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]