 19 of the school buildings. The School had to be uted there mite. Mr. Perinbanayagam along Vice Principal spent some of their schoolhc we collected substantial funds not only from munity in Colombo. There were many benefa ingly made donations. With these funds, the and better structures. I had a second opportul building during the early seventies when servi of Ceylon. Mr. Thangarajah, also an old boy enue Department in Jaffna. At the requesto bined effort we were able to collect substa others who had continued to collect funds fo for growthWhen K.H.C.O.S.A. (Colomb March 1995, the contributions ofthe pasto inspiration to the present generation to strai grow bigger and stronger for the generations
Retid. Depu Former

llainathan who though he had the least paper 2d man with a good command of the English fortunately there were very few who offered ught Hinduism with the relish and zealofa lightemparament of a mystic. Borrowing the an"whomitis blasphamyin the base evento aracter that bad men should not even speak
listic to say that all teachers were execellent lism in actions and yet others who flatered in ing too much. : described as a temple where one gets a seat lenges of worldly life. Perhaps it is in that Temple" were given to two Inns of Court in ng to one of them as a Bar-at-Law student. il Hindu College which was our early temple gin our powerto financial and other support herations. This some ofus did with a missionmpt was made on an islandwide basis during m. On account of some chauvinisticjingosim 56, tongues ofblazing fire consumed some ; re-built. Almost all the old students contribwith Mr.C.K.Kanthaswamy who was then lidays in Colombo. Accompanied by them, old students but also from the business comctors including Indian businessmen who willbuildings rose again from the ashes as bigger ity to collect substantial sums for the School ng in the North as Regional head ofthe Bank was then Regional head of the Inland RevMr. C.K.Kanthaswamy, through our comIntial sums of money. There were so many rthe school which continuously needs funds Branch) celebrates its 50th anniversary in d students to their old school should be an nevery nerve and sinew to make the school | tO COrme,
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கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லு
சங்கத்துக்கொழும் ஐம்பதாணர்டு நிறைவு கு
கொக்குவில் இந்து வாழ்க கொ தொக்கநற் சங்கம் வாழ்க தொட முக்கிய பதவி யேற்று முயன்றுே முககண் மா முதல்வன் தந்த மு(
அந்தநாள் அதிபர் சீனி வாசகம் கந்தசா மியுடன் கொழும்பிற் கா ஐந்துபத் தாண்டுக் காலம் அருட் சுந்தர விழாக்கண் டின்னுந் தொ
பேணிநம் அன்னை யென்று கல் காணிகொள் வதற்கும் மாடிக் க
மானுற நிதி திரட்டி மகிழ்வொடு மாணவர் சங்கம் செய்த பணிமன்
கல்லூரி அதிபர் சேவை முற்றிய நல்விருந் தளித்தும் சேவை நல பல் வாழ்த்து மலர் படைத்தும் பா பல்விதம் பணிக ளாற்றும் பழைய
சங்கத்திற் பணிபு சிந்து தம்புகழ் சங்கர சிவம்ச பாரத்தின ஆதிே மங்கிடா தென்றும் வாழ்க மற்றி இங்கின்று பணிக ளாற்றும் இள
தொரந்தோ, கனடா, 785 سے 07 - 279
 
 

ாரிப்பழைய மாணவர்
புக் கிளையின்
றித்த வாழ்த்துப் பா.
ழும்புவாழ் பழமா ணாக்கர் டர்ந்துசெய் தொண்டு வாழ்க ளார் எல்லாம் வாழ்க நகவேள் அருள்முன் நிற்க
(1) துணைவர் சீ. கே. ல்கொணர வைத்த சங்கம் ம்பணியாற்றி யின்று ாடர்ந்துபல் லாண்டு வாழ்க
(2) லூரிப் பெருமை பேசிக் ட்டடம் நிறுவு தற்கும்
வழங்கு முனனாள
லை விளக்க மாமே
(3)
க கால வாககு ம் புனைந் துரைத்து மேலும் ராட்டு விழா வெடுத்தும் பமா ணவர்கள் வாழ்க
(4) நிறுவிச் சென்ற பார் தங்கள் நாமம் வர் வழியில் நின்று ந்தலை முறையோர் வாழ்க
(5)
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二
REMINISCENCES OF MY SCHOO)
For a 72 year old man to pen the reminis school - days when he was 7 years of age is in ing task. The events of one's crowded life tend oblivion the happenings of the early years ( However, as all the events of one's life are Subconscious mind, one can by patient introsp again to memory these events.
We have to ask ourselves the question t asked his daughter Miranda in Shakespeare's
"What Seest Thou,
In the dark, Backward
Well, it was in January 1929 that I was the Tamil School in Thavady to the 4th standarc School was a mile and a quarter away from lunch every day to take to school.
Study then was a serious matter as the went on till 4.00 pm with a lunch break of o seriously, as there were no tutories then where
Homework had to be done and we stu mixed with a small quantum of awe for our tea M. Karthigesu. He was a kind man who lived had little contact with him. The other teachel English and Mr. A. Nagalingam who taught us had a lady teacher Mrs. P. B. Bhargavia who t
In the English school I found that my m and 14. However, the awesome figure of our with a lot of effort the tables were eventually in them in class with the same ease as the tables reach out for a calculator to do even simple add do. Memorising was an integral part of our stuc our IQ
True enough, in the Tamil School we h rised Avvaiyar's Aathi Sudi and few stanzas f part of Aaru Muka Naavalaar's Hindu Catechi,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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cences of his eed a dauntO thrust into f childhood. stored in the action, recall
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and abysm of time'?"
moved by my parents from the 3rd standard in | in the Kokuvil Hindu English School. My New home, and my mother would give me packed
a school sessions commenced at 8.30 am and ne hour. The teachers took to their profession ; students could go for after school studies.
dents always stood in respect and admiration chers. The Headmaster of Our School was Mr. in the School Boarding House but we students 's were Mr. A. Amirthalingam who taught us Arithmetic Tamil and Saiva Samayam. We also aught us history.
mory refused to retain multiplication tables 13 teacher was constantly before my mind, and hemorised, but unfortunately I could not repeat up to 12. I wonder what students of today who itions would think of the memorising we had to lies, and it helped in no small measure in raising
d to do quite a lot of memorising. We memoOm the Nala Venba. We had also to memorise m starting with "Ulakaththuku Kartha Yaavar"?

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- Siva Peruman." All of us from the Tamil Sch ethical teachings of Avvaiyar and a sound kno and division.
We were also up to date with the Hindu - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic were taug teachers whose dedication was always a sour
When I left the Tamil School, what had line in Aathi Sudi - Aram Seiya Virumpu. Su formed the sum and substance of all the relig wonder at the overpowering influence these wo the students who retained them in their memory. thing was always inculcated in our minds by our te: but two sides of the same coin. Where are these v
found that the memorising tasks that compared to what we had to do in the English education then. We had to memorise more th explain the meaning of each verse with alacr studied with much relish, they remained etche of our character and discipline in our later liv pany of good men, the inevitablity of death conscious minds for storage and retrieval whe decisions to be made. Not infrequently, I four Venba or aphorisms from the Aathi Sudi "fl: solitude....."
How many of our present day children ing along with their secular education these ch
In those days, we had no "soft" subject required rigorous mental discipline, and this l were also no"automatic promotions" in those pass the tests at the end of the year had to rer be promoted. There were a few students, very for two or even three years.
The result was that students left Sch Standard because they or their parents felt academic education was concerned. The 7th qualification for a student to migrate to Mala as Assistant Station Master or a clerk under passed the 4th Standard could get smaller but overseer in the Public Works Department. F

ool had a solid background of the spiritual and wledge of addition, substraction, multiplication
Cateachism of Aaru Muka Naavalar. The 3Rs ht with a great seriousness of purpose by our ce of inspiration to me in my later life.
been instilled in my mind was Avvaiyar's first bsequently I discovered that these three words ions of the world, and I have never ceased to rds would have had on the sub-conscious minds of remember that fear of sin and not doing the wrong uchers. "Fear ofsin" and "Aram Seiya Virumpu" are alues today?
we had done in the Tamil school were nothing school. Memorising was an integral part of our lan 40 verses from the Nala Venba, and also ity to the teacher. Though the verses were not id in our memories and formed the foundations es. Noble concepts such as gratitude, the comand many more were transferred to our sub:n the necessities of our daily life required hard ld that one or other of the verses from the Nala ash upon the inward eye, which is the bliss of
have the opportunity and the privilege of imbibharacter - building principles in their daily life?
like Civics and Social Studies. All the subjects aft its mark on us students in our later life. There lays as we have today. A student who could not main in the same class until he was fit enough to few of course, who remained in the same class
bol after passing the 4th Standard and the 7th hat they had reached their "ceiling" as far as Standard was then considered a high enough sia where he could obtain a job in the Railways the Malaysian Government. A student who had well paid jobs like a "dresser" in a Hospital or an ard and conscientious work was what the then

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British Administration in Malaysia wanted. T Kokuvil Tamil and English Schools prepared t
Regular attendance at school was insi remember one day when after very heavy rair books on our head, along the lanes in Thava found that Nanthavil was completely under w course we had only a few books (English, Tam those days, unlike present day students who ar which are of little use to them when they leav
The present day educationists have muc the end and aim of education which, in the final building. Character-building is the last thing t mind when they prepare the ponderous syllab the students.
Sadly, after one year in my new School, parents. In those days there were no mosquito the peninsula, and I had to learn all about mos Anuradhapura. On and offhowever, we had to trees as the train approached Elephant Pass, tl Last Minstrel would come to my mind
Breathes there a mar Who never to h This is my own, Whose heart hath ne' As home his footst From wandering o
May I conclude by saying that, in the f environment and to teachers who have had a v
life. I am grateful to God for all this.
07-02-1995

his is what our Schools like the Thavady and heir students for.
sted upon. Rain was no excuse. I can well ls we had to wade through water, carrying the dy until we reached the main road where we ater. We did have our classes on that day. Of til, Arithmetic and Saiva Samayam) to carry in e loaded with books which contain information e school.
h to blame for the false emphasis they place on analysis, is essentially a process of characterhat our so-called experts in education have in uses with which they seek to burden minds of
I had to move to Anuradhapura along with my les in Thavady or Kokuvil or perhaps even in squitoes, malaria and quinine when we lived in return home, and every time I saw the palmyrah he words of Sir Walter Scott in the Lay of the
l, with soul, so dead, imself hath said my native land! er within him burned, teps he hath turned in a foreign strand
ormative years of my life, I was exposed to an ery wholesome and beneficial influence on my
T. RAJADURAIB.Sc. (Lond.)
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Ijoined the college in 1936 in the Lower Firs Mr. M. Karthigesu was the Head Master. Late Mrs. S. Nagalingam was in Charge of Extra-Curricular Ganeshalingam were in Charge of Decipline. Nom and Running" and "Kennthy Addy" were taught. Karthigesu as the Principal. After a very short per
Late. Mr. V. Nagalingam (Shakespeare) was Kandasamy. Late Mr. E. Sabalilingam and Late M new uncleared land was taken over by the College present Technical College is situated. Old Boys, F an untireing effort in clearing the land and built up
The First Sports Meetwasheld in 1940 und House and Sabapathy House. Late Mr. V. Sivasubi Sinnathamby were the respective House Masters i College Quadragle.
In 1941, a well organised Sports Meet wash appointed to judge the events. A fairly goodstandal The College was affiliated to the Jaffna Schools S Soccer and VolleyBall.
In 1942 the College participated in the Inter Eleven. College could not achieve much in Athlet Group but created a good impression in the Soc students and staff a canteen was set up. Late Mr. charge. Late Mr. N. Sathasivam was appointed as after the students and staff very effectively.
In 1943 the second Eleven Soccer Team c asolitary at the last minute. The First Eleven Socce participated in the J. S. S. A Tournament due shor
In 1944 the college participated in the Inter obtained a First place in Mile race. The College w Second Eleven Soccer Team played very well and c as the bracketed Champions. The Fist Eleven Socc ment could not impress much.
In 1945 the College obtained 100% result in by the N.P.T.A. Examination Council. The creditg and subject teachers Late Mr. A. Nagalingam, Lat Late Mr. V. Sivasubramaniam. For the first time inaugurated by the Late Principal Mr. V. Nagali

Year. Late Mr. K. Kandasamy was the class teacher. PP. Bhaviammah was the deputy Head Master. Late. Activities. Late. Mr. N. Chellappahand Late. Mr.T. ajor games were played but minor games "Chaseing late. Mr. S. Seenivasagam succeeded Late. Mr. M. iod he went on long leave due to ill health.
appointed as the Principal, ably assisted by Mr. C.K. r. A. Paramananthan took over the Sport Section. A heer the Present Kokuvil RailwayStation where the rincipal, Staff and the Students of the College took
the Playground.
er three Houses namely Chelliah House, Sabaratnam amaniam, Late. Mr. A. Nagalingam ad Late Mr. T. n Charge. House Matches in Volley-Ball held in the
ald in the College Playground. Neutral Officials were d was maintained in all the Track and Field Events. ports Association. Friendly matches were played in
Collegiate Athletic Meet and Socecer in the Second ics. But the 2nd XI Soccer team came second inthe cer fans of Jaffna. To give a good incentive to the S. Kanapathypillai Principal Tamil Section was un Manager cum cook - a motherly gentleman, looked
ame up to the group finals and lost in the Finals rteam played a few friendly matches. But could not tage ofplayers.
Collegiate Athletic Meet and Mr. K. Kanagasingam on the First Ever Championship in Volley Ball. The ame to finals. They drew the match and were elected er team participated in the J.S.S.A. Soccer Tourna
the Junior School Certificate Examination conducted oes to the Class Teacher Late Mr. S.C. Thillainathan e. Mr. M. Sinathamby, Late Mr. E. Sabalingam and in the History of the College a Prefects Board was ngam. Mr. C.K. Kandasamy was appionted as the

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Decipline Master. Mr. C. Kanuthurai, Mr.T. Rajar, pointed as members of the Board and Mr. V. Sanm landmark of the College is that the Second Elevel came to the Group Finals but could not play in the Finals but could not play in the Finals due to the Any way we were elected as the bracketed Champ
In 1946 Mr.T. Rajaratnam came first in Half mile R: the J.S.S.A. Athletic Meet. He came first in the Pub the First in the History of the College both the F Soccer Champions in the J.S.S.A. tournment. Mr. C. represent the All Jaffna School's Soccer XI. To hon of the College a Special Magazine was published.
In 1947, the first Eleven Soccer Team wont in the J.S.S.A. Tournament. The Second Eleven Soc well in all the matches but could not achieve the Ch the History of the College Colours were awarded to Soccer: All members of the eleven. Athletic: Mr. T. Rajaratnam and Late Mr. R. Duraisin Volley Ball: Mr. V. Sanmugarasa and Mr. C. Kanuthu
The spade work for Sports of the College wa Mr. E. Sanalingam. Their contributions to the Spol and all past Students and well wishers of the College gave a full incentive to them.
V. SANMIUGARASA 1936—1948.

