Professor Manikam Nadarajasundaram is a Sri Lankan academic and former dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce at the University of Jaffna.

Early life and family

Nadarajasundaram was educated at

Hartley College Hartley College ( ta, ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி ''Hāṭlik Kallūri'') is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1838 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. The school i ...

between 1954 and 1965. He was a keen sportsman and won school colours in cricket, football and athletics. He took part in island-wide competitions in cricket, football and other sports. He was part of the Jaffna Schools Cricket XI team which played All Indian School Boys in

Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mo ...

, scoring 94 runs. He was also part of the Ceylon National Schools Cricket XI which played against All Indian School Boys in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

in 1964. After school he joined the

University of Ceylon The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the Unive ...

, Peradeniya in 1965, graduating with an honours degree in economics. He played cricket and football for the university, captaining the cricket team in 1970. He was part of the Central Province Cricket XI team which played against England in 1969 and Australia in 1970. Nadarajasundaram obtained a master's degree in economics from the University of Jaffna in 1983.

Career

Nadarajasundaram joined the National Savings Bank in 1973 as a research officer/accountant. Nadarajasundaram then became a senior lecturer Department of Commerce and Management Studies at the University of Jaffna. He became head of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies in May 1993. In September 1994 the department was split into two departments, Management Studies and Commerce, and Nadarajasundaram was appointed head of the former. The Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce was established in May 1999 and Nadarajasundaram became its first dean. He remained dean until the end of May 2005.

References

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