M. Nadarajasundaram

Nadarajasundaram was educated at Hartley College between 1954 and 1965.^[1] He was a keen sportsman and won school colours in cricket, football and athletics.^[1] He took part in island-wide competitions in cricket, football and other sports.^[1] He was part of the Jaffna Schools Cricket XI team which played All Indian School Boys in Jaffna, scoring 94 runs.^[1] He was also part of the Ceylon National Schools Cricket XI which played against All Indian School Boys in Colombo in 1964.^[1] After school he joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1965, graduating with an honours degree in economics.^[1] He played cricket and football for the university, captaining the cricket team in 1970.^[1] He was part of the Central Province Cricket XI team which played against England in 1969 and Australia in 1970.^[1] Nadarajasundaram obtained a master's degree in economics from the University of Jaffna in 1983.^[2]

Nadarajasundaram joined the National Savings Bank in 1973 as a research officer/accountant.^[1]

Nadarajasundaram then became a senior lecturer Department of Commerce and Management Studies at the University of Jaffna.^[2] He became head of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies in May 1993.^[3] In September 1994 the department was split into two departments, Management Studies and Commerce, and Nadarajasundaram was appointed head of the former.^[3] The Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce was established in May 1999 and Nadarajasundaram became its first dean.^[3][4] He remained dean until the end of May 2005.^[3]