nam and Late Mr. T. Sundararamalingam were apgarasa was appointed as the senior Prefect. Another Soccer team won the Inter Collegiate Soccer team Finals due to the Tournament Committee's Group ourrnament Committee's desision. (equal Points). OS.
ce and established a New Inter Collegiate Records in ic School's Athletic Meet in the Half Mile Race. For rst and Second Eleven Soccer Teams became the Canuthurai and Mr. V. Sanmugarasa were selected to our the Championship and the other improvements
he Championship for the second time in succession cer Team was in full form in that season, played very ampionshippurely on bad luck. For the first time in | players.
ngan. Irai
sdone by the Late Mr. A. Paramananthan and Late its of the College could be well remembered by one ... Late Mr. V. Nagalingam and Mr. C.K. Kandasamy

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joined the college in 1936 in the Lower Firs Mr. M. Karthigesu was the Head Master. Late Mrs. S. Nagalingam was in Charge of Extra-Curricular Ganeshalingam were in Charge of Decipline. Nom and Running" and "Kennthy Addy" were taught. Karthigesu as the Principal. After a very short per
Late. Mr. V. Nagalingam (Shakespeare) was Kandasamy. Late Mr. E. Sabalilingam and Late M new uncleared land was taken over by the College present Technical College is situated. Old Boys, F an untireing effort in clearing the land and built up
The First Sports Meetwas held in 1940 und House and Sabapathy House. Late Mr. V. Sivasubi Sinnathamby were the respective House Masters i College Quadragle.
In 1941, a well organised Sports Meet wash appointed to judge the events. A fairly good standal The College was affiliated to the Jaffna Schools S Soccer and VolleyBall.
In 1942 the College participated in the Inter Eleven. College could notachieve much in Athlet Group but created a good impression in the Soc students and staff a canteen was set up. Late Mr. charge. Late Mr. N. Sathasivam was appointed as after the students and staff very effectively.
In 1943 the Second Eleven Soccer Team c asolitary at the last minute. The First Eleven Socce participated in the J. S. S. A Tournament due shor
In 1944 the college participated in the Inter obtained a First place in Mile race. The College w Second Eleven Soccer Team played very well and c as the bracketed Champions. The Fist Eleven Soci ment could not impress much.
In 1945 the College obtained 100% result in by the N.P.T.A. Examination Council. The creditg and subject teachers Late Mr. A. Nagalingam, Lat Late Mr. V. Sivasubramaniam. For the first time inaugurated by the Late Principal Mr. V. Nagali

tYear. Late Mr. K. Kandasamy was the class teacher. PP. Bhaviammah was the deputy Head Master. Late. Activities. Late. Mr. N. Chellappahand Late. Mr.T. ajor games were played but minor games"Chaseing late. Mr. S. Seenivasagam succeeded Late. Mr. M. iod he went on long leave due to ill health.
appointed as the Principal, ably assisted by Mr. C.K. r. A. Paramananthan took over the Sport Section. A neer the Present Kokuvil Railway Station where the 'rincipal, Staff and the Students of the College took
the Playground.
er three Houses namely Chelliah House, Sabaratnam amaniam, Late. Mr. A. Nagalingamad Late Mr.T. n Charge. House Matches in Volley-Ball held in the
eld in the College Playground. Neutral Officials were 'd was maintained in all the Track and Field Events. ports Association. Friendly matches were played in
Collegiate Athletic Meet and Socecer in the Second tics. But the 2nd XI soccer team came second inthe cer fans of Jaffna. To give a good incentive to the S. Kanapathypillai Principal Tamil Section was un Manager cum cook- a motherly gentleman, looked
:ame up to the group finals and lost in the Finals rteam played a few friendly matches. But could not tage ofplayers.
Collegiate Athletic Meet and Mr. K. Kanagasingam on the First Ever Championship in Volley Ball. The ame to finals. They drew the match and were elected certeam participated in the J.S.S.A. Soccer Tourna
the Junior School Certificate Examination conducted oes to the Class Teacher Late Mr. S.C. Thillainathan e. Mr. M. Sinathamby, Late Mr. E. Sabalingam and in the History of the College a Prefects Board was ngam. Mr. C.K. Kandasamy was appionted as the

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Decipline Master. Mr. C. Kanuthurai, Mr. T. Rajara pointed as members of the Board and Mr. V. Sanm land mark of the College is that the Second Elever came to the Group Finals but could not play in the Finals but could not play in the Finals due to the Any way we were elected as the bracketed Champ
In 1946 Mr.T. Rajaratnam came first in Half mile Ra the J.S.S.A. Athletic Meet. He came first in the Pub the First in the History of the College both the F Soccer Champions in the J.S.S.A. tournment. Mr. C. represent the All Jaffna School's Soccer XI. Tohon of the College a Special Magazine was published.
In 1947, the first Eleven Soccer Team won t in the J.S.S.A. Tournament. The Second Eleven Soc well in all the matches but could not achieve the Ch the History of the College Colours were awarded t Soccer: All members of the eleven. Athletic: Mr. T. Rajaratnamand Late Mr. R. Duraisi. Volley Ball: Mr. V. Sanmugarasa and Mr. C. Kanuth
The spade work for Sports of the College wa Mr. E. Sanalingam. Their contributions to the Spo and all past Students and well wishers of the Colleg gave a full incentive to them.
V. SANMIUGARASA 1936-1948.

tnam and Late Mr. T. Sundararamallingam were apgarasa was appointed as the senior Prefect. Another Soccer team won the Inter Collegiate Soccer team Finals due to the Tournament Committee's Group fourrnament Committee's desision. (equal Points).
LOS.
Ice and establisheda New Inter Collegiate Records in lic School's Athletic Meet in the Half Mile Race. For irst and Second Eleven Soccer Teams became the Kanuthurai and Mr. V. Sanmugarasa were selected to our the Championship and the other improvements
he Championship for the second time in succession cer Team was in full form in that season, played very ampionshippurely on bad luck. For the first time in o players.
ngam. Lurai
as done by the Late Mr. A. Paramananthan and Late rts of the College could be well remembered by one 2. Late Mr. V. Nagalingam and Mr. C.K. Kandasamy

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REMNSC THE LATE MR. S. HAN] PRN CIPAL, KOKUVIL HI
MR. S. VELAUTHAPILLAI, B.A.(HONS)
Mr. S.H.Perinpanayagam (hereinafter re. Nagalingamas Principal of Kokuvil Hindu Colleg us a few days before his assumption of duties, jubilant on hearing it. He told me that he was a st and that Mr. S.H.P. himself was a product of Jaffna taught as a teacher for many years, Also I learne Jaffna College, studied law, and practised at the J a prominent role in the Youth movement when h campaign for the promotion of handloom cloths (
On his arrival at Kokuvil Hindu College (K. some senior members of the staff welcomed him, invoke the blessings of Lord Murugan on new Pr. the other side of the temple, I saw the new Princ holy ash and sandal paste mark on his forehead, st (When I first heard the name Handy S. Perinpan. after I became famillar with him, he told me that a later years he began veering round to the faith c
Returning from the temple, the new Princi duced himself to us first, and spoke to us on his administration, on student-teacher relationship, was essentially a product of the liberal traditions favoured the liberal traditions of his 'Alma Ma authoritarianism on the part of teacher. On the otl the teacher and the taught. He added that he w Kokuvil Hindu College that he would fully iden college, and that he expected whole hearted supp
The new Principal's talk to the staff made a I fully endorsed his philosophy of education. Th practice. One day, when I was teaching Tamil L walking towards me. He then signalled to metha of the new Principal. He repeated the practice o method of assessing his teachers.
Not long after his last visit to my class, the l be holding regular staff meetings to discuss pol named me as secretary to record the minutes of e Principal came out with a proposal to appoint he of the principal subjects taught, such as English,

'ENCES OF DY PERINPANAYAGAM, NDU COLLEGE (1949-1960)
ferred to as Mr. S.H.P) Succeeded the late Mr. V. e in march 1949. News of his appointment reached and my friend and colleague Mr. S. Sivagure was Ident of Mr. S. H. Pat Jaffna College, Vaddukkodai, College, where he received his education and later i from my friend that Mr. S.H.P. subsequently left afina Barasan advocate. In his hey-day he played le invited Mahathma Gandhi to Jaffna to start the Kadar) in the peninsula.
H.C.), the Vice Principal Mr. C.K.Kanthaswamy and and led him to the temple adjoining the College to incipal. When I passed that way to go to a class on ipal. clad in white handloom colths, and wearing anding at the entrance of the temple with the other. ayagam, I assumed that he must be a Christian, but lthough he was born and bred as a christian, in his if his ancestors who were all good Hindus).
pal called a staff meeting. At the meeting he introphilosophy of education- on his views of schooland on punishment and reward. He told us that he of Jaffna College. and he strongly believed in and ter'. He was opposed to corporal punishment an her hand, he believed in a healthy rapport between "ould like to introduce those liberal traditions to tify himself with the aims and aspirations of the port and co-operation of the staff.
strong and favourable impression on my mind, and len and there, I resolved within me to put in into iterature to a senior class, I noticed the Principal tlesson usual, although conscious of the presence n two more occasions. I presumed that it was his
Principal called a staff meeting. He toldus he would icies and matters of interest to the staff. Then he very staff meeting. At that particular meeting, the lds of faculties, that is, to appoint a 'head' for each Tamil, Mathematics, Physical Science and Biologi

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cal Science. Then he proceeded to name me as the was on the staff a more senior teacher with better cl would feel insulted. However, the thought that the of me, and had trust in my capabilities prompted r decided to accept the challenge and to discharge of conceit.
The duties assigned to heads of subjects were as
(1) To study the existing syllabuses on the su highest grade, and to revise, coordinate a (2) To suggest text-books, supplementary bc materials, whenever and wherever require (3) To discuss with teaching the subject acco (4) To devise standard evaluation methods ap (5) To ensure that question papers for term 1 entrusted to the office clerk with necessar
MR. S.H.P. THE CONVERSATONAL ST
Those were the years when I was actively edge. When I was a student at the University of C edge, and used the University library to quench m to build up my own library. Besides Tamil and S English literature, Religion. Philosophy, Psycholc general. G.B.Shaw, Julian Huxley, Aldows Huxley. Rathakrishnanweremy favourite authors. Beides volume of the Thinkers' Library Series and read of these books with me to college to read during student of Tamil having studied under Swami Vil conversation with me to talk on Swami Vipuland: regarded Mr. S.H.P. as an educationist, a manofle I found him fairly knowledgeable in Tamil Literatu from me to read for pleasure.
What started at first as a casual convSersati chats between the two of us. Our topics of con understanding of literature, from the Atheism of mysteries of the universe. Often Mr. S.H.P. was th from the Master. I found the conversations enjo himselfenjoyed conversing with me. Through th grew between us which continued even after I lef Master, he treated me as an equal inspite of my yo tO he,
On one occasion when we were talking abo says that God created man in his own image, but it own image." (Then I believed in Atheism.) At my smile, and gently retorted, "You are mistaken if boast of has neither proved nor disproved the exit

head. This came as a surprise to me, because there aims. I felt rather embarassed that the other person new Principal had formed a favourable impression he to accept the appointment without any demur. I my duties to the best of my ability without an iota
follows.
bject for all classes from the lowest grade to the nd update them. Ioks, reference books and other suitable reading l;
rding to the revised syllabus, propriate to the different grades, and ests were prepared well ahead of schedule, and y instructions for making copies.
engaged in expanding the frontiers of my knowleylon, I developed an insatiable thirst for knowly thirst. After Istarted teaching at K.H.C.. I wanted anskrit. the other subjects of interest to me were ogy, History of Human Civilization and Science in C.E.M.Joad, Bertrand Russel Alfted Adler and S.
the books of these authors, I bought volume after them avidly. Invariably. I used to carry one to two my free periods. Mr.S.H.P. came to know me as a bulanda at the University. He might have noticed a for whom he had great respect and admiration. I tters, and an ardent nationalist, but to my surprise, re as well. In fact, he borrowed some Tamil Classics
on, led in course of time to more and more frequent versation ranged from appreciation of poetry to Bertrand Russell to unravelling the riddles and e talker and I was an active listener, eager to learn yable and stimulating, and I presume Mr. S.H.P. ese conversations and imformal chats a friendship it K.H.C. in 1953. Although I regarded him as the uthful age. This attitude endeared him all the more
ut religion, I made the following remark; "The Bible seems to me that it was man who created God in his remark Mr. S.H.P looked at me with an inscrutable you think I do not believe in God. The science you stence of God, Do you know that the great Physicist

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Albert Einstein tends to believe in God? He sa without science is blind. He says further that the in the incomprehensible universe forms his idea of Science" by Gauss, the Mathematican'?"
That Conversation with Mr. S.H.P. Marke I studied Philosophy as a subject at the Unive childhood days began to shake. Then, when I m graduates who professed Marxist - Leninst phil completed. Later when I started reading the book: Julian Huxley I was convinced that Scientific Kl conversation with Mr. S.H.P., I felt he had openec Albert Einstein for days on end. I could not get th able to read What I Believe', a collection of ess. phers, where in each of them enunciated his or h in the book. Now, I am reconverted to believing i
THE' LNGA" LIGHTS CARNIVAL ATK.H.C
At a staff meeting in 1950 it was unanimou rily for the purpose of settling the loan, the previc to purchase the land presently accomodating the (Mr. S.H.P) suggested to call the carnival "T Principal. The Chairman further suggested that as Sri. C. Rajagopalachcheri and Sri. R. Krishna stars and artistes to give benefit performances unanimously endorsed by the house. Very soon, t setup, and every one of us worked towards thes South India to make arrangements.
The 'Linga'Light Carnival was a grands was to compose welcome songs to the visitingar specially designed art paper, and framed for pres me to his friend, Mr. Ponniah of Ealakesari fame gave instructions to this printer to carry out wh
The welcome songs I composed were sı Pakkiarajah, our Music Teacherat K.H.C. The fi. the famous Comedian, Sri.N.S. Krishnan who can entourage. Of the other artistes, I now rememb associated with the composition of my welcomes to call me to his office over the loud-speakersy a number of occasions. One night I was at one friends, playing a game of skill. As usual, the Pri system, and my name reverberated in the air ove booth said to mejokingly, "Sriour Principal isg become a noteworthy person all of a sudden. "M thy, but notorious, "All of us had a hearty laugh.

ys science without religion is lame, and religion presence of a Superior reasoning power revealed of God. By the way, have you read"The New Story
a turning point in mythinking process. Ever since sity, my faith in a Personal God cherished from bved in the company of friends and fellow underosophy, the process of conversion to Atheism was s of such authors as Bertrand Russel, G.B. Shaw and nowledge alone was the true knowledge. After that | my inner eye, and pondered on the Sagely words of ebook that Mr. S.H.P. Mentioned to me, but, I was ays by eminent Scientists, Thinkers and Philosoer credo. Albert Einstein's credo also was included n a Supreme Being. w
isly resolved to organise a carnival at K.H.C. primabus Principal, the late Mr. V.Nagalingam had raised main buildings and the playground. The Chairman he Linga Lights Carnival" in memory of the late he could use his imfluence with such Indian leaders moorthy (KALKI) to get down a few popular film.
at the carnival premises. These suggestions were he machinery to organise and run the carnival was success of the project. The Principal made a trip to
uccess. One of the jobs the Principal assigned to me tistes from Tamilnadu, and to have them printed on entation. For this purpose the Principal introduced , who in turn took me to his press at chunnakam and atever job I brought to him.
ung to the respective artistes by Mrs. Saraswathy rst party of South Indian Artistes to arrive was the of he with his partner Srimathi. T.A. Maduram and their er one celrbrity in particular because of the events ong. During the Carnival nights, the Principal used stem, to assign me some job. This had happined on of the booths on the carnival grounds with some incipal called me to his office over the loud-speaker r the entire area. A few senior girls who manned the iving you a lot of publicity these days, and you have ly friends corrected the girls for fun," not noteworWhen I went to the Principal's office, he said to me,

