Sri Lankan Tamil Family Genealogy

KANAPATHIPILLAI, Paramanthar - Family #5005

1 Paramanthar Kanapathipillai (Physician) + Sivakami

...2  Srila Sri Arumuga Navalar 1822-1879

Born:18-Dec-1822 at Nallur, Jaffna. Social Reformer. Saivite revivalist. Tamil Scholar. Studied under Subramaniampillai and Velartha Mudaliyar of Nallur. Later was sent to Vidyasiromani Senathirajah Mudaliyar of Erupalai and Saravana Muthupulavar of Nallur. Attended Methodist English School in Jaffna run by Rev. Peter Percival. Appointed Head Master of the school. Translated the Bible into Tamil. Teacher, Jaffna Central. Established a school at Vannarponnai for imparting Tamil learning and Saivaism in 1848. Set up a printing press close to his school for Tamil learning in 1849. Established an English School at Vannarponnai on 22-Jan-1872. Also established Hindu Schools at Kopay, Inuvil, Kalambagam, Kantharnadu, Maghagal. Received title of "Navalar" for oratory amd learning. Works include, Hindu Catechism, Subra Bodam, Shaivasya Parikkaram. Influenced politics through Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan. Died:8-Dec-1879.