N. Shanmugarajah

N. Shanmugarajah
MIEE
Born (1912-11-06)6 November 1912
Ethnicity Ceylon Tamil
Alma mater Jaffna Central College
Occupation Engineer

Nadarajah Shanmugarajah was a Ceylon Tamil engineer and general manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board.

Early life and family

Shanmugarajah was born on 6 November 1912.[1] He was the son of S. Nadarajah and Pakialakshmi from Vannarpannai in northern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at Jaffna Central College.[1] He then studied engineering at Ceylon Technical College in Colombo.[1]

Shanmugarajah married Padmavathy, daughter of Duraipillai.[1] They had three children (Priyadarshani, Chitraleka and Ravi Prakash).[1]

Career

Shanmugarajah worked as an apprentice for Calendar Cables Ltd in India before joining the Department of Electrical Undertakings in Ceylon.[1] After a series of promotions he became general manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 193.


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