Srikanthalakshmi Arulanandam, in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
: சிறீகாந்தலட்சுமி அருளானந்தம் (1961 – December 25, 2019) was a
Sri Lankan librarian and writer, who was an advocate for feminism, media literacy and
Eelam-Tamil bibliography.
Born in
Inuvil
Inuvil ( ta, இணுவில், translit=Iṇuvil; si, ඉනුවිල්, translit=Inuvil) is a village in Northern Sri Lanka. It is situated along the KKS main road, Jaffna district. The area is mainly populated by people who speak the ...
, the eldest of seven children, she studied at
Sunnagam Ramanathan College and graduated with a degree in Economics from
Jaffna University
The University of Jaffna ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், translit=Yāḻppāṇap Palkalaikkaḻakam; si, යාපනය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ''Yāpanaya Viśvavidyālaya''; ...
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She then pursued a degree in Information Science and Documentation from Kamarasar University, Madurai. Her career as a librarian began in 1989 as Assistant Librarian at Jaffna University and by 2012 was appointed Principle Librarian. She was elected President of the
Sri Lanka Library Association in 2017 and was also President of the National Library and Information Science of Sri Lanka.
She also published several books with Vanathi Publishing House. She died of a heart attack on 25 December 2019 in Inuvil.
References
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2019 deaths
1961 births
University of Jaffna
Sri Lankan women academics
Women librarians