K. S. Arulnandhy

Kathirgamar Sadayar Arulnandhy (25 March 1899 – 30 July 1972) was a Ceylonese teacher and academic. He was the Deputy Director of Education from 1946 to 1950.^[1]

Arulnandhy was born on 25 March 1899 in Uduvil in northern Ceylon.^[2] He was the son of Kathirgamar and Theivanai. He was educated at Kantharodai English Institute (now Skandavarodaya College) and Jaffna Central College.^[2] He passed the Cambridge Local Examinations with distinction and honours. After school Arulnandhy enrolled on a science teacher course.^[2]

Arulnandhy married Sakuntala, daughter of Suppiramaniam from Point Pedro. They had three sons (Mahendrarajah, Dr Puveendran and Thavendran) and five daughters (Maruneekiyar, Kamalasany, Satkunadevi, Mangaldevi and Chithradevi).^[2]

After completing his science teacher course Arulnandhy was appointed science master at Hartley College in 1920.^[2] He then went to Ceylon University College from where he graduated with a first class degree in science.^[2] In 1923 he was appointed Assistant Inspector of Schools.^[2] In 1929 he went to the UK where he obtained a teaching diploma from the University of London and a MSc degree in psychology.^[2] On returning to Ceylon he was promoted to Assistant Director of Education and then Deputy Director of Education in 1946.^[2] He retired from the Education Department in 1950 was appointed lecturer in education at the University of Ceylon.^[2] Arulnandhy served on a number of examination boards.

Arulnandhy died on 30 July 1972 aged 73.^[2]