Sivasubramaniam Pathmanathan

Sivasubramaniam Pathmanathan or S. Pathmanathan (Tamil: சிவசுப்பிரமணியம் பத்மநாதன்; Sinhala: සිවසුබ්‍රමනියම් පත්මනාදන්) (1940-) is a Sri Lankan Tamil epigraphist and historian. Life events Pathmanathan was born as the son of Sivasubramaniam and Sivapakkiyam on 20 March 1940 in the village of Araly in the Jaffna District (Kanagaratnam et al., 2004; Profile, 2008). He completed his primary education at Jaffna College before entering the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya where he obtained a B.A. Special Degree in History in 1963 (Kanagaratnam et al., 2004; Profile, 2008). He completed his PhD in South Asian History at the University of London in 1969 (Kanagaratnam et al., 2004; Profile, 2008). Pathmanathan worked as an assistant lecturer in history at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya from 1963 to 1969 and then as a lecturer (1969-1975), senior lecturer (1975-1981), and associate professor [(1981-1986) Kanagaratnam et al., 2004]. In 1986, he joined the University of Jaffna where he served a…