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.
A. V. Kulasingham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1890 |
| Died | 16 January 1978 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Jaffna College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Political party | All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
Early life and family
editKulasingham 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
editKulasingham 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
editKulasingham died on 16 January 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 87–88.
- ^ "The birth of a Newspaper". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 February 1997.
- ^ "Kala Korner by Dee Cee". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 29 June 2003.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 10: Lord Soulbury and his soulless report". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.