Araly South, Jaffna – Birthplace of Prof. A. Sathasivam

Araly South is located in the Jaffna region of northern Sri Lanka, an area long associated with Tamil education, religious life and literary culture. Araly forms part of the wider Valikamam West region, which includes several historically important towns and villages in the Jaffna peninsula.

Prof. A. Sathasivam was born in Araly South, Jaffna, on 15 February 1926 into a respected scholarly family. This Tamil cultural environment formed the earliest setting of his life before he began his formal education at local schools in Araly.

How it relates to Prof. A. Sathasivam:

Araly South is the starting point of Prof. Sathasivam’s biography. His early connection to Jaffna’s Tamil educational and scholarly traditions helps explain the foundation of his later work in Tamil grammar, lexicography, linguistics and comparative language studies.