Educational Institutions Connected to Prof. A. Sathasivam

Prof. A. Sathasivam’s academic journey passed through several important schools, colleges and universities in Sri Lanka and abroad. From his early education at Araly Saraswathy Vidyalayam and Araly Hindu English School, through Jaffna College, Vaddukoddai and Ananda College, Colombo, to the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and the University of Oxford, each institution helped shape his development as a Tamil scholar, linguist and comparative researcher.

This section brings together the educational institutions connected to his life and work. It includes the schools where he received his early training, the universities where he studied and taught, and the international academic centres associated with his research in Tamil grammar, lexicography, Dravidian linguistics and the Sumero–Dravidian hypothesis.

University of Oxford and Prof. A. Sathasivam

The University of Oxford was the international academic setting for Prof. A. Sathasivam’s doctoral studies. After completing his B.A. and M.A. at...

University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and Prof. A. Sathasivam

The University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, was central to Prof. A. Sathasivam’s education and academic career. He entered the university in 1948 and...

Ananda College, Colombo and Prof. A. Sathasivam

Ananda College is one of Colombo’s prominent educational institutions and is historically associated with Buddhist education in Sri Lanka. Public records identify...

Jaffna College, Vaddukoddai and Prof. A. Sathasivam

Jaffna College is a historic educational institution in Vaddukoddai, in the Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1871 as...

Araly Hindu English School and Prof. A. Sathasivam

Araly Hindu English School was one of the early educational institutions connected to Prof. A. Sathasivam’s schooling in Jaffna. The name itself...

Araly Saraswathy Vidyalayam and Prof. A. Sathasivam

Araly Saraswathy Vidyalayam is one of the local educational institutions associated with Araly in the Jaffna region. Araly’s community records identify Saraswathi...