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"Ms. Suriakumari is coming tomorrow night tog
All that I Know about Ms. Suriakumari wa with her songs on Mahatma Gandhi. I had liste Sweet voice and the theme of her songs had mac morning I composed the welcome song, and tool went though my composition and at one point rai: Ms. Suriakumari?" "No I haven't"I replied." H having seen her, Yes, she is a beauty. I wonder h wondered the smiling Principal.
I was about to take my composition to the p by chance. When she saw me there, she paid a ci easy to set to music, and sing. I really enjoy sing comments of the Principal and our Music teache
About the time of our carnival a few disti college through the good offices of the Principal pseudonym "KALKI' came as a forerunner in th before the commencement of the camival, probat arrival of the artistes. The Principal and staff of K the college quadrangle. Mr. M. Sinnathamby con while I composed the welcome song to Sri Periasal welcome songs. At the imformal gathering someon his pseudonym 'KALKI" had any signification. name Krishnamoorthy is the name of the eigth inc future incarnation of Lord Vishnu as "KALKI' in to do with that "KALKI'. I formed it as an acronym in Tamil)" This explanation was a revelation arrangements for Sri. R. Krishnamoorthy to speak speaker entertained an audience that packed thi scintillating humour.
Sri. Nammakkal Ramalingampillai, the t towards the end of the carnival. He was the poet simple. but stimulating poems. He too gave a pub own songs on Gandhi. When I recall these past in these events (Mr. S.H.P) looms large on my mini
MIR.S.H.P. THEMASTERBONSMOTS:
As I mentionedearlier, Mr. S.H.P wasa bri an easy flow of English and a repertoire of bons n he would come out unpremeditatedly with an apt the listener's memory for the rest of his/her life. I Anecdote 2:
As the Secretary, I was reading one day at There occured in my minutes a sentence somew motion ultra vires he may veto it "When the Cha

ve a recital. So please have a welcome song ready".
that she was a popular singer who became famous ned to her recorded songs over and over, and her e a favourable impression on my mind. The next it to the Principal's office to get his approval. He ed his head smiling and asked me, "Have you seen ere you are singing of her beauty without actually ow eloquent you will wax if you see her in person,"
ress when Mrs. Saraswathy Pakkiarajah came there ompliment to me saying," I find your compositions ing your welcome songs." I was pleased with the r. I thanked the good lady, and went about my job.
nguished personalities from Tamilandu visited our , Sri. R. Krishnamoorthy, Popularly known by his le company of Sri Periasamy Thooran, a few days bly to finalise the arrangements for the subsequent .H.C. entertained the distinguished visitors to tea at nposed the welcome song to Sri. R. Krishnamoorthy my Thooran. Mrs. Saraswathy Pakkiarajah sang the e from the staff asked Sri R.Krishnamoorthy whether
The Writer replied in his charateristic style. "My carnation of Lord Vishnu. The Puranas Speak of the the form of a horse. But my pseudonym has nothing from the initial letter of my name (Kirusnamoorthy to all of us at K.H.C Later, the Principal made at a public meeting at the Jaffna Town Hall, and the 2 hall with a brilliant speech interspersed with his
hen poet laureate of Tamilnadu visited our college who popularized Mahathma Gandhi's ideals in his lic talk at the Jaffna Town Hall, singing some of his hemories to mind, the image of the prime mover of i.
lliant conversationalist who had a quickness of mind hots, At the appropriate moment in a conversation, remark or a retort or a witty saying that will stick to hall give here a few anecdotes to illustrate my point.
a staff meeting the minutes of the previous meeting, hat like the following. if the President deems a irman (Mr. S.H.P) put my minutes to the house for

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adoption, a young spinster popped up, drew at minutes, and insisted I should have written he
President" Under ordinary circumstances I woul respond to her, the Chairman remarked, Miss M. remark the entire house roared with laughter, anc
Anecdote 2:
Once I joined a few of my young colleagu Indian Astrologer whose advertisement had appe; wrote individually to the Astrologer giving detai money order for the stipulated fee. Somehow, the when he met me, he smiled and said in a joking m fortune." I smiled sheepishly, and replied to hin eternal in the human breast, man never is, but alw you Know in trying to find out my fotune, I losta a famous astrologer once predicted that he (Mr. S believing in the prediction, how he contested t twice, and how he lost on both the occasions losi Principal smiled stoically, perhaps at his own foll tions I received in the mail subsequently did not
Anecdote 3.
One morning a team of school Inspectors our college for a surprise inspection. The Direct( men to the different classes to carry out their job. of the Inspectors came to my class He asked for years of teaching experience. Then, he collected and checked them to find out whether regular w Finally, he put a few questions to the students a and proceeded to another class,
A friend of mine told me an interesting st gone to the class where he was teaching Biologic proceeded to give the class what she thought we who was watching the drama found that the Inspe students not to accept the answer given by the answer, The crestfallen Inspectress left his class. incident, “ታ
In the afternoon the Principal summoned and his team. At the meeting chaired by the P pinpointing the faults and shortcomings they h mouth either for the teachers or for the students. of criticisms,
Finally, the Chairman (Mr. S.H.P) rosetor

ttention to the above mentioned sentence in my or she' he instead of 'he' with reference to 'The d have accepted her correction, but before I could ... in legal parlance man embraces woman" At that i-the ferminist advocate sat down tongue-tied.
les who were planning to write to a famous South ared in our local newspaper. Accordingly. each one ls of date, time and place of birth, and enclosing a
news had reached the ears of the Principal. Later anner, "I hear you are interested infinding out your h in the words of Alexander Pope, "Hope springs ways to be blest" At this the Principal quipped, "Do fortune?"Then, he told me his sad story as to how .H.P) would become the Minister of Education, and he Vaddukkodai Parliamentary seat not once, but ng even the deposits. Having told me his story, the oy of believing in Astrology. As for me, the Predict come to pass.
headed by the Director of Education Jaffna came to Jr, after conferring with the principal. sent out his I was in a class teaching Tamil Language when one my name, my educational qualifications and my some exercise books from the students at random ritten exercises were given, and marked promptly. nd got satisfactory answers. He appeared satisfied,
ory. An Inspectress noted for her haughtiness had al Science. The Inspectress asked the students, she as the correct answer for her question, My friend :ctress had blundered in her answer. So, he told his Inspectress in her presence, and gave the correct presume my friend had briefed the Principal of the
a staff meeting for a conference with the Director 'rincipal, the Inspectors spoke one after another, ad noticed, not a ward of praise came from their Again, when the Director summed up, it was litany
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humoured satire. He started as if he was thankin they had done for the day. Then he proceeded to they should not forget the fact that they themsely their aim should not be to find fault with the teac
The Knock-out punch came finally when, it to the climax. The Chairman concluded, "In th Manand Superman", and add a few lines to it:
" He who can, does, he who cannot teac cannot inspect, directs."
We the teachers were elated that our princ Inspectors left. crest-fallen but wiser for having
IDECIDED TOQUITTEACHING
The year was 1953 I had been in the teac young Colleagues who joined K.H.C. either with take up jobs in the Government Service. In fact, had very little prospects of promotion or better p my decision to leave Kokuvil. Then, one day Is. post at the Official Languages Department in intimated to the Principal my intention of applyin obviously he was unhappy at the thought of myl with an excellent testimonial, the original of whi
I applied for the post, went for the intervie me happy and sad at the same time. I was happy Government; and sad that I had to leave famili: myself with the words of the Bard of Avon.
"There's a divinity that shapes our ends, When I went to the Principal to hand over my let
"You are quitting teaching in preference Government job. you will have to be the son of a
Years later, I realized the truth of Mr. S.H. sicereity and integrity failed to qualify me for myl considerations.
After Augest 1953
I left Kokuvil Hindu College in August 1" guages Department in Colombo. Even after I lef friendship with me, Incidentally, he was one oft guages Department, and he used to write to mean

g the Inspectors and the Director for the good job give the Inspectors a pep-talk, reminding them that res started their career as school teachers, and that hers but to advise and guide them in their job.
he quoted a line from bernard shaw and developed is context, I want to quote a line from G.B.Shaw's"
hes" He who cannot teach, inspects, and he who
ipal had defended us. The Director and his team of encountered a guru more than their match.
hing profession for nearly six years. Many of my me or after me had already left the teaching job to they persuaded me also to quit teaching because it ay. My domestic circumstances also contributed to awan advertisement in the Ceylon Observer for a Colombo, and I decided to apply for the same. I gfor the post, and requested a testimonial from him. eaving K.H.C., but he magnanimously obliged me chI am preserving evento this day.
w, and was selected, my letter of appointment made to leave home, and take an appointment under the arfaces of friends and loving students. I consoled
Rough-hew them how we will" ter ofresignation, he made this remark to me;
to a Government job. If you expect promotion in Minister, or the sin of a Minister".
P's obter dictum. For years my hard work, honesty, egitimate promation. Others got promotion on other
953 to take up my appointment at the Official Lant the College. Mr. S.H.P. continued to maintain his he Advisory Council Members of the Official Lanld inform me of his address in Colombo and the time

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when I could see him. I made it a point to meet h usual. Thus our friendship endured till his last d
In Colombo, Mr. S. Ratnapiragasam, Secr Branch) befriended me, and kept me informed of me for the Old student's meetings. The completion through the efforts of Mr. S.H.P. in the years before the history of K.H.C., and was a cause for jubiliat
The Old Students Association, Colombo B May 1960, at 'Sri Kotha' Colpetty to bid farewellt all major communities of Sri Lanka, extolled the O.S.A. (Colombo Branch) presented a brochure". brochure carried messages from secveral distiguis who wrote of him: "His beadth of outlook, commo esteem." Mr. S.J. V.Chelvanayagam emphasized .A.M.A. Azeer commended his' decades of service as 'A guru in the deep sense of the word'. I paid m recounted his noble and lovable qualities, his Kokuvil Hindu College on the educational map of
DEATH OF A RARE SPIRIT
On August 1976, I was admitted to the Co head to remove a pituitary tumour that partially b I was kept in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospit Hospital, my doctors told me that one of my pituit tumour, and that I would have hormone imbala would have to cope with a number of after effects, for three years. I could not read even the newspaps 'dark period' of my life, Mr. S.H.P. passed away on news. I came to know of his death only when Mr. connection with the production of "A HOMAGE of the 31st day ceremony of the death of Mr. S. hormone imbalance to cope. However, I compose proposed publication.
was sad that I could not see Mr. S.H.P. b even attend his funeral. Four men who had influe passed away one after another- Swami Vipulana Mr. S.H.P.Perinbanayagam in that order. Now, M. W. Longfellow." Lives of great men all remind leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time".

im on every such occasion, and we used to chat as ayS.
etary of the Old Student's Association (Colombo the developments at K.H.C. Also, he used to invite of the three storied building for the College mainly his retirement in March 1960 was a major event in ion among the Old Students. V
ranch organised a grand farewell meeting on 28th ) Mr. S.H.P. Speakers on the occasion, representing great qualities and achievments of Mr.S.H.P. The A Valedictory Tribute' to the retiring Principal. The hed personalities, including Sri. C.Rajagopalachari on sense, and patriotism exhorted my affection and ' his attachment to ideals and principles', Janab to youth', and Mr. Wilmot. A. Perera spoke of him y tribute in a long narrative verse in Tamil in which accompalishments and his untiring efforts to put Sri Lanka.
lombo General Hospital for a major surgery on my blinded my left eye. After the successful operation, tal for one month. When I was discharged from the ary lobes got cut off in the process of removing the nce for the rest of my life. They also told me that I was practically confined to my home and office rs because of the difficulty of reading. During this December 11, 1977, and I was totally unaware of the S. Ratnapiragasam came to see me at my office in TO A GURU" which was published on the occasion H.P.. I was still in weak health with a problem of i a short elegiac poem in Tamil for inclusion in the
efore he passed away, sadder still that I could not nced my life. and whom I revers as "greatmen' had nda, Mr. V.Nagalingam, pulavar Pandiyanar, and I console myself contemplating on the lines of us We can make our life sublime, and, departing,

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Iarrived from Melbourne after graduatir for the first of the series of riots in Colombo fortune to fly off to Jaffna within a few hours. airport were thousands of people awaiting to mation about their loved ones from incoming could say little as I knew nothing and the crov mobbing around me. A man clad in dhoti and grey hair came to me and introduced himse While waiting for transport we got talking ar impressed indeed, even before knowing who then said that he was the principal of Kokuvi lege. When he knew that I was an Architect verbal picture of his dream. I was moved.
I could sense that this dream of this gre intensity desire was so great. Hence I told him dreamand requested him to procure that co advice.
Meanwhile a research grant took met principal Mr. C.K. Kandasamy contacted me project in 1960. Naturally everything had to came to rooflevel the timber purlines and the The mason and the carpenters had doubts at veyed to the principal. At my next site visit manner that I learnt from the great mastert asked him as to why he had not done the o another qualified person. He never came b. mented to his staff after consulting some ot mason/carpenter base their comments one, obviously have had no experience and their
Soon after a cyclone uprooted trees being available he is said to have walked w College roof. That was Handy. To him it was
He would have had great satisfaction the overloading it stood during the IPKF da search operation and that it had sheltered so
 

gjustin time . I had good At the Palaly gather inforpassengers. I vds were not national and lf as Handy. ld I was very he was. He l Hindu Colhe told me his desire and painted a beautiful
at man would materialize one day because the that only money can give material effect to his mmodity first. He thought that it was sound
o Paris foran year. Soon after arrival, the vice and soon I was involved in their three storied pe economically designed. When the structure : steel open webbed trusses arrived at the site. pout the strength of the trusses and had conMr. Handy presented this problem in such a he skill or art of presenting such a situation I bvious thing in such a situation - to consult ack on that subject. He is said to have comher engineer that engineers calculate but the xperience. This being a new type of truss they opinion had no base.
and took off roofs of houses. Transport not ith an unbrella and upfolded dhoti to see the shis very own.
to know that the real test of the structure was lys when thousands were herded during their many.

