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{{Read Tamil|Name of target page=ஆ.ரா.சிவக்குமாரன்|Title of target page=ஆ.ரா.சிவக்குமாரன்}}A.Ra.Sivakumaran (15 November 1954) is a Tamil scholar and educationist. He has worked in Singapore educational institutions. He is a Singapore literary historian and Singaporean literary researcher. | |||
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Birth, Education | Birth, Education | ||
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A.Ra.Sivakumaran was born on 15 November 1954 to Arumugam Ramasamy and Abhirami at Tirumalairayanpattinam near Karaikal in Tamil Nadu. He completed his primary education in Tirumalairayanpattinam Swaminatha Mudaliar Primary School and completed middle school and high school at Tirumalairayanpattinam Government High School. After completing his admission course at Arignar Anna Arts College, Karaikal, he studied B.A. in Tamil from Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry (then affiliated to Anna University, Chennai). He moved to Singapore after completing his post-graduation from Kumbakonam government arts college. | |||
He completed his teacher training at the National Institute of Education, Singapore from 1981 to 1983. He completed his Ph.D. dissertation under Dr. Suba Thinnappan on the topic 'A Review of Singapore Tamil Literature from 1965 to 1990' at the Department of Tamil, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. | He completed his teacher training at the National Institute of Education, Singapore from 1981 to 1983. He completed his Ph.D. dissertation under Dr. Suba Thinnappan on the topic 'A Review of Singapore Tamil Literature from 1965 to 1990' at the Department of Tamil, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. | ||
Personal Life | Personal Life | ||
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A.Ra.Sivakumaran's wife's name is K.Thenmozhi. They have two children, Vanidasan and Ambika. Both are engineers. Sivakumaran is a citizen of Singapore. | |||
Educational Work | Educational Work | ||
Sivakumaran joined the Catholic Elementary College in Singapore in 1980 as a temporary teacher. He later received teacher training at the National Institute of Education of Singapore and became a full-time teacher at the same Catholic Elementary College. He taught Tamil at the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre and Temasek Secondary School. He became a Tamil teacher at Nanyang Primary College and later became a professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. In 2007, he became the head of the Tamil department and retired on 31 December 2019. | Sivakumaran joined the Catholic Elementary College in Singapore in 1980 as a temporary teacher. He later received teacher training at the National Institute of Education of Singapore and became a full-time teacher at the same Catholic Elementary College. He taught Tamil at the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre and Temasek Secondary School. He became a Tamil teacher at Nanyang Primary College and later became a professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. In 2007, he became the head of the Tamil department and retired on 31 December 2019. | ||
Research Work | Research Work | ||
Sivakumaran has worked in two fields, as a Singapore literary historian and a publisher of Singaporean books. He has researched Singaporean classical poetry and Singapore children's literature. He co-authored the history of Singapore literature with Suba Thinnappan. He has served as the publisher and editor of more than 25 Singaporean literary books. | Sivakumaran has worked in two fields, as a Singapore literary historian and a publisher of Singaporean books. He has researched Singaporean classical poetry and Singapore children's literature. He co-authored the history of Singapore literature with Suba Thinnappan. He has served as the publisher and editor of more than 25 Singaporean literary books. | ||
Awards | Awards | ||
Lifetime Achievement Award for Best Teacher by the Asian Language and Culture ALC | Lifetime Achievement Award for Best Teacher by the Asian Language and Culture ALC | ||
Books | Books | ||
A Review of Singaporean Classical Poetry | |||
A Review of Singapore Children’s Literature. | * A Review of Singaporean Classical Poetry | ||
History of Singapore Tamil Literature (with Subha Thinnappan) | * A Review of Singapore Children’s Literature. | ||
* History of Singapore Tamil Literature (with Subha Thinnappan) | |||
English | English | ||
https://www.academia.edu/35637821/A_critical_study_of_creative_writing_in_Tamil_in_Singapore_1965_1990_ | |||
* https://www.academia.edu/35637821/A_critical_study_of_creative_writing_in_Tamil_in_Singapore_1965_1990_ | |||
Reference | Reference | ||
https://m-partners.facebook.com/NIESingapore/photos/a.986831604697761/4566418893405663/?type=3&source=48 | |||
https://nanyang.academia.edu/SivakumaranARa | * https://m-partners.facebook.com/NIESingapore/photos/a.986831604697761/4566418893405663/?type=3&source=48 | ||
https://www.nie.edu.sg/our-people/academic-groups/asian-languages-and-cultures | * https://nanyang.academia.edu/SivakumaranARa | ||
https://www.academia.edu/35637821/A_critical_study_of_creative_writing_in_Tamil_in_Singapore_1965_1990_ | * https://www.nie.edu.sg/our-people/academic-groups/asian-languages-and-cultures | ||
* https://www.academia.edu/35637821/A_critical_study_of_creative_writing_in_Tamil_in_Singapore_1965_1990_ | |||
Revision as of 08:54, 7 May 2022
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: ஆ.ரா.சிவக்குமாரன் A.Ra.Sivakumaran (15 November 1954) is a Tamil scholar and educationist. He has worked in Singapore educational institutions. He is a Singapore literary historian and Singaporean literary researcher.
Birth, Education
A.Ra.Sivakumaran was born on 15 November 1954 to Arumugam Ramasamy and Abhirami at Tirumalairayanpattinam near Karaikal in Tamil Nadu. He completed his primary education in Tirumalairayanpattinam Swaminatha Mudaliar Primary School and completed middle school and high school at Tirumalairayanpattinam Government High School. After completing his admission course at Arignar Anna Arts College, Karaikal, he studied B.A. in Tamil from Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry (then affiliated to Anna University, Chennai). He moved to Singapore after completing his post-graduation from Kumbakonam government arts college.
He completed his teacher training at the National Institute of Education, Singapore from 1981 to 1983. He completed his Ph.D. dissertation under Dr. Suba Thinnappan on the topic 'A Review of Singapore Tamil Literature from 1965 to 1990' at the Department of Tamil, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Personal Life
A.Ra.Sivakumaran's wife's name is K.Thenmozhi. They have two children, Vanidasan and Ambika. Both are engineers. Sivakumaran is a citizen of Singapore.
Educational Work
Sivakumaran joined the Catholic Elementary College in Singapore in 1980 as a temporary teacher. He later received teacher training at the National Institute of Education of Singapore and became a full-time teacher at the same Catholic Elementary College. He taught Tamil at the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre and Temasek Secondary School. He became a Tamil teacher at Nanyang Primary College and later became a professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. In 2007, he became the head of the Tamil department and retired on 31 December 2019.
Research Work
Sivakumaran has worked in two fields, as a Singapore literary historian and a publisher of Singaporean books. He has researched Singaporean classical poetry and Singapore children's literature. He co-authored the history of Singapore literature with Suba Thinnappan. He has served as the publisher and editor of more than 25 Singaporean literary books.
Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award for Best Teacher by the Asian Language and Culture ALC
Books
- A Review of Singaporean Classical Poetry
- A Review of Singapore Children’s Literature.
- History of Singapore Tamil Literature (with Subha Thinnappan)
English
Reference
- https://m-partners.facebook.com/NIESingapore/photos/a.986831604697761/4566418893405663/?type=3&source=48
- https://nanyang.academia.edu/SivakumaranARa
- https://www.nie.edu.sg/our-people/academic-groups/asian-languages-and-cultures
- https://www.academia.edu/35637821/A_critical_study_of_creative_writing_in_Tamil_in_Singapore_1965_1990_
