Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies

The Evelyn Rutnam Institute is a nonprofit organization located in Thirunelveli, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka, whose primary objective is to facilitate inter-cultural relations and to encourage the studies of past and present cultures. The institute was established on 10 May 1981, in the memory of Evelyn Wijeyaratne Rutnam, the late wife of late James T. Rutnam.