S. Mahadeva

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S. Mahadeva

FICE MIWE FISE MRSanE
Born(1893-05-05)5 May 1893
OccupationCivil engineer
SpouseMeenambi Ammai
ChildrenNadarah

Suppiramaniam Mahadeva was a leading Ceylon Tamil civil engineer and Director of the Public Works Department in Ceylon.

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Early life

Mahadeva was born on 5 May 1893. [1] He was the son of Suppiramaniamam, a leading resident from Manipay.

Mahadeva married Meenambi Ammai, daughter of Chelliah Pillai. They had one son - Nadarah. [1]

Career

After leaving school Mahadeva joined the Public Works Department (PWD) in 1910 as a draughtsman. [1] Two years later he moved to the PWD's Technical Services department. In 1920, after gaining suitable qualifications, he was promoted to an Inspector. [1] Successive promotions saw him being appointed District Engineer in 1924, Engineering Assistant to the Director in 1930 and Chief Engineer (Designs) also in 1930. [1] He was involved in many of the significant engineering projects of the period. He was also placed in charge of the newly created Water Works Branch of the PWD. [1]

Mahadeva was appointed Assistant Director of the PWD in 1944. [1] In 1945 he was appointed Director, a post he held until retirement. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 95.