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Man is said to be a Social Animal. Family att immemorial Parents and children live together. Joint fa children live together. Grand childern also live with th seek the advice and guidance of the elders at home. T and grand children. Grandparents look after the educatic and grand children in turn respect the elders and h respectable position at home and in society.
Even elders without children or grand childre advice was sought when major decisions were taken. our elders" Feel needed" in the society. Financial sta practed in Eastern part of the world.
After we lost our political freedom and becam in the system that existed. People began to ignore the el their society. They became a neglected lot. Instead of l away from them. The elders too became frustrated and people in the society felt that "Home for Aged" could be their society. We find home for the aged everywhere. Th it has become a fashion to send the elders to such home than in their own homes.
Few months back the "Intemational Day for E sort of awakening among the youth that the elders need; of happiness. Homes where elders are flocked together own homes. Only a few of the elders have the opportur opportunity should be extended to all the elders. Ther who are leaving their homeland and going abroad shoul comfortable. What we witness today is the sorry scene of elders lef They prefer death to life- in-death.
We should not allow this state to continue. Elde make the maximum use of their faculties. If they are le are simply wasting the resources available to us.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO
1 All should be made liable to look after elderly p 2 Parents should be admitted into the homes for a (a) When they have no children (b) When they are not married (c) When the earnings of the children are not ade 3 Employees both male & female; should while th income a "parent Maintenance Fund" some what Then the moneys in the fund could be utilised fort ie over Sixty years.
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n, character building and respect in the society. Children elp them when they are in need. The elders occupied a
n of their own commanded respect in their society. Their They too felt that they were needed. It is our duty to make us was not taken into consideration. This system was
; subjects under the foreign rule, there was drastic change ders. They became second class citizen both at homes and iving with parents, Children thought that they should stay felt that they were unwanted creatures in the society. Some suitable for the elders. They were by stages isolated from is shows that they are set aside from the community. Now s. Elders too felt that could be happy at these homes rather
lders" was celebrated all over the country. This gave some special care. They should be made to live in an environment is no better than Hell. They will be happly only at their ity to live in a self-respecting manner in their homes. This e should be a mass movement to implement this. Youths d make all facilities to make their elderly parents happy and
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இன்றையகால மாணவர்க
அறிவியற் பாடங்களைக் கற்பதிலே பெரிதும் ஈடுட தவறொன்றும் இல்லை. ஆனால் மொழிக்கல்வியிலும் அருகிவருகிறது. இது கவலைக்குரிய நிலையாகும். பொருளாதாரம், கலைவளர்ச்சி எல்லாவற்றுக்கும் சொன்னால் அதனை மறுப்போர் எவரும் இல்ை இலக்கியங்களே இந்தியப் பேரரசை பறிகொடுத்த இழக்கநேரின் அதனைத் தரியோம் என இங்கிலாந்தி சேர்ச்சில் கூறியதாகக் கேள்வி. ஒரு இனத்தினது வாய்ந்தது என்பதனை இச்செய்தி புலப்படுத்துகிற கோட்டங்களை, விகற்ப உணர்வுகளை, குறுகிய ே உயர்த்தவல்லது. இலக்கிய உணர்வு தோன்றவும் மாணவர்களுள் வெகுசிலரே வாசிப்பில் ஆர்வம் க புறமிருக்க, தமது பாடங்கள் தொடர்பான நூல்களைத் கல்லூரியில் விரிவுரையாளர் அல்லது ஆசிரியரின் வ வாய்க்கும் வகையில் வாசிக்க அறியாது சிரமப்படுகி
விரிவுரையாளர் குறித்த ஒரு மாணவனுக்கு சிபாரிசு செய்கிறார். அந்நூல், அவர் வ தகவலைக் கொண்டதாகலாம் அல்லது அந்நூல் மு டையனவாக, பெருமதிப்புடையனவாக அமைந்தி ஆசிரியர் பணிப்பதில்லை தமது விடயத்தலைப்புத் தெ ஆசிரியரின் பணிக்பைக் கவனியாது பலமாணவர்கள் பந்தியாக, வரிவரியாக, விரிவாக, வெகு ஆறுதலாக வ சார்ந்த முழுமையான பொருளடக்கத்தைப் பெறத் த
தாம் படிக்கும் நூலின் விடயத்ை வாசித்து முடிக்கும் உத்திகளை மாணவர்கள் அ சிரமமின்றியும் பயன்கூரவும் மேற்கொள்ளல் இயலும்
முதலாவது, மாணவர்கள் ஒரு வாசிப்பதன் நோக்கம் யாது என நிர்ணயித்துக் தகவல்களைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்வதற்காக இருக்கல விளக்கத்தைப் பெறுவதற்காகலாம்.
இரண்டாவதாக தாம் வாசிக்கப் செய்து கொள்ளல் வேண்டும். முழுநூலையும் வாசிக் நூலின் முற்பகுதியில் உள்ள பொருளடக்கம் அதில் வேண்டிய பகுதியைத் தீர்மானிக்க உதவும் நூலின் இ கமைந்த பகுதிகளையுடைய பக்கங்களை இலகுவில்
 

ள் தற்காலத் தொழிற்தேவைப் போக்கின் வழிப்பட்3 ாடு உடையவர்களாகக் காணப்படுகின்றனர். அதில் வாசிப்புப் பயிற்சியிலும் அவர்களது நாட்டம் வெகுவாக ஒரு நாட்டின் அல்லது இனத்தின் பண்பு, ஒழுக்கம் அடிப்படை ஆதாரம் அதன் மொழி தான் என்று ல. ஒரு மொழியின் மூலபண்டாரம் அதன் உயர் ாலும் கவலை கொள்ளோம். ஆனால் ஷேக்ஸ்பியரை நின் பிரபல பிரதம அமைச்சராகத் திகழ்ந்த வின்ஸ்ரன் மொழியின் இலக்கியம் எத்தகைய முக்கியத்துவம் து. இலக்கியப் பயிற்சி ஒருவரது உள்ளத்தில் உள்ள நாக்குகளை அகற்றி அதனை உன்னத நிலைக்கு வளரவும் வாசிப்புப் பழக்கம் அவசியம் இன்றைய ாட்டுகிறார்கள். இலக்கிய நோக்கில் வாசிப்பது ஒரு தானும் வாசிப்பதில்லை. பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் அல்லது பிதப்புரையின்படி வாசிக்க முனைபவர்களும் பயனுறுதி ன்ெறனர்.
நோக்கின் பொருட்டே ஒரு நூலை வாசிக்கும்படி குப்பில் நடத்திய ஒரு பாடம் தொடர்பாகக் கூடுதலான ன்வைக்கும் கருத்துக்கள், சிந்தனைகள் வெகு சிறப்பு ருக்கலாம். ஒரு நூலை முழுமையாக வாசிக்கும்படி ாடர்பான பகுதியை மட்டும் வாசிக்கும்படியே கூறுவார். ள் நூலை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு பக்கம் பக்கமாக, பந்தி ாசிப்பார்கள். இதன் விளைவாக மாணவர்கள் நூலைச் வறிவிடுகின்றனர்.
மதக் கிரகிக்கும் வகையில் குறுகிய காலத்தில் நூலை |றிந்திருப்பின் வாசிப்பு முயற்சியைக் கிரமமாகவும்
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நூலை வாசிக்கமுற்படும் போது தாம் அந்நூலை கொள்ள வேண்டும். வாசிப்பதன் நோக்கம் சில ாம் அல்லது ஒரு சிக்கலான கருத்துப் பற்றிய சிறப்பு
ப் போகும் பகுதி யாது என்பதை மாணவர்கள் உறுதி
நகவேண்டிய தேவை வெகு அரிதாகவே ஏற்படுகிறது.
தரப்படமுள்ள விடயத்தலைப்புகள் மாணவன் வாசிக்க
இறுதியிலுள்ளசுட்டு (index) மாணவனுடைய தேவைக்
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வாசிக்க வேண்டிய பகுதியை நிர்ணயித்துக் கொண்ட பின்பு, நூலின் விடயதானத் நூலின் முகவுரையை குறிப்பாக அதன் முதற்பந்தியை கிரகித்துக் கொள்ளலாம். அத்தோடு பல பிரிவுகளின் கொள்ளலாம். இதனோடு சில மாணவர்கள் பாடப் கண்ணோட்டத்தில் கிரகித்துக் கொள்வர். இது பயன்
இறுதியாக மாணவர்கள் தாம் ஒன்றை தாமே எழுப்பி அதற்குப் பதில் காணும் முகL வேண்டிய குறிப்புகளை எடுத்துக் கொள்ளல் வேன் மையப்படுத்தலுக்கும் சாராம்சத்தைத் தயாரிக்கவும் உயர்ந்த உத்தியாகும். இறுதியாகக் குறிப்பிட்ட இவ் , என்ற கல்விப் பேரறிஞரின் பின்வரும் மேற்கோளா மாணவர்கள் கிரகித்துக் கொள்ளத் தவறுவதற்கு குறிப்பெடுக்கத் தவறுதலாகும். (From Teachi தொடர்ச்சியானவாசிப்பினால் குறைந்த கிரகித்தே என்பதும் வாசிப்புப் படுதியைத் தொட்டம் தொட்ட கூடுதலாக கிரகித்துக் கொள்கின்றனர் என்பதும் ச
மேற்போந்த உத்திகளைக் கை பயனுறுதி வாய்ந்ததாக அமைகிறது. கல்லூரி அல் நோக்கில் அதிகமாக வாசிக்க வேண்டிய தேவை ணமாக வேகமாகவும் வாசிக்கவும் வல்லனாகுமிடத் வாசிப்பில் 3 வகை உண்டு. முதலாவது மிக மந்தமா மட்ட விளக்கமும் அனைத்துத் தகவல் கிரகி வேண்டப்படுகிறது.
இரண்டாவது சராசரி வேகம். கட்டுரைகள் போன்றவற்றை படிப்பதில் மேற்கொள்
மூன்றாவது சாரக்கிரகிப்பு ே மாத்திரையால் கவர்ந்து வாசிக்கவல்ல வேகம். இது
மாணவர்களின் வாசிப்பு வேக சிறந்த வாசிப்பாளன் 800 சொற்களை ஒரு மிடத் இவனுக்கு 70% கிரகிப்பு ஏற்படுகிறது. ஒரு மா சொற்களாக அமைதல் வேண்டும்.
வேகமாக வாசிப்பது ஒரு கி (Macaulay) என்ற ஆங்கில அறிஞர், சேர் பொன். இ முழுவதையும் அளக்க வல்லவர்கள் - இவர்களை எ

1, உதாரணமாக ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட அத்தியாயத்தை, தை மேல்நோக்காக அறிந்து கொள்வது அவசியமாகும். யும் கடைசிப்பந்தியையும் வாசிப்பதன் மூலம் இதனைக் தலைப்புக்களை பருந்து நோக்காகப் பார்த்து அறிந்து பிரிவுகள் உபபிரிவுகளிலுள்ள பந்திகளை விரைவான
பாடுடைய ஒரு உத்தியே.
வாசித்துக் கொண்ட பகுதி சம்பந்தமான விசேட வினா 9ாக தாம் வாசித்துக் கொண்டு செல்லுமிடத்து அதற்கு ண்டும். இவ்வாறு செய்வது தமது வாசிப்பில் கருத்தை வழிவகுக்கும். பயனுறுதி வாய்ந்த வாசிப்பிற்கு இது ஒர் அம்சத்தின் முக்கியத்துவம் ருத்பெயேட் (RUTH BEARD) ல் துலக்கம் பெறுகிறது. தமது வாசிப்பின் பொருளை முக்கிய காரணம் வாசிக்கும் போதே மாணவர்கள் ng and Learing in Higher Education) 3ungin லாடு மாணவர்கள் விரைவில் களைப்படைகின்றனர் மாகப் பிரித்து வாசிக்கும் போது களைப்படைதலின்றி கல்விமான்களால் அவதானிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
யாளும் மாணவர் ஒருவர் வாசிக்குமிடத்து அவ்வாசிப்பு லது பல்கலைக் கழக மாணவன் ஒருவன் தனது பாட நிலையும் உண்டு. கிரகிக்கும் ஆற்றல் குறையாதவண் து அவனுடைய வாசிப்பு பயனுடையதாகிறது. மெளன ன வாசிப்பு வேகம்; இது படிப்புவேகம் எனப்படும். உயர் Iத்தலும் அவசியமாகுமிடத்து இத்தகைய படிப்பு
இது இலகுவான பாடநூல்கள், நவீனங்கள், பயணக் ளப்படுவது.
நாக்கில் வேகமாக, முக்கிய அம்சங்களை பார்வை
மேலோட்டமான கிரகித்தலுக்கு உகந்தது.
கத்தை அளந்து அறிந்திருக்கிறார்கள் கல்விமா னகள் தில் வாசித்து 50% விடயத்தைக் கிரகிக்கவல்லவன் ணவனது சராசரி வாசிப்பு வேகம் நிமிடத்திற்கு 250
சிறந்த, கலை, சுவாமி விவேகானந்தர் மக்கோலே இராமநாதன் மேதைகள் பார்வை மாத்திரையாலே பக்கம் கசந்தக் கிராகி என்பர்.
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எக்கலையும் செழித்துவளர் ஈழ
எழிலாரும் கொக்குவில்நற் மிக்குவளர்ந் தோங்கிடுதல் வே6 விழைவதனால் கல்லூரி த தக்கபெருஞ் சிந்தனையும் தளர் தாளாண்மை யும்தரித்த ெ முக்கணனின் அருள்பழுத்த சா? முகிழ்த்தஉயர் வேட்கையில் தொக்கநிதி வழங்கியதா ராண்க தூமனமெய் மொழிகளினா
கல்லூரி தனதுயர்வே குறிக்கோ
கருதித்தன் நலன்கருதாக் எல்லிரவு சேவைபுரி பூரீநிவாச6 இறைபணியாக் கலைபணி சொல்மலிஆங்கிலமேதை காந் தூயஹண்டிப் பேரின்ப நா மல்குகந்த சாமி மகா தேவா கீர் வயங்குபஞ்ச லிங்கமெழிற் தொல்புகழார் மகேந்திரனென்
துலங்குநவ அதிபர்களைத்
அகந்தனிலே உணர்ச்சியலை ய அருந்தமிழை உளங்கொள் சுகமீந்தும் உலகியலி னறிவுயா துலக்குவிஞ்ஞா னங்கணி செகமருவு வரலாறு புவிவிஞ்ஞ தேசமெலா மிலகிடுமாங் & வகைமலியும் அறிவியல்கள் ஈந் வாழ்வித்த தெய்வங்கள் த
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C. SDX YEARS OF REMENSCE
It is with a certain amount of trepidation that I v. half a century ago ( period 1940-1946) in pea turbulent atmosphere that prevails today. I refe revered institution at Kokuvil Hindu English Sch the school became college, just before I left in 1
So coming back to the years at college, Kokuvi from returning from Malaysia (Federal Malay st shod in canvas shoes, blue shorts and white shi (Principal) sipping his normal orange juice ( ) Karthigesu after looking me from head to toe anc cates perused and inquiries made as to the reasc menced student career at Kokuvil. Nagalingam admonition and an encouragement about school
The Institution was awe inspiring with several ac it gave me a feeling that one was beginning to necessary for future life and to fit into society. down indiscipline whenever he gets annoyed his straight to the Teachers Resting Room. The P. apologize and bring him back. That was Nagaling lost S. Nagalingam a Brilliant teacher of Geograp Point Pedro with other members of the Tutorial Master the benign soul he was, with his umbrella from the Kondavil Junction. Although soft he wa normal push bicycle, bespectacled taught latin. Master and Bhagavathy Amma coming from pres
The teachers during my time were so dedicated t students who were not making their mark. They v one staying almost at a throw from the schoc Geography in the higher classes. He was feared Pain would last for a week or more. But from t examination to become a Graduate and also a stampas was a treat. T. Sinnathamby came from T he was almost the Warden of school. He could b would not tolerate any nonsense. Calm prevail teacher also came from Maradanamadam, somet
I had been selected to preform the nine different p (nine postures adjusting the famous jest hat ofNa different utterances of his) to be performed at a Gayathri was in charge. After going for a few pre

