Samuel Jeyanayagam Gunasegaram was born on the 21st March 1901 at Chundikuli
in the Jaffna Peninsula. He was the eldest son of Joseph Muttiah
Gunasegaram, whose family originally hailed from Maviddapuram, and Susan
Arulpragasam of Moolai. He had the advantage of receiving a sound primary
education under his father – a school-master, Christian catechist and Tamil
scholar.
Gunasegaram was a devoted and loyal alumnus of St. John’s College,...
