A. Canagaratnam
| A. Canagaratnam MLC | |
|---|---|
| ஆ. கனகரத்தினம் | |
 | |
| Unofficial Member (Northern Province South), Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1873 |
| Alma mater |
Jaffna Central College Wesley College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Arumugam Canagaratnam (Tamil: ஆறுமுகம் கனகரத்தினம்) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
Early life and family
Canagaratnam was born in 1873.[1] He was the son of Visuvanathan Arumugam.[1] Canagaratnam was educated at Jaffna Central College and Wesley College, Colombo.[1] He had his higher education in Calcutta.[1]
Canagaratnam's nephew C. Sittampalam was a government minister.[2]
Career
Canagaratnam joined the legal profession after finishing his education.[1]
Canagaratnam became chairman of the Rural Education Development Board in the 1920s.[1] He was also chairman of the Jaffna Local Board and Jaffna Urban Council.[1][2] He was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon as the member for the Northern Province South at the 1924 election.[1][3]
Canagaratnam campaigned for the establishment of the University of Ceylon and edited a nationalist journal called The Ceylon Patriot.[1] He built Stanley College, which was later renamed Canagaratnam Maha Vidyalayam, using his own funds.[1][2] Canagaratnam Road is also named after him.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 28.
- 1 2 3 "Stamp to honour Cathiravelu Sittampalam". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 February 2004.
- ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 5: Political polarization on communal lines". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.