| 词条 | J. T. Arulanantham |
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| honorific_prefix = Rev. | name = J. T. Arulanantham | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1897|05|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|1964|06|21|1897|05|13|df=yes}} | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = St. John's College, Jaffna University College, Colombo Ridley Hall, Cambridge King's College London | occupation = Teacher | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} The Reverend John Thaigarajah Arulanantham (13 May 1897 – 21 June 1964) was a Ceylonese priest and teacher. He was the principal of St. John's College, Jaffna from 1940 to 1957. Early lifeArulanantham was born on 13 May 1897.[1] He was son of two teachers from Nayanmarkaddu near Nallur in northern Ceylon. He was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna.[1] He then went to University College, Colombo from where he passed the University of London Inter Science Examination.[1] Arulanantham was selected by the Church Missionary Society and sent to Ridley Hall, Cambridge to study theology.[1] He was ordained at St Paul's Cathedral in 1933.[1] He then went to King's College London from where he graduated with an honours degree in psychology.[1] Arulanantham married Pushpam Asirvatham. They had three sons (Dr Pararasan, Vijayan and Dr Karunyan) and one daughter (Kirupa).[1] CareerAfter graduation Arulanantham returned to Ceylon and took up a position as principal of a school in Peradeniya.[1] In 1936 he was appointed vice principal of St. John's College, Jaffna.[1][2] He was appointed principal in 1940, a position he held until his retirement in 1957.[1][2] Arulanantham was the first native Ceylonese to be appointed principal of St. John's College.[1] RetirementAfter retirement Arulanantham joined the church, serving as vicar of the Christ Church, Galle Face, Colombo.[1] Later he served as priest-in-charge of the St. John's Church, Chundikuli, Jaffna.[1] Arulanantham died on 21 June 1964 aged 67.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 {{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=12–13}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Arulanantham, J. T.}}2. ^1 {{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.jaffnastjohnscollege.com/History.htm|publisher=St. John's College, Jaffna}} 9 : 1897 births|1964 deaths|Alumni of King's College London|Alumni of the Ceylon University College|Alumni of St. John's College, Jaffna|People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Principals of St. John's College, Jaffna|Sri Lankan Tamil priests|Sri Lankan Tamil teachers |
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