Page numbers in bold denote the location of actual entries or boxed sections in the book.
vaccination 571
Vahkil, Behram 405
Valar Thamizh Iyyakam (Tamil Language Council) 532
Valberg, Lloyd 391, 498, 578
valleys 578
Valuair 314
value systems 142
van Braam Houckgeest, A.E. 432
van Cuylenburg, J.B. 31
van Hien, Gordon 133
van Kleef Aquarium 578
van Kleef, K.W.B. 578
van Linschoten, Jan Huyghen 578, 579
van Melckebecke, Carlos 85
van Sitteven & Partners 39
Vanda Miss Joaquim 42, 398, 578
Vanessa-Mae 133, 579
Varathan, S. 536, 579
Varella Channel/Old Strait 157, 380, 578, 579
Vasoo, S. 568
Veerasingam, Arumugam 433
Velupillai, K. 534
Vendargon, Dominic 85
venereal diseases 113, 137
Vennilaa Kalai Arangam 536
Venture Corporation 579
Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie 268, 364, 579
Verghese, Reggie 95, 436
vernacular schools 321, 355
Vesak Day 427, 579
veto, presidential 299
Vickers, Ballas and Co. 54
Vicom 137
Victoria Concert Hall 38, 133, 580
Victoria Memorial Hall 31 See also Victoria Concert Hal
Victoria School 21, 51, 580
Victoria Theatre 38, 112, 401, 580
Victoria, Queen 176, 580
Victorian revivalism 580
Vietnam 246
Vietnam War 574
Vigilantes, The 553
Vijaya Dasami 378
Village Roadshow 218
visitor arrivals, tourist 568
Vocational and Industrial Training Board 23, 254
void decks 580
voluntary welfare organizations 369, 509
voting 580
Voysey, C.F.A. 72