S. Arasaratnam
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Professor S. Arasaratnam Ph.D |
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| Born |
20 March 1930 Navaly, Ceylon |
| Died | 4 October 1998 (aged 68) Sydney, Australia |
| Alma mater |
Jaffna College University of Ceylon University of London |
| Occupation | Academic |
Professor Sinnappah Arasaratnam (20 March 1930 – 4 October 1998) was a Ceylonese academic, historian and author, born in Sri Lanka during British colonial rule. Known as Arasa, he was a lecturer at the University of Ceylon, University of Malaya and University of New England (Australia).
Arasaratnam was born on 20 March 1930 in Navaly in northern province of Ceylon. He was educated at Jaffna College, Vaddukoddai. After school he joined the University of Ceylon in 1947 from where he graduated in 1951 with a First Class Honours BA degree.
Arasaratnam married Thanalakshmi (Padma), daughter of Selvathurai. They had a son (Niranjan) and two daughters (Sulochana and Ranjana). They have 7 grandchildren, 2 granddaughters (Lily and Meera) and 5 grandsons ( Eamonn, Arasa, Aron, Rohan and Isiah). Arasaratnam was a practising Christian who attended the Uniting Church in Armidale, New South Wales.
After graduation in 1951 Arasaratnam was appointed an assistant lecturer of history at the University of Ceylon. In 1954 he joined the University of London to carry out doctoral research and in 1956 he graduated with a Ph.D in history. On returning to Ceylon Arasaratnam rejoined the University of Ceylon as a lecturer. He was appointed lecturer in Indian Studies at the University of Malaya in 1961. He was promoted to professor of history in 1968.
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