P. Kandiah
Ceylonese Parliament for Point Pedro | |
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In office 1956–1960 | |
Preceded by | T. Ramalingam |
Succeeded by | K. Thurairatnam |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 July 1914 |
Died | (aged 46) |
Political party | Ceylon Tamil |
Ponnambalam Kandiah was a
Early life and family
Kandiah was born on 1 July 1914.[1] He was the son of Ponnambalam from Puloly in northern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College.[1][2] He later joined the Ceylon University College, graduating in 1935 with a BA degree.[1][3] He received a scholarship to study at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and after two years he graduated with a MA degree in economics and oriental languages.[1][4] He then studied for a further two years at University of Oxford.[1]
Kandiah married Parameswari from Nelliady.[1] They had a daughter – Radha.[1]
Career
After returning to Ceylon he served as a lecturer at Ceylon University College.
Whilst at Cambridge Kandiah met leftist students from Ceylon including
Kandiah died in September 1960 aged 46.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 78.
- ^ a b c d e Nakkawita, Wijitha (22 February 2009). "A man who belonged to the whole country". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Ceylon University College Prospectus 1936–37. Ceylon University College. 1936. p. 62.
- ^ 'University News', Times, 16 June 1938.
- ^ a b Keuneman, Pieter. "A Life of Devotion to the People's Cause" (PDF). Communist Party of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.