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- KOKUVL HNDU
nture to dwell upon ascenario that happened almost ceful and harmonious times unlike the violent and to my prodigal student days at that hallowed and ool. The time I started my schooling was in the 1940 )46.
Hindu English School as it was then (1940) fresh ates at that time), I was one day ushered by my uncle rt before the awe inspiring presence of Karthigesu his peon never failed to provide this daily) and Mr. after the usual formalities were exchanged (certifin to join the school). I was enrolled and thus commaster A not S welcomed me and gave me both an administration and class activities, punctuality etc.
tivities taking place at the same time. Noisy as it was, pick up the rudiments of childhood learning, so Nagalingam master had an uncanny way of putting panacea to cure was to leave the classroom and go refect and me or two others had to follow, pacify, am. It was most unfortunate that at an early stage we hy. He met with a tragic accident whilst on a visit to Staff. The school mourned for two days. Chellappah under his arm, turned up from a little distance away s accurate and steady. Ganeshalingam master on his Impeccably dressed, we also had Amirthalingam S Lane.
hat they even worked after school hours to coach up vere really born to teach. We had two Sinnathambys l M. Sinnathamby who taught Tamil as well as by everyone for his ruler and Knuckle Knocks. The eing a certificated teacher he rose passing several "andit. His exposition of Chinnaswamy's prose and halayady. Once in a way along cheroot in his mouth e found in every nook and corner of the school and ld whenever he was there. Then we had Gayathri mes accompained by her father in Ghandian cap.
ostures of Napoleon just before the battle of waterloo poleon in different postures to complement the nine prize giving. It required lot of practice lessons and ctice lessons I played truant. As the day of the prize

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giving drew near she sent for me and in front of all (womans' as you know) is worse than that of a c lessons and the performance was a complete su M. Sceniwasagam was a soft spoken man (like the ian. If he gets ruffled he spoke to the students in su pranks. I had the greatest respect for him as an abl English Literature, always impeccably dressed he Literary Association for Senior Students and as Suitable Scholars from outside to address the Litera lured to the Labour Inspectorate (A prestigious job him again as an Assistant Commissioner of Labour to become the acting Commissioner of labour.
As far as scouting was concerned we had t where near Thalayady) taking us through the mott also a few Hikings.
So Kokuvil Hindu has great traditions. It h rever and be solidy behind it to make it the leading is already a shining light in the education, Arts, C is expansion of buildings and facilities.
A dynamic team has been appointed to fo Branch of the Old student's Association. I am sure these objectives will be achieved. I wish them Got
RRAJALNGAM, S.L.A.S FORMER SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF L. (LABOUR CONSULTANT)

gave a lashing (tongue lashing). The tongue lashing ane lashing and I thereafter attended all practice ccess. C. Kanthasamy who took over reigns from hin rustle passing the leaves) but astern disciplinarch a manner that you do not feel like repeating your e Administrator. We had PNavaratnam who taught was the cynosure of all eyes at the time. He formed a Secretary I had amongst my other activities to find ry Association. Unfortunately Mr. Navaratnamwas at the time) and I had the previlege of working with where he was the Deputy commissioner. He went on
burly M. Sivasubramaniam (who hailed from some"Be Prepared". We had a Jamboree at Old Park and
as been built as one edifice for future generations to educational Institutions in the NorthernProvince. It ulture and Sports fields. What has yet to beachieved
rm the committee of Management of the Colombo and confident that their dynamism will see to it that i-speed and good luck.
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MY STUD
When I was fourteen years of age I remem rows and rows of tobacco plantations, open spaces lines and finally ending up at K.H.C. Then it was as junction. The school was a impressive, but there w ness of the place had a profound impact on me. Id
I was taken in at the time Mr. Karthigesu, a wearing white national, very impressive, who alway, had a son (K.Pathmanaban) who went on a ricksh; common either. I always crossed him on the wa directions. He did end up as my English teacher a
CXS.
I do not remember anything about the ad himself who believed in corporal punishment insis norm. The Principal Mr. Karthigesu had similar vi Head and other teachers who believed incorporal teachers who were liberal and this saved the day
I vividly remember, for the first time I can friends over the years. In fact one day, one of them teacher.
We did not have a play ground then the onl This was used for open air meetings and as a footba the middle of the day and by the time the afternoc legs. The teachers didn't mind this as they were fa
Mr.E.Sabalingam who was a very good all r charm and good looks was amongst others respon Road near the Kokuvil cemetery. he took great pain credit should go to him for laying the foundation among the schools in the North. I remember themw the best players who captained the football teams i any more. Thuraisinghem and Sunderaramalingam
There was a certain amount of rivalry betwe is difficult to say who won at the end. Both oft Mr. C. K. Kandasamy is an institution and has bee after Mr.S.H.Perinbanayagam for llyears. During upheaval. The state took over the school and Mr C. tial funds were obtained from Govt. to put up additi He enjoyed whatever he did and always had avery his voice and he will probably go down as one wh Kokuvil.
 

per walking two miles on barefootpassing temples, full of cactus, palmyrahtrees, small shrubs, railway ingle story building along the water canal at Kokuvil as an atmosphere conducive to learning. The bleako not remember that we had to wear uniforms.
veryfair, good lookingman, completely bold always swalked around with acane. He was the principal.He aw to Urumpirai Hindu College. This was not very y to school because both of us went on opposite tK.H.C. at the O Levels and helped me to pass my
mission except that my father being a head master sted that I should be punished if I deviated from the iews on this. The norm was of course decided by the punishment. Fortunately for the students, there were for the students.
he actoss identical twins and they became my good was mistaken for the other and was beaten up by a
ly available space was the nearby temple courtyard. ll ground for the small boys. We used to play during on session started we had torn shirts and wounded miliar with this scene every day.
ounder, teacher, guru, sportsman and a man of great sible for obtaining a playground along the Station stotrain athletes and foot-ballers. Infact most of the for K.H.C. turning out one the best football teams inning school championships, several times. Two of in my time and won championships are not with us
later met with tragic accidents and died.
nMr. C.K. Kandasamy and Mr.E.Sabalingam and it hem were brilliant / Science and Maths teachers. naround for alongtime. He carried on as Principal , this period the school went through a great deal of K.K. had to patiently effected the transfer. Substanonal buildings, some of them were three stories high. pleasant way about him. I had never seen him raising Io served the longest as Vice Principal/Principal at

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K.H.C. is in the heart of avery conservative proud lot and some of the smartest of them are dece village. They had good housing compared to oth locals did not have cultivable land and the only Colombo. Their pre-occupation was ofcourse givin further their career. This trend is common in Jaffna
Looking back I consider myself extremely lu having able principals it also had a large number c their own. They were very generous with their tim teachers being absent without valid reason. K.H education in the North. All of us benefitted a grea sexes and the girls invariably did better than the bo
In my view there were three categories ofst fall by the way side and the third a complicated lot difficult to guess how they would turn out. I definit of the lucky ones.
I remember inviting Mr. Peter Keunaman f tion from the staffbecause he was a communistand Mr. S. Handy Perinpanayakam saved me from this
Before Mr. S. Handy Perinpanayakam be p1 speare Nagalingam from Jaffna Hindu College was teacher. His death was a sad loss to the School anc
I had the good fortune to walk with Yoga inspired me to think for myself and not to depend ol In other words, you make yourbed and you sleep respect and love was communist Karthigesan who r him and will always remember him. I am sure man have similar feelings.
Mr. S. Handy Perinpanayakam was a surp munity. He excelled as a Principal. He was ahead of he interfered the better and the events will take the
You only have to give a shape here and thc who did all the donkey work for him. Between the t standard of education. This rcsulted in K.H.C. tur and I understand that it still maintains the predom
3rd February 1995

part of Jaffna, (Kokuvil). People from here are avery
ndents from Malaysia, and enjoyed privileges in the
ers, better dressed and spoke fluent English. The
industry was cigar rolling and exporting them to
gtheir children a decent education to equip them to and still prevails.
Icky to have been at K.H.C. in my teens. Apart from if teachers who put the interest of students ahead of e and were dedicated. I do not remember any of my .C been one of the institutions that provided cot deal. There was healthy competition between the oys having worked harder.
udents. Those who would make it, those who would whose temperament or strange views of life made it ely was in the third lot and as it happened I am one
or a meeting at the school and facing strong opposilalmost got expelled as a result of this. Fortunatelly, disaster.
incipal abd after Mr. Karthigesu was retired ShakePrincipal for a short time. He was a brilliant English
all of us were grieved.
rSwamy regularly to Kokuvil Railway Station. He nothers to make decisions affecting my personal life. on it. The other person to whom I have the greatest cally moulded my career in more than one way. I miss ly other students who have come under his influence
issed choice. Popular among students and the comtime and worked on the simple principle that the less eir own course.
re. He was well assisted by Mr. C.K. Kandaswamy wo of them they liberalised the school and raised the ning out to be one of the leading schools in the North
inant position as an institution. Good Luck
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“கண்ணுடையர் என்பவர் கற்ே * 。》辨叫 புணனுடையா கலலாதவா.
என்று பொய்யாமொழிக்கூற்றுச் தான் எமது சமூகம் கல்விக் கூடங்களைப் பயன்ட நாட்டில் தமிழ்மக்கள் சுயநிர்ணய உரிமையுடைய ஒரு குரல்கொடுத்து வாழ்வதை உலகம் பூராவும் பாராட்டு வாழ வழி வகுத்த கல்வி நிறுவன அமைப்பே காரண
கல்வியையும் கல்விக் கூடங்கை நன்றாய்க் கருணை கூர்ந்து எம்மத்தியில், வீரமும், உருவானது என்றால் மிகையாகாது.
வடமாநிலத்தில் புத்திஜிவிகளை கல்லூரியும் சிறப்பான ஒன்று என்று உலகம் போர் கட்டிக்காத்து வருவது ஒரு சிறப்பாகும். இந்த நாட் பதவிகளில் இருப்பவர்கள் பலரை எமது பழைய மான ஏற்படுகிறது. இது ஒரு குடும்ப உறவாக எம்மனதில் கொழும்பில் நாம் 50வது ஆண்டில் ஒன்று சேரும்
எமது சமூகத்தின் கல்வி வள
இருந்துள்ளதை நாம் மறக்கமுடியாது. எமது இனம்த கல்வி நிலையங்கள் பெரும் சான்றாகும்.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ருக்கும் கல்விக் கூடங்கள் ஒவ்வொன்றும் ஏதோ ஒரு தை நாம் நன்கு அறிவோம். இதற்குக் காரணம் என்ன னிதத்தையும் எமது மூதாதையர் பேணிப்பாதுகாத்தது தும் வளர்ச்சிக்கும், மேம்பாட்டுக்கும், கலாச்சார பாரம் ருவதை ஒரு பாரம்பரிய சம்பிரதாயமாக கையாண்டும் பிவிருத்திச் சங்கங்கள், பழைய மாணவர் சங்கங்கள் ந்து வந்துள்ளன. இந்தவகையில் எமது கொக்குவில் மட்டுமல்ல இலங்கையின் தலைநகளிலும் எமது பழைய இயங்குவதும், இதன் 50வது ஆண்டு விழாவினை யிடுவது எமது பகுதிக்கும், எமது இனத்தின் கல்வி தையும் கொடுப்பதாகும். இதில் நாம் ஒவ்வொருவரும்
றோர் முகத்திரண்டு
5கு அமைய கண்ணுடையவர்களை உருவாக்குவதிலே படுத்தி நம் சமூகத்தை உருவாக்கியது. இன்று இந்த இனமாக வாழ்வதற்கு எமது மண்ணில் மானத்துடன் கின்ற தென்றால் நாமெல்லாம் கண்ணுடையவர்களாக னம் என்று கூறலாம்.
1ளயும் நாம் பேணிவந்த காரணத்தால் தான் கலைமகள் செல்வமும், கல்வியும் தீரமுடன் சீர்பெற்ற சமுதாயம்
உருவாக்கி கல்லூரிகளில் எமது கொக்குவில் இந்துக் ]றும் நிலையை எமது பழையமாணவர்கள் சமுதாயம் டில் இருக்கும் பெரும் பொது நிறுவனங்களில் பெரும் எவர்களாக நாம் காணும்போது எமக்கு பெருமகிழ்ச்சி
வேரோடுகின்றது. இதற்கு எடுத்துக்காட்டாக இன்று நிகழ்வு அமைகின்றது.
ர்ச்சிக்கும் எமது தன்மானத்திற்கும் நிறைய தொடர்பு நன்மானம் உள்ளது தனித்துவமானது என்பதற்கு எமது

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அக்காலத்தில் ஆங்கிலேயர் எம்6 கற்பதற்கு கிறிஸ்தவ கல்வி நிலையங்களுக்குச் செ கல்வி கற்பதற்கு மதமாற்றம் பெறும் நிலமை ஏற்பட்ட வழிவகுக்கவே எம் மத்தியில் இந்துக் கல்லூரிகள் : நாவலரையும், சேர் பொன்இராமநாதன் போன்ற கல்வி முடியாது. இப்பணிகளைத் தொடர்ந்து நடத்திய எமது பட்டவர்கள். இவர்களது புனிதமான பணியே இன்று செயல்பட வழிவகுத்தது. என்றால் மிகையாகாது.
ஒரு கல்லூரியின் பெருமையும், 8 தங்கியுள்ளது. இதனால் அக்கல்லூரி மேலும் மதிப்பு
எனவே பழையமாணவர்களாகி உயர்வுக்கும் என்றும் உழைக்கவேண்டியவர்களாக நிறுவனங்களை உருவாக்கிய மூதாதையர்களுக்கு
KK 缺
தாம் இன்புறுவது உலகு இன் காமுறுவர் கற்றறிந்தார்."
என்ற பொய்யாமொழியின் கூற் யகம் என்ற நோக்கில் எமது கல்லூரியிலிருந்து மேலு உருவாகி வருவதைக் கண்டு உலகில் வாழும் எம் ச இதுபோன்ற ஆண்டு விழாக்களும், மலர் வெளியீடு கற்ற சமுதாயம் தொடர்ந்தும் இவ்வாறு செயலாற்ற நாம் என்றும் ஆதரவு நல்குவோம்.
கொக்குவில் இந்து ஆங்கிலப்ப திருவாளர்கள் ஈ. செல்லையா, தியாகராசா, எம். கா பேரின்பநாயகம், சீ.கே. கந்தசுவாமி,பி.எஸ். குமாரசு பணியாற்றினர்.திருபி.எஸ்.குமாரசுவாமி அவர்கள் ஆ 9வது அதிபராக பணியாற்றியபோதும் இக்கல்லூரி பணியாற்றிய பாக்கியம் எனக்கு ஏற்பட்டது.
இக்கல்லூரி அமைந்துள்ள ெ உறுப்பினர்களாக இருந்த திரு. சீ. அருளம்பலம், ! வளர்ச்சிக்கும், உயர்ச்சிக்கும் பல்வேறு வகையில் அ நியமித்தும் உதவி வந்தனர். இதற்கு பழைய மா முயற்சியும் காரணமெனலாம்.
திரு. மகாதேவா அதிபராக இ உதவி அதிபர் திரு. அ. பஞ்சலிங்கம், திரு மகாதே அவர்கள் திரு.மகாதேவா அவர்கள் தொடர்ந்த பண இருந்தார். இவருக்கு உறுதுணையாக பெற்றார் ஆசி

