About Arumugam Canagaratnam
Lived 1873 – 1929 (aged 55–56). Arumugam Canagaratnam was a politician.
Arumugam Canagaratnam (; 1873–1929) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
Early life and family Canagaratnam was born in 1873. He was the son of Visuvanathan Arumugam.
Career Canagaratnam joined the legal profession after finishing his education.
Canagaratnam campaigned for the establishment of the University of Ceylon and edited a nationalist journal called The Ceylon Patriot. He built Stanley College, which was later renamed Canagaratnam Maha Vidyalayam, using his own funds. Canagaratnam Road is also named after him.
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Who was Arumugam Canagaratnam?
Ceylon Tamil lawyer
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Arumugam Canagaratnam was born in 1873.
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Arumugam Canagaratnam died in 1929.
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Arumugam Canagaratnam was a politician.
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