About C. E. Anandarajah
Lived 1931 – 1985 (aged 54). C. E. Anandarajah was a Sri Lankan academic.
Chelliah Edwin Anandarajah (Anandarajan) was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was a teacher and principal of St. John's College, Jaffna. He was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Early life Anandarajah was born on 31 January 1932. He was the eldest son of G. S. Chelliah, principal of Kopay Christian College in Kopay in northern province of Ceylon. He was educated at Kopay Christian College and St. John's College, Jaffna where he was the senior prefect in 1951. He then went to Madras Christian College from where he graduated with a degree in zoology. In June 1970 he was appointed co-vice principal and in 1975 he became vice principal.
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Who was C. E. Anandarajah?
Sri Lankan educationist (1931-1985)
When was C. E. Anandarajah born?
C. E. Anandarajah was born on 31 January 1931.
When did C. E. Anandarajah die?
C. E. Anandarajah died on 26 June 1985.
What was C. E. Anandarajah's occupation?
C. E. Anandarajah was an academic.
What nationality was C. E. Anandarajah?
C. E. Anandarajah was Sri Lankan.
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