மை ஆண்டபோது, எமது சமூகம் ஆங்கிலக் கல்வியைக் ல்ல வேண்டிய துர்ப்பாக்கிய நிலை இருந்தது. அங்கு ன. இதைத் தடுத்து எமது சமூகம் ஆங்கிலம் படிக்க உதயமாகின. இதற்கு வழிவகுத்த பூநீலழரீ ஆறுமுக மான்களையும் நாம் என்றும் நினைவுகூராமல் இருக்க து கல்லூரியின் அதிபர்களுக்கு நாம் என்றும் கடமைப் நாம் இந்த அமைப்பை தலைநகரில் சிறப்பாக வைத்து
சிறப்பும் பழைய மாணவர்களது வாழ்விலும், உயர்விலும் ம், உயர்வும் பெறுகின்றது.
ப நாம் எம்மை உருவாக்கிய கல்லூரியின் சிறப்புக்கும் வே இருக்கின்றோம், இதுதான் நாம் எமது கல்வி செய்யும் பெரும்பணியாகக் கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
புறக் கண்டு -
றிற்கு அமைய, நாம் பெற்ற இன்பம் பெறுக இவ்வை ம் அறிஞர்கள், ஆய்வாளர்கள், வீரத்தேசாபிமானிகள் மூகம். மகிழாமல் இருக்க முடியாது. இந்த உயர்வுக்கு ம் உந்துகோலாக இருக்க எமது கல்லூரியில் கல்வி வேண்டியது கடமையாகின்றது. இம்முயற்சிகளுக்கு
ாடசாலையாக ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்ட எமது இக்கல்லூரியில் ர்த்திகேசு, எஸ். சீனிவாசகம், வி. நாகலிங்கம், ஹன்டி வாமி, மா. மகாதேவா, ஆகியோர் அதிபர்களாக பெரும் திபராக இருந்தபோதும், திருமா.மகாதேவா அவர்கள் யின் பெற்றார் ஆசிரியர் சங்கத்தின் செயலாளராக
தாகுதியான நல்லூர்த் தொகுதியின் LITTITTELD sirgo திரு. எம். சிவசிதம்பரம் ஆகியோர் இக்கல்லூரியின் ரச உதவிகளைப் பெற்றுக்கொடுத்தும் ஆசிரியர்களை ணவர்களதும், பெற்றார் சங்கத்தினதும் ஊக்கமும்,
ருந்தபோது அதிபருக்கு மிக உறுதுணையாக இருந்த வா அவர்களது ஓய்வின்பின் அதிபரான பஞ்சலிங்கம் ரிகளைத் தொடர்ந்து செய்து முடிப்பதில் ஆர்வத்துடன் சிரியர் சங்கம் தொடர்ந்தும் செயற்பட்டு வந்தது. தியாக

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சிந்தனையுள்ள அதிபர்கள் கல்லூரிாகளுக்கு வந்துே களினதும் பேராதரவு கிடைத்துவிடும் இச்சிறப்பு இ இருந்துவந்துள்ளது எனலாம்.
கொக்குவில் இந்துக்கல்லூரியுட மேம்பாடும் மேன்மேலும் உயர்ந்து ஆல்போல் வளர்ந் என்றும் நிறைவுடன் இருக்க நாம் அனைவரும் இந்
27, குவாறிறோட், தெகிவளை, இலங்கை. 22.02 fiss45
Religious ignorance may close the door to nirvana, moksha or god-hood, a blockade unto your personal self. A teacher's ignorance may ruin unquest a ruinnation but to a few, Political ignorance cause nations to peri with blood-shed a destruction to masses of humans, Blissful it is not, to be ignorant Feigning scholarship, mounting falsehoc the academe, ignominy falls on you when those whose IQs are high weed away your pseudo-science, throw it away into the dust-bin and callyou a discard in the dialogue, Blissful it is not, to be ignorant,

சேரும்போது எப்போதும் பெற்றாரதும், மாணவர் சங்கங் ந்துக் கல்லூரிக்கு ஒரு தனிச்சிறப்பாக தொடர்ந்தும்
ம், அதன் வருங்கால மாணவ சமுதாயமும், இதன் கல்வி து அறுகுபோல் வேரூன்ற எல்லாம் வல்ல இறையருள் நாளில் பிரார்த்தித்து மகிழ்வோமாக.
சி. முத்துக்குமாரசுவாமி, பழைய மாணவன்
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தமிழிலே நன்றாகப் பாண்டித்தியம் பெற்ற அமைதியுடனும் தாய்மைப் பொலிவுடனும் விற்றிரு அழகினைப் பார்த்துத் துன்பம் மிகுந்த மனத்துடன் விஞ்ஞான உலகில் வாழ்கின்ற ஒரு பெண், ஏக்கத்தோ தமிழையே உயிராகக்கொண்டு வாழும் மானிடர்களை பிள்ளைகளைப் பார், அவர்கள் விஞ்ஞான வளர்ச்சிக்க கூறி நிற்கிறாள்.
தமிழன்னை இரக்கத்துடன் “ என் குழந்ை நினைக்கிறாயோ? அயலவரின் அடக்கு முறை அடக்கப்பட்டிருப்பதை அறியாயோ? உடுத்த பூட இளைஞர்கள். ஏன் நீண்டதூரம் 1887 மார்கழி 22 கூறினாள்.
1887 ஆம் ஆண்டு மார்கழி மாதம் 22 ஆம் ஈரோடு தலூக்காவில் சீனிவாசராமனுஜம் பிறந்தார் அவர்களது மடியில் இவர் குழந்தையாகத் தவழ்ந்தர் ஏழையாகக் கூடாது என்றெண்ணிய பெற்றோர்கள் சேர்த்தார்கள்.
சந்திரனைப் போலல்லாது பிறப்புடனே பிறந் இயற்கையாக அமைந்தது. கணித ஒளி அவர் மனதில் எண்களின் பலவகைக் கோலங்கள் கனவிலும் நடம “ஓர் எண்ணை அதே எண்ணால் வகுத்தால் விடை எண்கோலங்கள் அவரது உள்ளத்தைத் தூண்ட பூச்சியத்தால் வகுத்தால் விடை ஒன்றா” என கேட்ட
ஆறாம் வகுப்பில் படிக்கும் போதே தூய கணி கேத்திர கணிதம் என்றதும் பேயென நினைக்கும் அவர்களிடம் ஆசிரியர் ஒப்படைத்த கணக்குகளை இ இதேபோல் “ லோனி' இனது திரிகோண கணித எத்துணையுமின்றிச் செய்தார். உயர் நிலைப்பள்ளியில் முறையில் விடை கண்டார்.
கணிதத்தின்பால் அளவு மிகுந்த ஆராய்ச் இரண்டாம் ஆண்டுப் பரீட்சையில் தோல்வியுறச் ெ நிபுணத்துவத்தை அளக்க முடியாது என்பதற்கு இவ
ஏற்கனவ்ே இவர் கணிதம் என்னும் கன்னி இனிக்கவில்லை. வறுமையில் துடிதுடித்த இவர் வேை கணக்கெடுப்பு அலுவலகத்தில் வேலை கிட்டியது. எ ஆவது வயதிலே முதன்மையாக இந்தியக் கணிதச்

ள் வரிசையில். 拳拳
Sogið KSHAKIRIKA
பல அறிஞர்களை உருவாக்கிவிட்டேன் என்ற மன ந்தாள் அந்தத் தமிழன்னை. முச்சொல் மொழியின் தமிழையே நன்றாக அறியாத, ஊற்றெடுத்துப் பாயும் டு அவளருகே சென்று, “ஏய் தமிழன்னையே உனக்குத் ாத்தான் பெற்றெடுக்கத் தெரியும். என்னைப் பார், என் ாகச் செய்யும் தியாகங்களைப் பார்” என ஆர்வத்துடன்
தகளிற்கு மொழிப்பற்று மட்டும் தான் உண்டென்று பால் எனது குழந்தைகளின் விஞ்ஞான ஆற்றல் மியிற் புதைமணி போல எத்துணை ஆற்றல் மிகு
ஆ நாள் என்ன நடந்தது என்பதைப் பார்” என்று
திகதி தமிழ்நாட்டின் மாவட்டமான கோவையிலுள்ள . பெற்றோர்கள் ஏழ்மையில் தத்தளிக்கும் காலத்தில் ர். செல்வத்தில் ஏழ்மை எனினும் தமது மகன் கல்வியிற் ஐந்தாம் வயதில் அவனைத் திண்ணைப் பள்ளியில்
த சூரிய ஒளிபோல கணித அறிவென்பது அவருக்கு ல் சுடர்விட்டொளிர, கணிதம் கற்கண்டாக இனித்தது. ாடியது. இவர் இரண்டாம் வகுப்பில் படிக்கும்பொழுது ஒன்று” என ஆசிரியர் கூறினார். மனதில் நடமாடிய அமைதியாக எழுந்து நின்று "ஐயா! பூச்சியத்தை ார். ஆசிரியர் திகைத்து நின்றார்.
ரிதம் திரிகோண கணிதம், என்பவற்றை ஆராய்ந்தார்.
உயர்தர மாணவர்களிற்கு சவால் விடுவது போல ரவல் வாங்கி இலகு முறையில் விடைகளைப் பெற்றார். ப் புத்ததத்தை வாங்கி அதிலிருக்கும் பயிற்சிகளை b படிக்கும் போதேபட்ட வகுப்புத் கணக்குகளை எளிய
சியும் வறுமையின் கொடுமையும் அவரை முதலாம், lசய்தது. வெறும் பரீட்சையைக் கொண்டு ஒருவரது ாது வாழ்க்கை ஓர் சிறந்த சான்றாகும்.
யைக் காதலித்து இருந்ததனால் குடும்ப வாழ்க்கை லதேடி அலைந்தார். சென்னை மாகாண வரவுசெலவுக் னினும் சம்பளம் 30 ரூபா மட்டுமேயாகும். தனது 23 க் கழகத்தாருடைய ஆராய்ச்சி நூலில் இவருடைய "

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பெர்னொலி எண்களின் நுட்பங்கள்” என்று கட்டுs பலரும் அவரைப் பாராட்டினர்.
1913 ஆம் ஆண்டு இங்கிலாந்தின் கணிதப் ே பற்றிய கடிதத்தை எழுதி அனுப்பினார். இவரின் 20 கன அழைக்க முடிவு செய்தார். இராமானுஜத்தின் வெளிநா இருந்தன. அவரது சமய முறைகள் தடையாக ஊன்றியிருந்ததால் மகனின் வெளி நாட்டுப் பயணத்ை என்று எண்ணி மகன் வெளிநாடு செல்ல அனுமதி 6
1914 ஆம் ஆண்டு கேம்பிறிஜ் பிசன்புக் கல் சென்னைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் இவரை இங்கிலாந்திற் இங்கிலாந்து ஆராய்ச்சியாளர் குழுவிற்குத் தேர்ந்தெடு ஆராய்ச்சியாளராகப் பணிபுரிந்தார்.
இராமானுஜம் 1910 இல் உடல் நோய் 6 அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டார். இவரைப் பார்வையிட காடி காரி எண்ணில் ஒரு சுவையும் இல்லையே” என்று கூறினா இராமனுஜத்திற்கு இதனைக் கேட்டு விட்டு சும்மா இ உடனே “ இல்லை காடி இது வகையில் சுவையான இரு முறையால் எழுதக் கூடிய மிகக் குறைந்த என மத்தியிலும் கணிதத்தில் கொண்ட பற்றை எண்ணித் 1729.
மாற்ற முடியாத கசநோயினால் பீடிக்கப்பட்ட இ மாதம் 20 ஆம் திகதி தனது இளவயதில் மரணம பெற்றதில்லை. அதிலும் நல்லவர்களாக இருப்பவர்களு கணிதத்தில் பல மாயங்களைச் செய்திருப்பார். இன twenty one. Abel at twenty seven / Ram instance of a major mathamatical advan.
இராமானுஜத்தின் கண்டுபிடிப்புக்கள்
1. எண்கள் பற்றிய கொள்கை
2. எண்களின் வர்க்கத் தொடர்புகளின் கூட்டுத் 3. இராமானுஜத்தின் மூல எண் தோற்றம் (உல 4. டுகால் - இராமானுஜம் சமன்பாடு (Dovga
ரோஜ்ஸ் - இராமானுஜம் சமன்பாடு (Roge போன்ற 20 கணித முடிபுகள்
“கல்வி கரையில கற்பவர் நாள்

ர வெளிவந்தது. இதனையிட்டு கணித அறிவுடைய
பராசிரியர் காடிக்கு இவர் தனது கணித முறைகளைப் ரித முடிவுகளைக் கண்ட காடி அவரை இங்கிலாந்திற்கு ட்டுப் பயணத்திற்கு அவரது சமய முறைகள் தடையாக இருந்தன. அவரது தாயார் சமய வழி நடத்தலில் த விரும்பவில்லை. எனினும் மகனின் படிப்பிற்காகவே பழங்கினார்.
லூரிப் பேராசிரியர் நெவிலி அவர்களின் உதவியுடன் குச் செல்ல 250 பவுண் கொடுத்தது. 1918 இல் இவர் க்கப்பட்டார். பின்னர் கேம்பிறிச் பல்கலைக்கழக உதவி
பாய்ப்பட்டார். இவர் புட்னி வைத்தியசாலையில் ல் சென்றார். “நான் வந்த காரின் இலக்கம் 1729 இந்த ர். நோயின் கொடுமையில் துன்பட்டுக் கொண்டிருந்த இருக்க முடியவில்லை. மூளையில் மின்பொறி தட்டியது. எண். இரு எண்களின் கனங்களின் கூட்டுத் தொகை ண் இதுதான்” என்று கூறவே, மிகுந்த வருத்தத்தின் காடி கண் கலங்கினார். ( 10' + 9 - 1729, (1 + 12 -
இவர் தாயகம் திரும்பினார். 1920 ஆம் ஆண்டு சித்திரை டைந்தார். நல்லவர்கள் உலகில் நீண்டநாள் ஆயுள் க்கு ஆயுள் குறைவுதான். இராமானுஜன் இறக்காவிடின் gly ubilé, 65Tly 6, gp16085ussi " ... Yalois died at lanujan at thirty three, ........ I do know an ce initiated a man past fifty.... 6Tsirpti
தொகையைக் கண்டுபிடிக்கும் முறை 5. Les Gubpg) (Prime number theorm) l - Ramanujam identity) rs- Ramanujam identity)
சில மெல்ல நினைக்கிற பிணிபல."
S. ரவீந்திரன் ஆண்டு 12C)

