Mudaliyar Arulappu Bastiampillay Rajendra (1884–1963) was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant and member of the

Senate of Ceylon The Senate was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed and indirectly elected rather than directly elected. It was housed in the old Legislative Counci ...

Early life and family

Rajendra was born in 1884. He was educated at

St. Patrick's College, Jaffna , motto_translation = By faith and labour , location = Mathews Road, Gurunagar , city = Jaffna , province = Northern Province , country = Sri Lanka , coordinates ...

. Rajendra had seven children.

Career

After school Rajendra joined the Government Clerical Service. After a series of promotions he became an Administrative Officer at the Education Department. He worked at the department for nearly 35 years. Rajendra was an official translator for the government and Interpreter Mudaliyar to the British Governor. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the

1953 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1953 for the United Kingdom were announced on 30 December 1952, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1953. This was the first New Year Honours since the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. The ''Honours list'' ...

Later life

After retirement Rajendra was appointed to the

. He died in 1963.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajendra, A. B. 1884 births 1963 deaths Alumni of St. Patrick's College, Jaffna Ceylonese Members of the Order of the British Empire People from British Ceylon Mudaliyars of Ceylon Members of the Senate of Ceylon Sri Lankan Tamil people Sri Lankan civil servants Tamil politicians