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Mylvakanam Srikantha, OBE (17 September 1913 – 4 February 1982) was a leading Ceylon Tamil civil servant.

Early life and family

Srikantha was born on 17 September 1913. He was the son of Mylvakanam, a school master from Alaveddy in northern Ceylon. He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College.

Srikantha married Maheswari, daughter of Kasturiar K. Muttucumaru. They had two sons (Yogalingam and Janakan) and a daughter (Malini).

Career

Srikantha joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1937. He held several positions and served in a number of places. He was Assistant Government Agent in Puttalam (1948); Government Agent of Northern Province (1954); and Government Agent of Jaffna District (1955–61).

Srikantha was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1955 Birthday Honours.

Srikantha was then Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and the Ministry of Irrigation and Power. He retired in 1969.

Death

Srikantha died on 4 February 1982.

References

1. ^ Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 210.
2. "Jaffna Hindu College OBA to honour distinguished Old Boys on Sunday". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 13 September 2003. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010.
3. "Overview". Puttalam District Secretariat.
4. "Fifth Supplement". The London Gazette (39736): 48. 30 December 1952.
5. "Fourth Supplement". The London Gazette (40500): 3306. 3 June 1955.
6. De Silva, Leelananda (24 January 2010). "The Ministry of Lands in the late 1960s". The Island (Sri Lanka).
7. "Saviour of Sinharaja". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 June 2011.

• 1913 births
• 1982 deaths
• Alumni of Jaffna Hindu College
• Ceylonese Officers of the Order of the British Empire
• Government Agents (Sri Lanka)
• People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka
• People from British Ceylon
• Permanent secretaries of Sri Lanka
• Sri Lankan Tamil people