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The Passing of Veteran Tamil Activist David Iya
We are deeply saddened by the death of our founder, colleague and mentor Solomon Arulanandan David, who was known to the Tamil people as “David Iya” or “Gandhiyam David”. He suffered from illness in the last few years and was 92 years of age at the time of death. A qualified architect and town planner, David left Sri Lanka after the enactment of the discriminatory Sinhala Only Act in 1956. After working in different countries, such as Australia, UK, Nigeria and Kenya, he returned to Sri Lanka in1972 and devoted his life to alleviating the suffering of the Tamil people. In this task he involved himself in countless projects seeking to improve the lives of people by individual and cooperative action.
He assisted the Tamil Information Centre to produce the film “Banished from Paradise”, the first documentary which connected the plight of the upcountry Tamils and the struggle of the north-east Tamils. The film, produced by Focus Film Frankfort, laid the foundation to create greater awareness of the Tamil cause and struggle in South I
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Veteran Eezham Tamil freedom fighter Gandhiyam David passes away
[TamilNet, Sunday, 11 October 2015, 14:06 GMT]
Solomon Arulanandan David, popularly known as Gandhiyam David, who presided the Gandhiyam Movement in Vanni in mid 70s, passed away on Sunday at the age of 91 at Ki'linochchi. He had returned to Ki'linochchi a few months ago from Tamil Nadu, where he was exiled after surviving the genocidal massacre at Welikade prison in 1983 and escaped from Batticaloa prison in the same year. David's contribution in the history of the struggle of Eezham Tamils is that at the inception of the armed struggle he had conceived the importance of a grassroot civil movement to accompany it. He remained steadfast in envisaging an independent Tamil Eelam.
S.A. David photographed at the age of 88 in Tamil Nadu
He was trained in Architecture and received higher education in Australia in the early 1950s. On his return, he was appointed Assistant Architect in Ceyl
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Ravichandran (Tamil actor)
Tamil actor (died 2011)
Ravichandran (30 March 1942 – 25 July 2011)[1] was a Malaysian-born Indian actor who played lead hero roles in Tamil films from 1964 to 1979. He has also acted in supporting roles from 1986, and directed a few films.[2][3]
He was given the title of "Kalaingnar Thilagham" in many of the on-screen credits of films starring him in the lead role. He was also called "Puratchi Kalaignar" (Refer: Anandha Bairavi Tamil Movie Title Scene). Before entering cinema, during his studies in Trichy, he has acted in two dramas, namely, Aanaiyidungal Anna and Udhaya Suriyan. After entering cinema, he has acted in two dramas, namely, Mapplley Yen Magalaik Kadhali and That Man from Poonthamallee.
Life
Ravichandran is a Tamil, born B. S. Raman in Kuala Lumpur, capital of the Federated Malay States. He moved to Tiruchirappalli, India in 1951, and studied at St. Joseph's College.[4]
He was married twice; he first married Vimala, with whom he has a daughter, Lavanya, and two sons, Balaj
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