Mabel Thambiah

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Mabel Thambiah (23 February 1916 - 17 December 1987) was a Sri Lankan educator. [1]

Biography

Thambiah's parents were Mary Pooranam Thambiah and J.A. Thambiah. She attended Kandy High School and Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna. She then moved to Colombo and studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree at University College, Colombo, graduating in 1937. [1]

In 1938, Thambiah was appointed a teacher at Vembadi Girls' High School in Jaffna, specialising in geography. In 1950 she became the school's principal, a position she held until her retirement in 1970. [1] [2] [3]

In 1970, the school opened a new assembly hall, classroom and laboratory building, which was named the Mabel Thambiah Block. [3]

Thambiah was active in community organisations. She was president of the Jaffna branch of the YWCA and vice-president of the national organisation. In 1956, she represented Sri Lanka at a YWCA conference in Japan. [4] She was also president of the Jaffna branch of the University Women's Association. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Arumugam, S. (January 1997). A Dictionary of Biography of Ceylon Tamils. London, England: Publisher unknown. p. 115.
  2. ↑ "Principals - Vembadi Old Girls' Association, Sydney, NSW, Australia". 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  3. 1 2 "Vembadi". synergyeprograms.synergyasiapac.com. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Colony Visit by Headmistress". 27 September 1956.
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