K. Kailasapathy

Kanagasabapathy Kailasapathy (5 April 1933 – 6 December 1982) was a Sri Lankan journalist and academic. He was the first president of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka.

Early life and family Kailasapathy was born on 5 April 1933 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. His family moved from Malaya to Ceylon. He was then educated at the Jaffna Hindu College and Royal College, Colombo. After school he joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Whilst at Peradeniya Kailasapathy wrote for Virakesari and Tholkappiyam.

Kailasapathy then left journalism to take up a career in academia. He served as president of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka between August 1974 and July 1977.

Kailasapathy wrote numerous articles and more than ten books during his life.

Death Kailasapathy died on 6 December 1982 at the Colombo General Hospital.