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Kumaran Ratnam

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Kumaran Ratnam was a Ceylonese physician. He was the founder of Ratnam's Private Hospital in Union Place, Colombo. A long-standing member of the Colombo Municipal Council from the Slave Island Ward, he was elected as Mayor of Colombo from January 1950 to December 1950.[1]

He was married to Meena Coomaraswamy, and lived in Barnes Place, Colombo. He was the brother-in-law of Mangala Moonesinghe.[2] Following his death, the Short Road in Union Place was renamed Dr. Kumaran Ratnam Road.

References

  1. ^ Wagista, Kumaradasa. "Century of caring for Colombo". Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mangala Moonesinghe A Tribute". Island. Retrieved 13 November 2019.