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്മഗ്ഗമ
போராட்டம் கதவடைப்பு, வேலை நிறுத்தம் எ6 வழிமுறைகள், இவை வெளியில் மட்டும் நடப்பதில்லை. வேலை நிறுத்தம் செய்து உடலின் இயக்கத்தையே செ ஒரு மனிதனுக்குக் கவலைக் கிடமான நிலைமை ஏ என்று சொல்லுகிறார்கள்.
“ கோமா” என்றால் மயக்கம் என்று பொருள் மயக்கம் அல்ல. கொடிய மயக்கம். படுத்த படுக்கை வருடங்கள் கூட நினைவு திரும்பாத நிலையை உண் நிலை ஏற்படுகின்றது.
மூளையில் உள்ள நினைவு மண்டலத்தைச் சி மனிதனின் மருத்துவ அறிவிற்கும் அப்பாற்பட்ட செய
கோமா நிலை ஏற்படும் போது உடலில் ஒர் ஆ உறுப்புக்களும் வேலை செய்யும். ஆனால் மூளையில் உ மூளையின் ஒரு பகுதி செயற்படாமல் தடுக்கப்படுகிறது கடைசியில் சிலருக்கு நினைவு திரும்பாமலே செய்து
ஏதாவது ஒரு விபத்தில் மூளை தாக்கப்பட்ட அழுத்தம் அதிகமாகி மூளைக்குச் செல்லும். இரத்தக் நோயின் உச்சக் கட்டத்திலும் கோமா வரலாம். யூரியா
மயக்க நிலை ஏற்பட்டதும் வைத்தியர் முதலில் செய்கிறதா என்று கவனிக்கிறார். மூளைக்குச் செல்லு நரம்புவழியாகச் செலுத்துகிறார். இப்போது மருத்துவ கோமைவைக் குணப்படுத்தி விட முடியும்.
இரத்த அழுத்தம், இதய நோய், நீரிழிவு நோய செலுத்தினால் கோமா எனும் நாடகத்திற்கு மங்களம்
 

ன்பதெல்லாம் ஒரு நிர்வாகத்தை, ஸ்தம்பிக்கச் செய்யும் நம் உடலிலும் சில உறுப்புக்கள் சில காரணங்களினால் யலிழக்கச் செய்து விடுகின்றன. இதனால் திடீர் என்று ற்படுகின்றது. இதனையே கோமோ அல்லது கோமா
இந்த மயக்கம் மனிதனுக்கு உண்டாகும். சாதாரண யிலேயே மனிதனைக் கிடத்திச் சில வாரங்கள், சில ாடாக்கும். இதனால் கோமா என்றால் பலர் பயப்படும்
ல காலம் வரை செயற்படாமல் இந்தக் கோமா நிறுத்தி ல்களைப் புரிகின்றது.
திசயம் நடக்கிறது. நோயாளியின் இருதயமும் மற்ற ள்ள நினைவு மண்டலம் மட்டும் வேலை செய்வதில்லை. 1. பின்பு மூளையின் மற்றப்பகுதிகளுக்கும் பரவுகின்றது. விடவும் கூடியது இந்தக் கோமா.
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As luck would have it my first appointment instance and the Treasury sent me for work in the 1949. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka was inaugu Exchange Control Department. I was priviledg Hon.D.S.Senanayake, Prime Minister, Mr.J.R.Jaya Exter was Governorand Mr.N.U.Jayawardene wast Bank took over Exchange control work as an agent the Central Bank from its inception. I had an N.U.Jayawardena, J.A.Lambrugger and T Chatchith October 1953, Ipassed the E.C.C. Grade II examinat Central Bank from 1st June 1954 which I accepted With God's grace, I progressed in my career in the Department when I retired in June 1989. I was lu employment as a Special Project Officer on annual 3rd July 1994.
My parents were unlettercd; they could h; experience in worldly wisdom. In everything conne all the say and I was placed under his care. He live on eating and sleeping the rest of the day was sper 'Guru Shisya" tradition. Hispassion for hardwork my later life. He was a shining example of a teache almost to the point of punctiliousness, he was deepl example as a resourceful, systematic, enthusiastica teachers never die. Some part of them continue through their hands sometime or other. Words fai GURU' who in my later years had been my friend, One of the things that no Kokuvil Hindu Sc the sandy stretch of the "Puthukovil' temple outer and the School. It was there that we had our Morn open air prayers, and it was there, in the evenings, w and every time I looked at those sands, there were God knows how many, of teachers, students, neigh as fleeting as time. Today's footprints would looktl the same. Old ones got obliterated and new onest. myself"leaving footprints on the sands of time". drapes the temple on either side. When the school But when the temple bell rings clear and true it is a I received all my education at Kokuvil Hin guidance and mental nourishment provided by my
S. RATNAPRAGASAM. Retired Director of Management Audit, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Formerly Deputy Chief Accountant

to the Govt. Analyst Dept. was cancelled at their Exchange Control Department as from 1st April rated on 26th August 1950. As a member of the ed to attend the opening ceremony by the Rt. wardene was then the Finance Minister. Mr. John he Deputy Governor of the Central Bank. Since the of the Government, I was seconded for service in excellent training in my work under Messers ananthan in the Exchange Control Department. In on and I was offered permanent appointment in the retaining my pension rights under Government. Central Bank and rose to the position of a Head of cky to continue in the Central Bank again on rey renewable contracts, the last of which lapsed on
ardly sign their names but they both had a rich :cted with my education, Mr.M.Sinnathamby, had i close to my house and except for the hours spent it by me in his house to learn at his feet in the old and solid dedication had a tremendous impact on r who continued to learn as he taught. Methodical y committed to the well-being of his students. His Indexacting teacher is worthy of emulation. Good to live in the thousands of students who passed lme to express my sense of gratitude to him, my philosopher and guide. hoolboy could have missed was setting his foot on court-yard that linked the temple, the village lane ing Drill and there we had to walk across for our replayed football. That was then the School lung those "Foot Prints' a whole assortment of them, bours and the temple-goers. The footprints were he same as yesterday's, but of course they were not ook their places or merged with the old. I fancied In a manner of speaking we all did, The school bell rings it denotes that the school is in session, sure barometer of zest and life around, du College and I owe all my achievements to the teachers at Kokuvil,

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To gain admission to Kokuvil Hindu English Sc east the Third Standard in the Tamil School, situated i A Kandiah. We still recall, not without trepidation, Mr. figure, formidably marching up and down, a prominentcal rooms formiscreants. Woe untothebrats he caught. Then dreaded for her tellingpinches which propelled the tiny jump records. However, to counterbalance these disconce Mr. Kanagasabai, trim and dapper in white" nationals'an the while. Letting not a harsh word escape his lips, he teaching the children their lessons. The children learnt, fo. his, for them.
We joined the prestigious K.H.E.S in the First Y. Thalaiyaly. Three years followed, as we "passed" from Standard, classes. All the subjects were taught in the Engli period, in a whole day of eight periods. Mrs. Mahadeva E everyone, was our English teacher, impeccably draped i remembershow easily she inculcated in him and in his cla: language, though, it was indeed Greek to quite a few characteristically shrugging his shouldersevery so often R.Arithmetic. Mr. Chellaparadmittedly sought the aid of (A.N.) short and stocky, and a rigid adherent ofprinciples hymns) Errors in repeating them irked him, which wer indelible mark, not on the skull, but in it (in the memor
Meanwhile, thanks to the relentless efforts of M Kokuvil Hindu College, and he, its first Principal. Tallan of the Tamil School. Mr. Karthigesu was strict, enforcing use. His favourite exhortation was, "Sit erect, situp prop spine (in more senses than one). Mr. Karthigesu believin mind in a sound body), led the students a-jogginground a had no playground of its own, convenient for such an Kokuvil Hindu College will endure as long as the Colleg
No reference of any length to K.H.C. could be re. imposed, willy-nilly, on her by sundry, petty-minded, The first such fiery baptism occured during the tailend of the promotion to the First Form(Std. Six), and with it, the like Chemistry, Mathematics and Latin. Mr. Sinnatham sums I to 35 in the text-book" he says, and promptly fad Yet on the following day, he used to take pains to expla managed to acquire a sound grounding on the subject. W the beginning, it was Mr.A.Amirthalingam who introdu case of studying with the students, as he himself was att as one of the subjects. Another teacher who taughtus En Was Mr. Thillainathan a stern looking man, but of benev energetic, who was at K.H.C. for just two shortyears, enc

hool (K.H.E.S) as K.H.C. then was), one had to pass at in the same premises, under a separate headmaster, Mr. Sampanthar's gray-moustached, ferociously blue-eyed he in hand, hawkishly surveying the activities in the class, there was the matronly Mrs. (Thambapillai) Muthamma, cots the leap up, almost breaking Olympic (seated) high irting figures not easily forgotten, we had the petit, genial lshawl, and a broad smile on his face, chewing betel all succeeded, nevertheless, in maintaining discipline and r, their fondness and respect for him was no less than was
ear Class, under Mr. T. Sinnathamby ( T . S . ) o f the First Year to the Second Year and then to the Fifth sh medium, Tamil being taught as one subject, during one shargaviamma, affectionately known as "lady teacher" by na colourful new saree every day. The writer gratefully ssmates, both boys and girls, the rudiments of the English in the class. A tall, lanky figure in white "nationals" , drilled into us the enigmatic fundamentals of the Third the ferule, but it was only sometimes. Mr. A.Nagalingam , got us to sing poems and theyaarams (Hindu devotional e promptly rewarded with a sharp knock, which left an
y).
I.M.Karthigesu, Kokuvil Hindu English School became dportly Mr. Kanapathippillai was the new Head-Master discipline more by a show of the rattanthan by its actual perly". Thus was acquired our erect carriage and a strong gas he did in "Mens sana in corporesano" (a sound nd round the school buildings. For, the new-born College exercise. Mr. Karthigesu's incalculable contribution to estands, as it does, growing on even higher and higher.
garded as adequate without mention of the Phoenix-role elements of her own village, Kokuvil from time to time. Mr. Karthigesu's tenure asher Principal. Thereafter came 2 inclusion in the curriculum of new and exciting subjects by (T.S.) sets us our tasks from the textbooks. "Do the as away from view. instructing the Monitor to supervise. in the difficult problems. It is no wonder, then, that we le owe our thanks in no small measure to him as well. At ced us to the classical Language, Latin. In his case, it was hat time preparing for his Bachelor's Degree, with Latin glish from the First Year Class upwards to the J.S.C. class olent disposition. Miss Gayathri Ponnudurai, petite and leared herself to the little ones by involving them in extra

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Curricular activities such as dramas and also by joining the as no surprise that she is even now, ather presentage, United States. Debonair and bespectacled, Mr. Ganesh Science in the lower classes. Notmany are aware that, of The Kokuvil Mirror, Mr. Ganeshalingam was the Edit
Subsequently it was Mr. Withilingam ("Aden V Adenon his way to England for his higher studies, when continued the good work of teachingus Latin. He was digressing from the text, Mr. Vythilingam explained the Learn or Depart. One of the students had the temerity t summarily ordered out of the classroom. On the following admitted to the class, after having had to listento ashortli teacher, he was unforgettable as anyone taught by him wi him for our competence in the English language. His ( flamboyantbiography of Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan, be produced, so that our new generations will not remai leader of the Tamils.
C.K.K. (Mr. C.K.Kanthasamy) and Mr.E.Sabal God Mr. C.K.K. is very much alive and about, in Austral one of the best goal-keepers of his time. Much having bec to repeatthem here. Wehave, however, to place on record that these two wonderful teachers betweenthem laid in upon later, and made menofus.M.S. (Mr. M.Sinnatham and went onto collecta B.A. (Hons.) London degree. S his own, inimitable, beautiful English handwriting, entii ever, his students remember him more for the knockshe nying remarks, which hit the target more accurately tha remembers him for the profound knowledge of Geograp him. Mr. K.Pathmanathan, son of Mr. K.Karthigesu,j another very good teacher of English. He also taught hist founder-Principal of Ratmalana Hindu College.
Mrs. Muthamma's brother, Mr. Paramananthan sports master. He was the live wire of all activities an generations of sportsmen: On the football field, beboom the man!", "Disturb the man", and "Dodge the man!". sportsmen. Mr. Suntharalingam, the one-eyed genius of school, taughtus to appreciate the endless, graceful facets did we spendin his interesting company. Talland pond physical training instructor. He was the pioneer who is scouting became an established co-curricular activity at
An interesting studentin the S.S.C. class at Ko Sinhala Buddhist priest, innocent of both English and Tai while he taughtus Sinhala(Inthe case of one student, it priest became the celebrated Tamil scholar, Hisselle D Tamil. He translated many Tamil classics, including the Saraswathy Vidyalaya, Veyangoda.
K.H.C was fortunate initsamray ofdedicated Pri by Mr. Seenivasagam, who, beingessentially a producto

children in games as one among them. Itcomes, therefore preparing for her Ph.D. At California University in the alingam, with his accented English taughtus General the first ever school magazine issued by Kokuvil Hindu, O.
thy'-affectionately so called because he had sailed up to World War II broke out and he was obliged to return) who Later Principal, Chavakachcheri Hindu College. Once. Royal College motto. "Disce aut Discede" which means; retort: "Doce autDiscede" (Teach or Depart), and was day, though, the studentapologized, and was graciously :cture on keeping away from bad company. As an English ould unreservedly testify. We are particularly indebted to :ontribution to the Tamil community is his erudite and it is hoped that new editions of this "Magnum opus" will nignorant oftheachievements of our illustrious national
ingam were living legends in their own life-time. Thank lia. Few of Sabalingam's later students know that he was an Written and said about these luminaries, there's no need our gratitude for the foundationinthe sciences and sports our impressionable minds, that base enabled us to build by) of hallowed memory, joined K.H.C. as a Tamil Pundit lch was his sher dedicationto learning that he copied in ebooks which were rare and not readily available. Howadministered with gusto on their heads and the accompan did the knocks. Many a student, we are sure, gratefully hy, Tamil Literature and Grammarthat M.S. imparted to ioined K.H.C. from Urumpiray Hindu College He was tory and civics. After a short spell at K.H.Che became the
had come from Malaya, and joined Kokuvil Hindu as a
d events on the sports field, producing in the process, 2d out his favourite expressions of encouragement: "Mark He was truly an inspiration to all aspiring athletes and art who introduced an awareness of aestheticism into our of the beauty of Nature, Many amemorable evening hour erous Mr.V. Sivasubramaniam was ourscout-Master and ntroduced scouting at K.H.C. and it was thereafter that K.H.C.
kuvil Hindu College during this time was a very young nil. Some ofus undertookto teach him Tamil and English, proved to be a portentofevents to follow, years later). This haramaratne Thero, who obtained his M.A.(Ceylon) in : Thirukkural into Sinhala. Later he was the Principal of
ncipals, starting with Mr.M.Karthigesu. He was followed fWestern culture, could hardly adapt himself to our local

