75th Anniversary
January 11, 2026 2026-10-09 15:4775th Anniversary
75 Years
of Excellence
Hindu College Colombo
The anniversary year features
Then arrives Hindu College Colombo’s dawn. The school has been a prominent educational institution that has produced many well-balanced and educated citizens of the nation for more than seven decades.
The Birth of Hindu College Colombo
Then arrives Hindu College Colombo’s dawn. The school has been a prominent educational institution that has produced many well-balanced and educated citizens of the nation for more than seven decades.
Hindu College Colombo was founded on February 12, 1951, under the name “Pillayaar Paadasaalai”. The trustees of Bambalapitiya Sri Sammaankoodu Maanikka Vinaaagar temple and Sri Kathiresan temple donated the land for the school. Beginning with 55 students and two volunteer instructors, the school was managed by the Hindu Educational Society.
Mr. Pathmanathan was the school’s first principal, a position he held until 1957. Mr. V. Sathasivam was the principal of the primary section.
With the beginning of senior courses, the school required additional space to accommodate new students. Sir John Kothalawala, who was Prime Minister at the time, laid the foundation for the construction of new structures on land acquired by HES in Ratmalana for the purpose of expanding the school.
Beginning in 1955, senior courses were held in Ratmalana and junior classes were held in Bambalapitiya. However, both were administered by the same entity.
