# Manipay

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Manipay
| native_name = மானிப்பாய்<br />මනිපාය
| settlement_type = [Town](/source/Town)
| pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Northern Province
| subdivision_type = [Country](/source/List_of_countries)
| subdivision_name = [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)
| subdivision_type2 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Sri_Lanka)
| subdivision_name2 = [Northern](/source/Northern_Province%2C_Sri_Lanka)
| subdivision_type3 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Sri_Lanka)
| subdivision_name3 = [Jaffna](/source/Jaffna_District) 
| subdivision_type4 = [DS Division](/source/Divisional_Secretariats_of_Sri_Lanka)
| subdivision_name4 = Valikamam South‐West 
| coordinates = {{coord|9|43|0|N|80|0|0|E|region:LK|display=inline}}
}}

'''Manipay''' or '''Maanippaai''' ({{langx|ta|மானிப்பாய்}}) is a town in the northern [Jaffna District](/source/Jaffna_District) of [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka). The original name of '''Manipay''' is '''Periyapulam'''.<ref>''Yaalpaana Charithram'' by A. Mutthuthambipillai, p.123, Tamil Mann Publication.</ref> It was a mission location when the [American Ceylon Mission](/source/American_Ceylon_Mission) (ACM) came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century. Dr. [Samuel Fisk Green](/source/Samuel_Fisk_Green) founded the [Green Memorial Hospital](/source/Green_Memorial_Hospital) in 1864 in this village. It was also known as ''Manipai''. 
There are number of schools in the village, some of which were founded by ACM. The 104-year-old [Manipay Hindu College](/source/Manipay_Hindu_College) and the 53-year-old [Manipay Hindu Ladies College](/source/Manipay_Hindu_Ladies_College), both High Schools, are prominent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2010/07/04/imp03.asp |title=Sri Lanka News {{!}} Sundayobserver.lk |website=www.sundayobserver.lk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708120346/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2010/07/04/imp03.asp |archive-date=2015-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.educationtimes.lk/et-schools/3381-manipay-ladies-occupy-a-unique-position-in-jaffna | title=Education Times - Manipay Ladies' occupy a unique position in Jaffna }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The village also contains  Hindu temples and churches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uthayam.net/articles/medisc.html |title=Medical & Scientific Tamil Pioneer<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-11-01 |archive-date=2007-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809212837/http://uthayam.net/articles/medisc.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Manipay Maruthady Pillaiyar Temple stands out.

Manipay is often referred to as the [Colombo 7](/source/Colombo_7) of [Jaffna](/source/Jaffna) as much of the [Tamil](/source/Tamil_people) community who had historically lived in the elite [Cinnamon Gardens](/source/Cinnamon_Gardens) in Colombo originally hailed from Manipay.

==Famous Manipay Residents==
Manipay has historically been the home or ancestral home of many significant individuals in Sri Lankan History. The town also housed a large number of powerful [mudaliyars](/source/mudaliyars) from the [British colonial](/source/British_Empire) period. Such notable individuals include: [Mudaliyar](/source/Mudaliyar) E. Nannithamby, father-in-law of [Sir](/source/Sir) [Ponnambalam Ramanathan](/source/Ponnambalam_Ramanathan) and [Mudaliyar](/source/Mudaliyar) Namasivayam, father-in-law of [Ponnambalam Arunachalam](/source/Ponnambalam_Arunachalam).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaffnaroyalfamily.org/ponnambalam.php |title=Hon. Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan Q.C. - The Royal Family of Jaffna |website=www.jaffnaroyalfamily.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061221043056/http://www.jaffnaroyalfamily.org/ponnambalam.php |archive-date=2006-12-21}}</ref> Other prominent personages hailing from Manipay who lived in the capital, Colombo, include: [Sir](/source/Sir) [Arunachalam Mahadeva](/source/Arunachalam_Mahadeva), {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG}}, [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) [Justice](/source/Judge) [Deshamanya](/source/Deshamanya) [V. Manicavasagar](/source/V._Manicavasagar), [James T. Rutnam](/source/James_T._Rutnam), [Nagalingam Shanmugathasan](/source/Nagalingam_Shanmugathasan) and [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) [Justice](/source/Judge) [Siva Selliah](/source/Siva_Selliah) among numerous others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tissanayagam.com/ |title=Home |website=tissanayagam.com}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[S. K. Lawton](/source/S._K._Lawton) (1851–1919), Ceylonese photographer

==Velakkai Pillaiyar Temple==

[Velakkai Pillaiyar Temple](/source/Velakkai_Pillaiyar_Temple) is a Hindu Temple located in Manipay. The temple is dedicated to Lord Skanda and his elder brother Ganesha.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143907/http://www.bhoomi.lk/SriLanka_Cities-Manipay-11316.aspx Map of Manipay]

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Category:Manipay
Category:Towns in Jaffna District
Category:Valikamam South West DS Division

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