Educational Institutions Connected to Prof. A. Sathasivam
Prof. A. Sathasivam’s academic journey passed through several important schools, colleges and universities in Sri Lanka and abroad. From his early education in Jaffna to his doctoral studies at Oxford and later research connections in the United States, India and Japan, each institution helped shape his development as a Tamil scholar, linguist and comparative researcher.
This section brings together the educational institutions connected to his life and work. It includes the schools where he received his early training, the universities where he studied and taught, and the international academic centres associated with his research in Tamil grammar, lexicography, Dravidian linguistics and the Sumero–Dravidian hypothesis.
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1930 - 1941Primary and Secondary Education
Araly Saraswathy Vidyalaya, Jaffna.
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1941Senior School Certificate (Tamil medium), First Division
Araly Hindu English School, Jaffna.
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1942 - 1945Secondary studies and Advanced Tamil and religious studies.
Jaffna College of Education - Vaddukoddai
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1943Teacher's Entrance Exam/ Pravesa Panditha Examination - Passed in First Class
Jaffna College of Education - Vaddukoddai
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1945 - 1947Prepared for university entrance examinations.
Ananda College Colombo
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1947Higher School Certificate and Mathurai Pandit Examination
Qualifying for university-level Tamil studies.
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1948 - 1952B.A. (Tamil Special), First Division
University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
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1954M.A. (Tamil)
University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
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1954 - 1956D.Phil. (Oxon) in Linguistics
University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Schools, Universities and Research Institutions
Browse the institutions connected to Prof. A. Sathasivam’s education, teaching career and international research work.
Together, these institutions show the range of Prof. Sathasivam’s scholarly world: local Tamil education in Jaffna, university training in Sri Lanka, doctoral research in Britain, and later academic engagement across major international centres. Linking these institutions helps readers follow the development of his scholarship from early Tamil learning to advanced comparative linguistics.