Arul Pragasam

"Arulpragasam" redirects here. For the British rapper, see M.I.A. (rapper). For the Ceylonese civil servant, see A. Arulpiragasam.

Arul Pragasam
Born
Arulappu Richard Arulpragasam

(1948-04-13)13 April 1948
Jaffna, Ceylon
Died3 December 2019(2019-12-03) (aged 71)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
OccupationTamil Eelam independence activist
SpouseKala Pragasam
Children3, including Kali and Mathangi

Arulappu Richard Arulpragasam[1] (13 April 1948 – 3 December 2019), also known as Arular and A. R. Arulpragasam, was a Tamil activist and former revolutionary from Jaffna who had a part in forming the group Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS) in January 1975 in Wandsworth, England during the Tamil independence movements to secure an independent Tamil Eelam.[2][3][4] He later left the conflict, after work as an independent peace negotiator between the two sides of the civil war. At the time of his death, he headed the Global Sustainability Initiative in the United Kingdom. He was also the father of the musician M.I.A. and designer Kali Arulpragasam.

  1. ^ "Kali Kalyani Arulpragasam on Instagram: "#ARULAR's (Arulappu Richard Arudpragasam) Memorial Talk Tomorrow 21/12/2019 at 9:30AM at 'Euroville Conference Hall', 17 Agrarian Services Lane, #Nallur, #Jaffna SriLanka. Where Many Will be Discussing His Books and Important Works of Contribution to Tamil history". Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ http://search.intelius.com/Arul-Pragasam [bare URL]
  3. ^ Wang, Oliver (9 May 2005). "M.I.A.: Rapper and Daughter of Revolution". NPR. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  4. ^ Richard Harrington (16 September 2005). M.I.A., No Loss For Words The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 October 2008.