Rasiah and Ponnammah
Ponnammah Rasiah
Mrs Indradevi Kanagalingam
Sri Shanmugarajah
Sri Tharan
Sri Pathy
Sri Sivakumaran
Sri Kanthan
Sri Indran
Mrs Kanchana Ramanathan
Sri Rankan
இராசையா சுப்பிரமணியம்
Tamil scholar Lecturer in Tamil language and literature Tamil Pundit
Pandit S Rasiah was born on 6 November in 1912 in Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka as the eldest son to Subramanium and Chidambaram. He lost his mother at the age of 16 years and lost his three sisters and one brother at the young age. One of his brothers survived.
Obtained his primary education from Roman Catholic School, Thirunelvely, secondary education from Government Kopay Sadhana School. At the age of 16 joined Thirunelvelly Saiva Teachers Training College for two years and graduated as Tamil Trained Teacher (Chavarria College, Tirunelveli, Jaffna);
In 1937, at the age of 24 years, he graduated as Madurai Tamil Pundit from the Madurai Tamil Sangam.
Pandit S Rasiah's 37 years teaching career began at the age of 18 years with the Vadiliyaddaipu Saivaprakasa Vidyasalai (Vidyalaya Seedaprakasas School) for three years, followed by teaching at Thirunelvelly Muthuthambi Vidiyasalai from 1935. In 1941, he joined Senguntha Hindu College, Thirunelvelly East, Jaffna and left to Muthuthamby Vidiyasali after a year.
In October. 1949, he became a Lecturer with the Government Teachers Training College in Addalaichenai, Eastern Province for a year and moved to Kopay Government Ladies Teachers Training College where he lectured for 13 years. In 1963, he joined Colombagam Teachers Training College and served as Lecturer for 5 years. Due to illness, he retired from Teaching profession at the age of 55 years in 1967.
Subramanium was a devoted Saivites and refrained from meat-eating, drinking, and smoking.
Pandit S Rasiah is well-known for discipline and dedication. He expected Perfection in any task. He is also known for humorous talk; kind hearted personality and helped the needy with his means. He had extraordinary memory power and developed interests in maths, geography, poetry and astrology. He loved travelling and been to many parts of SrinLanka and overseas, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.
His had the ability to compose poems with perfection and simplicity. His poems included Unchal (ஊஞ்சல்) poems for Poothavarayar Temple and Saddanathar Temple; Chariot poems to Saddanathar Temple and Sydney Murugan Temple; wedding wishing poems for many newly wed couples; poems to remember the departed, saints YogaxAwami and Swami Vipulananda; college songs, Saiva Teachers Training College, Kopay Teachers Traing College And Colombagam Teachers a Training College.
His grandfather was the son of Poonagari Maravankuruchi Ganapathiyar. His father was Sadiyar Subramanium (tobacco merchant) from Nallur and mother was Chithambaram. His birth star is Aththam.
He was the eldest of the family of six children (3 daughters and 3 sons). His three sisters and one brother passed away at their young age. His brother Dr. Nadarajah was a well-known astrologer and clerical servant in government. He (25 years) married to Ponnammah (16 years), daughter of Thambu Somasundaram and Thangamma, from Nallur, Jaffna in 1938. His Guru, Pandithamamani S. Kanapathipillai wrote a poem (see below) to wish the couple.
They had 11 children (2 daughter and 9 sons. Unfortunately, The first son died at the age of 7 years due to typhoid. The children's are Mrs. Indravei Kanagalingam; Sri Skandarajah (deceased); Sri Shanmugarajah; Dr. Sri Ravindrarajah; Sri Tharan; Sri Pathy; Sri Sivakumaran; Sri Kanthan; Sri Indran; Mrs. Kanchana Ramanathan; and Sri Rankan.
Son of Ganapathiyar Sadayar; knowledgeable in Kanda Puranam; tobacco merchant; married to his cousin Chidambaram; father of three sons (one son dided at young age) and three daughters (died at young age)
Born in 1922 in Nallur, Jaffna; daughter of businessman Somasundaram and Thangammah; studied at Ramanathan College, Jaffna; married to Pandit S. Rasiah in 1938; blessed with 11 children (2 daughters and 9 sons); lived as a dedicated wife and mother; died at the Westmead Hospital on 1st Aug. 2008.
Eldest child; born in 1941; studied at Senguntha Hindu College; Tamil trained teacher from Kopay Teachers Training College; married to Dr Kanagalingam; mother of three sons (Rajmohan, Jegamohan and Dr Chandramohan) and daughter (Mrs Jayanthi Loganathan)
First male child; born in 1943 and died in 1950 due to illness
Born in 1947; educated in St John's College and Parameswara College; married to Vathsaladevi from Arayampathi, Batticalo; father of Dr Sakthiyavarni; Mrs Sobiayavarni Gaushikan; and Gunatheethan
Born in 1949; studied at St John's College, Jaffna; graduated from University of Sri Lanka in 1971 - B.Sc. (Eng.) and from University of Sheffield, England in 1977 (Ph.D); academic staff with the universities in Sri Lanka, Malaysia (UM 1977-1980), Singapore (NUS 1981-1988) and (NTU 2010-2011) and Australia (University of Technology Sydney (since 1988) and Western Sydney University (2016-2017); lives in Sydney.
Born in 1952; studied at Manipay Hindu College; graduated from Bolton Institute of Technology; worked as civil engineer in Scotland, Singapore and Australia; working in Brisbane, Australia
Born in 1953; studied at Jaffna Central College; graduated from University of Moratuwa (NDT) and Bolton Institute of Technology, UK (B.Sc. Civil Engineering); worked in England, Singapore and Australia.
Born in 1955; studied at Jaffna Central College; studied in Scotland, England and USA; works in Toronto, Canada
Born in 1956; studied at Usmania College; graduated from Ireland; lived in Germany; working in Montreal, Canada.
Born in 1960; studied at Jaffna Hindu College; graduated from North Dakota (Bachelor) and New Jersey (Master); working in San Francisco
Born in 1962; studied at Jaffna Hindu Ladies; lived in Norway and Montreal; lives in Toronto.
Born in 1967; studied at Jaffna Central College and Tamil Nadu; working in Sydney since 1987; married to Kalanithy; father of Brintha
11 years younger; joined the Government clerical service at young age; developed expertise in Astrology and awarded Doctorate; married to Nallammah from Nallur; father of three sons (Sabesan, Asokan, Bakeerathan) and three daughters (Mithila, Kala and Geetha)
