Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers, was a British civil servant, and a Pali and Buddhist scholar. In later life, he served as the Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge.
by André Cluysenaar (1872-1939), 1920. Oil on canvas, 68.5x49 cm. Government Art Collection(GAC).
Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers. Civil Servant and Pali scholar, in 1919.
1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots
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The 1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots was a widespread and prolonged ethnic riot in the island of Ceylon between Sinhalese Buddhists and the Ceylon Moors. The riots were eventually suppressed by the British
Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers
…Buddhist university in Colombo. He delivered his speech not in English, but in Pali, thus arousing the admiration of the scholars present. In 1915, a series of riots broke out in British Ceylon between Buddhists and Muslims. In response to the riots, Chalmers declared martial law in Ceylon, and deployed the Ceylon…
A group of British appointed Kandyan chiefs, with Hon. J. P. Lewis, Government Agent, Central Province in 1905.
A Perahera procession organized in Kandy during the imperial tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901.
Punjabi Muslims of a British Indian Army Punjab Regiment, 1910.
A street scene in Kandy.