Sarvajana Nesan (Tamil: சர்வஜன நேசன், 'The Universal Friend') was an Arabic Tamil weekly newspaper published from Colombo, Ceylon 1886-1889.[1][2][3][4] Sarvajana Nesan covered general issues on politics, business and education.[1] Sarvajana Nesan was formed by a group of Ceylonese Muslims to oppose M.K. Cittilevvai, and Sarvajana Nesan served as a rival to his Muslim Nesan.[2] A.L.C. Mohideen was the printer and publisher of Sarvajana Nesan.[1]

Sarvajana Nesan
Cover of Sarvajana Nesan
TypeWeekly
PublisherA.L.C. Mohideen
Founded1886
LanguageArabic Tamil
Ceased publication1889
HeadquartersColombo

Sarvajana Nesan was, along with Muslim Nesan, one of the two most prominent Muslim newspapers in the Tamil-speaking world at the time.[4] Sarvajana Nesan covered news from the Middle East, whilst it relied on material printed in Singai Nesan for news from South-East Asia.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c Hussein, Asiff. Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka. [Nugegoda]: Asiff Hussein, 2007. pp. 53-54
  2. ^ a b Nuk̲amān̲, Em. Ē. Sri Lankan Muslims: Ethnic Identity Within Cultural Diversity. Colombo: International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 2007. p. 118
  3. ^ Gunasingam, Murugar. Primary sources for history of the Sri Lankan Tamils: a world-wide search. Colombo: M.V. Publications for the South Asian Studies Centre, Sydney, 2005. p. 47
  4. ^ a b Heng, Derek Thiam Soon, and Syed Muhd. Khairudin Aljunied. Singapore in Global History. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2011. p. 74
  5. ^ Heng, Derek Thiam Soon, and Syed Muhd. Khairudin Aljunied. Singapore in Global History. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2011. p. 82