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词条 A. V. Kulasingham
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  1. Early life and family

  2. Career

  3. Death

  4. References

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Aiyathurai Varnakulasingham Kulasingham (11 October 1890 – 16 January 1978) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician, journalist and editor of the Ceylon Daily News and Hindu Organ.

Early life and family

Kulasingham was born on 11 October 1890.[1] He was educated at Jaffna College.[1]

Kulasingham married Rasammah, daughter of Thambu, in 1910.[1] They had three sons (Rudrasingam, Karalasingam and Jeganathan) and five daughters (Manonmani, Annapillai, Thilagam, Pathmaranee and Jeyamani).[1]

Career

Kulasingham got involved in journalism whilst still a student, contributing articles to the Morning Star and The Times of Ceylon.[1] He was later editor of the Ceylon Daily News (1925) and Hindu Organ, and special correspondent to the Manchester Guardian.[1][2][3]

Kulasingham was also an advocate and practised law for more than 50 years.[1] He was also a crown advocate.[1]

Kulasingham was a founding member of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) in 1944 and served as joint secretary.[4] He contested the 1947 parliamentary election in Kayts as the ACTC candidate but was defeated by Alfred Thambiayah by just 322 votes.[5]

Death

Kulasingham died on 16 January 1978.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Arumugam|first=S.|title=Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon|url=http://www.noolaham.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dictionary_of_Biography_of_the_Tamils_of_Ceylon|year=1997|pages=87–88}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=The birth of a Newspaper|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/970223/plus5.html|newspaper=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=23 February 1997}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Kala Korner by Dee Cee|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/030629/plus/3.html|newspaper=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=29 June 2003}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Rajasingham|first=K. T.|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ13Df01.html|chapter=Chapter 10: Lord Soulbury and his soulless report}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000000/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |archivedate=2016-02-04 }}
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