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ethos, strive ashe might. With a Master of Arts degree.fr nineteen thirties as sub-editor of a newspaper for som Main Hall going up inflames so shocked him as to unba his post of Principal. Sugirthalaxmy, quietly dignified an She taught Sanskrit and Latin among other subjects, W K.H.C. Old student's Association in Canada, Quite a eventually rose upto be Principals of various College College, Mr. K.Pathmanaban, Colombo Hindu Colleg College, Tellipalai Gayathri Ponnudurai, Ramanathan G Central College and Jaffna Hindu College, and ofcours
There was a rumour that Mr. Sirinivasan, then F Principal of K.H.C. The residents of Kokuvil along with going in processions through the lanes of Kokuvil shouti Board prevailed upon Mr. S.Nagalingam of the staff of J "Shakespeare" Nagalingam (so-named for his maste. school for a short period. During his tenure he was abl
Though the writer had no personal experien Perinbanayagam who succeeded Mr. V. Nagalingam, stewardship of the school lefton the latter its indelible
The writer's experience as a teacherunder Hanc experienced his magic spell. The writer was assigned to and the second bell (five minutes later) but he invariab the class supervising the students who were saying thei he even mention this matter and was always cordialanc a studentat K.H. C. only a fewyearsan Agatha Christie reading habit. Even when he met the writer some years the schoolteaching staff. That was the man S.H.P. was. "you can do anything, provided you are prepared to
Kokuvil Hindu College was one of the few col institution. However, harking backnow, it would seemst was unheard of in our time. It was perhaps due to the Bhargavimma, and the tender years of the students the venture to vouch for the subsequent years at K.H.C.
One important feature ofschoolingat K. H.Cwi the time of the writer, the teachers were fully conversan They knew not only the parents of the students but also students and the concern they showed in the welfare of of the ancient days, The writer will never forget the oc down with typhoid and advised him solicitously not to writers addictiontoreading. K.H.C. has indeed been fi had been the recipients of the bounty of K.H.C. will al K.H.C. prosper from strength to strength and keep the
AN OLD STUDENT

om Cambridge University, hehad served in England in the e six years. The sight of the thatched roof of the College tance him. and so all too soon, he was obliged to relinquish dunobtrusive inmanner, but effective at the same College, We are happy to learn that she is now the President of the few of Kokuvil Hindu's teachers during the writer's time s: Mr. M. Vythilingam, Principal, Chavakachceri Hindu ge, Ratmalana; Mr. M.Mahadeva, K.H.C. and Mahajana irl's College. Maruthanamadam; Mr.E. Sabalingam, Jaffna se, Mr. C.K.Kanthaswamy, Principal, K.H.C.
'rincipal of Urumpiray Hindu College was to be appointed a batch of students demonstrated against this proposal by ng slogans and carrying banners. with the result, the Hindu affna Hindu College to accept the Principal ship of K.H.C. ry of William Shakespeare's works) was in charge of the yassisted by Mr.C.K.Kandaswamy, the Vice Principal.
ce as a student of the Principal ship of Mr. S.Handy yet his record as an educationalist is well known and his
mark which is still evident
ly Master for a short time, and even during this short stint, take the class during the prayer time between the first bell ly left home as the second bell started. He found S.H.P. in prayers. Although this practice was continued, never did il paternal in his attitude towards the writer who had been provided by the writer who shared with him the voracious s after the writer had left the school he invited him to join He believed in "discipline through freedon"He used to say pay the price".
leges in and around Jaffna-town run as a co-educational range, indeed unimaginable, that in such amilieu, romance a watchful eye, among others, of our "lady teacher"Mrs. mselves physically, at that time. Nonetheless, one cannot
nich deserves special mention is the fact that at least during with the domestic cirumstances of each student at school. their relatives, They showed interest in the affairs of the the students was reminiscent of Gurushisya relationship casion when CKK visited his humble abode when he was touch any books during the illness, being well aware of the ortunate in many ways inspite of Sundry setbacks, We who ways remember our indebtedness to our alma mater, May :flag flying

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I SENIORPAST VICE PRESIDE
M.A. NADARA.JAH
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - K.H.C., O.S.A. (CO
BORN 25-09-1905 ۔۔۔۔۔۔ DIED:0
"Will he please stand up for us our new Assistant Secretary is?" said a voice fro) benches. It was at the annual general meeting of 1 O.S.A. (Colombo branch) in 1949 held at the Saiva Kalagam Hall, Wellawate. The late Mr. Nagalina Murugiah, was Secretary, Mr. S. Ratnasabapathy we assistant. I stood up for the members to see me, as previous years. The voice from the front benches Nadarajah. Within, four months of that meeting, it Secretary defacto. Young and inexperienced thougl there to ease the burden of office for me, with gui broad shoulders when ever necessity arose. My assi the years, and blossomed into fond affection. He h him away.
Kokuvil Hindu College was very ished ambition. With his quiet dignity, his amiab inspired several young Kokuvilities in Colombo in home at 48, Rajasinghe Road, Wellawatte, was viri tain source of old student activity.
It was not that Mr. Nadarajah ha his childhood years that he spent there, from 1911 to the School. But such was his sentimental attachmen his early mental nourishment, that he took it as ali
From Kokuvil Hindu, he moved ( 1917 to 1923. From there, he entered the University Suntheralingam and the late Mr. S. A. Pakeman wi Having passed his Inter-mediate examination in Eco sity of London, he took to Government employmer popularly known as "Auditor Nadarajah". Out of A in 1943. In the Accountant's service he progresses Accountant of the Food Department when he retire
Except for a brief two years spent his adult years, nearly fifty of them, in Wellawatte.
 
 
 

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to see who m the front the K.H.C., Mangayar gam , the then Principal, Presided, and Mr. S.K. is elected Secretary for new term, and I was to be his I was new to Colombo, having left school only the was that of one of our Vice President Mr. M.A. he Secretary resigned, and it fell to my lot to be the hI was, I need not have worried. Mr. Nadarajah was dance encouragement and advice, lending his own Ociation with him born during this time, grew over ad been my guide ever since, until death snatched
dear to him. To work for its progress was his cherle manners, his generosity of mind and heart, he to selfless and dedicated services to the school. His ually the association's headquarters, and the foun
dall his education at Kokuvil Hindu College. It was 1917, under the late Mr. E. Chelliah, the founder of it to his village and the village school that gave him fe - long mission to serve Kokuvil Hindu.
on to Jaffna Hindu, where he had his schooling from College having won an OpenExhibition Arts. Mr. C. ere amongst his teachers at the University College. nomics in 1925, as an external student of the Univerit. He served in the Audit Office so long that he was Audit, he was promoted as an Assistant Accountant i Swiftly and rose to Class I in 1958. He was Chief d from government service in December 1961.
in Kokuvil after retirement, Mr. Nadarajah spent all But distance was no barrier. His heart was always in

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Kokuvil, with its people and their school. While at lombo, he also encouraged and assisted every suc Colombo in 1945 was successful largely due to the Nadarajah, Mr. M.S. Thiruvilangam, Mr. S. Sangar: among those who accommodated a number of stud in Colombo. Few people know the part played by N the school carnival in Jaffna in 1950. He threw his launched by Mr. S. Handy Perinbanayagam in putt of public funds. Mr. Nadarajah was also the cemen the Colombo O.S.A. together. His passing away in was indeed great, to the family. It was greater still,
March 1977.
(Re-produced from the magazine
In "Principals Notes" Mr.M. Ma
We are dedicating this number (N distinguished Old Boy of our College, who is no m Alma mater. He retired with honours from Gove Accountants Service. A son of the soil of Kokuv. heart. The Past Principals of the school found him a at Wellawatte for committee meetings of the O.S.A. to delicacies and a 'Groud' tea. Though my associa sterling qualities of head and heart which have euc

ctively associating himself with the O.S.A. in Cocceeding Principal. The school concert staged in : valuable and dedicated efforts of people like Mr. lsivamand Mr. S. K. Murugiah. Mr. Nadarajah was ents and teachers in their homes during their stay Mr. Nadarajah in Colombo towards the success of mself heart and soul into the other massive project ing up a three-storeycd building for the school out ting link that kept the occasional divisive forces in 1974 had left avoid that is difficult to fill. The loss to Kokuvil Hnidu.
S. RATNAPRAGASAM
of K.H.C.)
hadeva wrote as follows:
March 1977) as a moment to Mr. M.A. Nadarajah, a ore with us. He is one of the "Veterans' among our rnment Service rising to the highest grade in the il, he always had the interest of his old school at tower of strength. He always kept an "Open house (Colombo Branch) He always treated ussumptuosly tion with him was brief yet I was able to realize his leared him to all of us.

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O MY REMINISCENCES I ATKOKUVILHINDU COLLE D APRIL 1947 - SEPT, 1950
BY
5. Sivaguru, B4 FC4. Presently Partner - A 1 Macan Markar & Co Formerly Director - Ministry of Industries (8 Scier,
It was April 1947. The month of passes off without much spectacular happenings festiv ies and jubilations of the Buddhist and Hind forme Apr 1947 was a land-mark in my career astl for what I am today was laid in this month.
To go back to April 1947, I was 2. was awaiting results of the Final Examination of B: of the University of Ceylon. At a casual meeting, Principal of Kokuvil Hindu College invited metojo would have it (or luck as Some people Say) I readi of my career, I joined the staff of the College in tha
On my first dayin school, Mr. Na staff, mostly of the traditional village type. Upliftm the Advance Level Class (just started that year) we the classes will have to be managed tactfully. He tol and numbers, it had a vision for rapid progress in th type in his habits, attire and Thinking as he was st and culture.
With my appointment, the numb now a trio - Sivapalan, Velauthapillai and me - allt more left than right. There was a genuine fear by Society and culture without making as to significan we were. The school had to move fast to be graded and Students worked hard to take the School to the
I still remember how the young were determined to make the School move out of the School was mixed School. unlike others which W beauty was there in the school in their prime of life the bachelor graduate teachers. On one occasiont have been having a sing-song party - a music reci hinted whether mine was a music class, for which work was appreciated by the principal and other me mented us on several occasions at the Staff meeti. Were getting the School and students out of the rur out - for better or worse.
In July 1949, as President of th S.J.V. Chelvanayagam the MP for the Kankesanthu . It remains a controversial subject to this day.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

tific Affairs
April generally except for the a new year. As he foundations
years old and chelor of Arts
"Shakespeare Nagalingam" who was at that time in his staff at Kokuvil Hindu College. As Providence ly agreed to his request. This was the starting point t same month.
galingam introduced me to the other members of the ent of the School was his main concern. Students in re not very much younger than me (the teacher) and d me that although the school was small in buildings e future. The principal himself was of the traditional eeped in the old Hindu traditions manners customs
er of the young graduate teachers increased, we had hree of us more out of line with the older traditions - the principal as to whether we would fit into that tdent in it. Anyway we had to be accepted with what as "Grade 1" school, everyone, the parents, teachers a "promised land".
teachers very much imbued with Western Culture rural thinking based in the village environment. The ere either boys or girls schools. As usual, many a and this was, amongst others, a motivating factor for he principal found that in one of my classes the girls tal as if it were. At the end of the class the principal I just smiled. Except for little pinpricks like this, our mbers of the tutorial staff. The principal had complengs. But there was a genuine fear as to whether we al Hindu culture. Yes, the school was really moving
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In a span of 85 years - Kokuvil H of the leading colleges in Jaffna. It now has a tutor two thousand in Grades VI TO XII.
It would be interesting to note started in the late forties the school grew at a rate t Kokuvil has trained students to fit into various sph in Government servicc, others are Journalists, Bal mention a few. We are proud of the fact that K Sivanayagam.
After Nagalingam there were i C.K. Kandasamy, M. Mahadeva and A. Panchalin its present stature. Mr. Nagalingam was succeedc thinker, a Gandhite and a leading member of the Jaf Poorna Suvaraj for Ceylon. Hic was a controvcrsial When he took-over a Hindu School as principal, Christian and free-thinker he would follow the Hir conform to the Hindu tradition, although, he was f accept superstitious beliefs. In one instance one found talking to each other in some remote corne "Why worry if thc two are getting married without socicty". This was typical of the non-conformist
Kokuvil Hindu is to exception o of its leader. The stature of its principal has broug
Besides thc programmed studic they were cncouraged to participate fully in sports
Scouting was first started by Mi ter. In my time Kokuvil also achicvcd same in foot
From the time joined Kokuvil increased at a rapid rate. Buildings were inadequa the school, a carnival named "Lingam lights" was with other contributions provided the finances for building - which is a proud heritage that was hanc believe in the saying "begging is no shame if it v door for even petty contributions. In this cffort insults. We Smiled when the doors were slammed mountains. Our persistcnce did really move them
Iles Kokuvil in September 1950 English Firm of Chartered Accountants -(then Du not for the encouragement given by my colleaguc by my good friend and colleague Mr. Somascahth take this opportunity to convey my sincere thank
No wonder Kokuvil Hindu Coll
Lct me conclude this little not individuals, communities and nations at all times: every man, great, every nation great
1. Conviction of the power
2. Absence of jealously and 3. Helping all who are tryin

indu College has taken vast strides and became one al staff of sixty with a student population exceeding
that although the first advanced Level class was ) become one of the very popular schools in Jaffna. eres of activity. Some arc today in higher echeleons kers, Doctors. Engincers and Accountants - just to okuvil has produced a journalist of the calibre of
lustrious principals like. Handy Perimpanayagam. sam - who contributed much to elevate this school to d by Mr. Handy Perinpanayagam, a respected freena Youth Congress which initiated the movement for figure - Christian by birth and Hindu by conviction. there was some doubt in the village. Whether as a Idu conventions and traditions of the college. He did artoo much of a free-thinker and non-conformist to of the teachers protested when a girl and boy were of the school. Handy master, smilingly, remarked donations and dowries that has been the bane of our Handy Master.
the rule that any institution is a lengthencd shadow ht to it fame and name.
2s, in order to develop the personality of Students, and other cxtra curricular activities such a Scouting.
'. Sivasupramaniam. I was his Assistant Scout Masbal too.
indu College it's tutorial staff and student population ite to cope with this expansion. To meet the needs of s organised by us. The Collection from this together the monument which we see today - the three storied led done to our future generation of children. We all was for the cause of learning". We knocked at every
wc suffered humiliations and at times stomached against us. As it is said persistence could move even ountains.
to be articled for Chartered Accountancy in a reputed ncum Watkins Ford & Co and now Ernst & Young) If s at Kokuvil and the spontaneous financial Support er, I would not have ascended to this height. I wish to (s to this generous Soul.
ege hasitspermanent place'in my heart.
2 with Swami Vivekananda's saying which apply to and in all places. "Three things are necessary to make
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Mr. R. Mahendran
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fff larship, K. Ganeshalingam, Acting.
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Our/mmediate last rimanal/Mr. A. la MESSIIago,
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Close who contributed by Way of advertise
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tlessing Message,
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Mi for his immediate response in sending his bless
mits for their messages, articles and AUCMS.
Ments for this souvenir and banners,
for the cKarellemt priimting job.
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ned us immensely in Making this celebrations a
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