S. Pathmanathan
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S. Pathmanathan | |
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4th Chancellor of the University of Jaffna |
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Preceded by | M. Sivasuriya |
Personal details | |
Born | Araly, Ceylon |
20 March 1940
Alma mater | Jaffna College University of Ceylon University of London |
Profession | Academic |
Religion | Hindu |
Professor Sivasubramaniam Pathmanathan (born 20 March 1940) is a Sri Lankan Tamil historian, academic, author and current chancellor of the University of Jaffna.[1]
Early life and family
Pathmanathan was born on 20 March 1940 in Araly in northern Ceylon.[2][3][4] He is the son of Sivasubramaniam, a teacher at Vaddukoddai Hindu College, and Sivapakkiyam.[2] He was educated at Jaffna College.[2] After school he joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya from where he received a BA special degree in history in 1963.[2][4]
Pathmanathan in married to Pathmaleela.[2] They have three sons (Hariharan, Sriharan and Sivasankar) and two daughters (Sudharshni and Sivadharshni).[2]
Career
Pathmanathan joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1963 as an assistant lecturer in history. He was promoted to lecturer (1969), senior lecturer (1975) and associate professor (1981).[2] In 1969 he received a Ph.D in South Asian history from the University of London.[2][4] He was also a visiting lecturer of history/Hindu civilisation at the University of Ceylon, Colombo (1970-72) and visiting lecturer of history University of Sri Lanka Vidyalankara campus (1975-77).[2] He joined the University of Jaffna in 1986 as professor of history, serving until 2004.[2][3] He returned to the University of Peradeniya as professor of history in 1995, serving until 2006.[2][3] He was head of the Department of History at Peradeniya between 2001 and 2002.[3] He was a visiting professor at the University of Cologne's Institute of Indology and Tamil Studies (2003-04) and Uppsala University (2004).[3] He retired in May 2006.[3]
After retirement Pathmanathan became an emeritus professor of history at University of Peradeniya.[5] He was a visiting professor at Eastern University, Sri Lanka (2007-08) where he helped establish the Hindu Civilisation discipline.[3] In 2008 he served as a consultant in Hindu studies at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.[3] He later became chancellor of the University of Jaffna.[6][7]
Pathmanathan has served in various positions including vice chairman of the University Grants Commission (1994-99) and a member of the National Education Commission (1991-2001).[2][3] He was a consultant to the Ministry of Hindu Affairs between 2002 and 2003.[3]
Works
Pathmanathan is a prolific writer — he has written/edited several books and authored dozens of papers.[2][3]
- The Vanniyar (Tamil) (1970, Peradeniya)
- The Kingdom of Jaffna, Part 1 (Circa A.D. 1250-1450) (1978, Arul M. Rajendran)
- The Laws and Customs of the Sri Lankan Tamils (Tamil) (2001, Kumaran Press)
- Hindu Culture in Sri Lanka, Volume 1: Temple Art & Architecture (editor) (Tamil) (2001, Department of Hindu Religious & Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka)
- Hindu Culture in Sri Lanka, Volume 2: Dances & Paintings (editor) (Tamil) (2002, Department of Hindu Religious & Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka)
- The Vanni Principalities in Sri Lanka (Tamil) (2003, Kumaran Press)
- Tamil Literature and Historical Traditions in Sri Lanka (Tamil) (2004, Kumaran Press)
- Hinduism in Sri Lanka (Tamil) (2004, Kumaran Press)
- Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka (Tamil) (2006, Department of Hindu Religious & Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka)
References
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- 1940 births
- Academics of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- Academics of the University of Ceylon (Colombo)
- Academics of the University of Ceylon (Peradeniya)
- Academics of the University of Jaffna
- Academics of the University of Peradeniya
- Academics of the University of Sri Lanka (Peradeniya)
- Academics of the University of Sri Lanka (Vidyalankara)
- Alumni of Jaffna College
- Alumni of the University of Ceylon (Peradeniya)
- Alumni of the University of London
- Chancellors of the University of Jaffna
- Living people
- People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- People of British Ceylon
- Sri Lankan Hindus
- Sri Lankan Tamil academics
- Sri Lankan Tamil historians
- Sri Lankan Tamil writers
- University of Cologne faculty
- Uppsala University faculty