Vidyananda College (Tamil: வித்தியானந்தக் கல்லூரி Vittiyāṉantak Kallūri) is a National school in Mulliyawalai, Sri Lanka.[1][2] Established in 1951, it was the first school in Mullaitivu District to achieve "college" status.[citation needed]
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| Coordinates | 9°13′27.20″N 80°46′56.90″E / 9.2242222°N 80.7824722°E |
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| School type | National School |
| Motto | Learning to purity |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Founder | C. Suntharalingam |
| School district | Mullaitivu Education Zone |
| Authority | Central government of Sri Lanka |
| School number | 1401002 |
| Teaching staff | 29 |
| Grades | 6-13 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 10-18 |
| School roll | 281 |
| Language | Tamil |
History
editVidyananda College was founded in 1951 by C. Suntharalingam, the local Member of Parliament. It is located on grounds of about 27 acres (110,000 m2). The school was affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War, being located in the eastern Mullaitivu District[3] where battles occurred during the civil war which resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians.[4][5] School girls studying in this school were among those killed in the Chencholai bombing.[6][7]
See also
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edit- ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ^ "Address the root cause to end suffering: Vidyananda alumni". TamilNet. 23 October 2008.
- ^ Haviland, Charles (24 February 2012). "Sri Lanka government publishes war death toll statistics". BBC News.
- ^ Asia Report N°219 – SRI LANKA’S NORTH I: THE DENI AL OF MINORITY RIGHTS. International Crisis Group. 16 March 2012. p. 6.
- ^ "Sencholai air-strike killed 55, details released". Tamilnet. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "14 Aug 2006: 53 Tamil school girls killed by Sri Lankan air strike on children's home". Tamil Guardian. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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