Prof. Romila Thapar to deliver Roland Silva Memorial Lecture online Prof. Romila Tharpar will deliver online The Dr. Roland Silva Memorial Lecture on “The History of the Museum in India” at the 141st Session of the Monthly Lecture Series of The National Trust on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 at 6.00 pm, the Trust announced last […]
by ECB Wijeyesinghe Those who think that all good Burghers, when they die, go to Holland, are sadly mistaken. The best of them, in life and death, have not only hitched their waggons to the fluctuating fortunes of this little island, but rendered such signal service to the land of their birth that they have […]
Ponnambalam Arunachalam was the youngest son of Gate Mudaliyar A. Ponnambalam. He was born on September 14, 1853, to a highly respected and a well-educated professional family originally from Manipay, Jaffna.