Sir Anton Bertram, Chief Justice in Ceylon up to about 1926 at least
- Sir Anton Bertram (1869-1937): Attorney General of Ceylon, 1911-1918; Chief Justice, 1918-1925.Sir Anton Bertram (1869-1937): Attorney General of Ceylon, 1911-1918; Chief Justice, 1918-1925, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1929; he was ‘a conscientious character who could become jittery under pressure’, wrote Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore of his colleague in Ceylon.On 13th Oct. Rabindranath delivered a lecture before the members of local YMCA. Sir Anton Bertram presided over the meeting. Rabindranath explained before the audience about the aims and objects of Viswabharati and added that he had come here as a mendicant friar for co-operation including financial assistance.
Sir Ponnambalam Arunachchalam, CCS (September 14, 1853- January 9, 1924) was a Tamil political leader in Ceylon and a member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.On 15th Oct Rabindranath addressed in a public hall before a huge gathering on "Growth of my Life's work". Mentioning his message from India to Ceylon, he expressed his grief having learnt that the present Ceylon had forgotten the long spiritual relationship between the two territories of a land.
On 15th Oct Rabindranath addressed a large audience on "Growth of my life's Work" in a public hall which was presided over by Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam. He said about the message of India to Ceylon and expressed his grief when he heard that the modern Ceylon had forgotten the spiritual relationship developed during the thousands of years ago. His fervent hope is - his visit to Ceylon will reopen the previous relationship. He also referred to the past relationship Ceylon had with Bengal. The paper Ceylon Observer described the lecture on 16th Oct;
" The concluding lecture of the poet's lecture was an impassioned appeal to each race and to each religion to break down its own dividing walls and confining boundaries at the dawn of the age which was so rapidly advancing."
