T. Sabaratnam

T. Sabaratnam
Born1932
Ariyalai, Jaffna District, Ceylon
Died(2011-03-05)March 5, 2011, Age 79[1]
Colombo, Sri Lanka
OccupationJournalist
EducationMadras Christian College
Notable awards1986 SLAAS Award for best science writing, 2007 Sri Lanka Press Institute (Editor's Guild)

T. Sabaratnam (1932–2011), was a Sri Lankan journalist. He began his career as a journalist with the Thinakaran newspaper in 1957, before switching to English media in the late 1970s.[2] He spent a further 40 years at Lake House, Sri Lanka's largest publishing house. He was the Senior Deputy Editor of the Daily News before retiring in 1997.[3] After retirement, he continued to contribute as a respected columnist, journalist trainer and author, and was respected for his independence.[3][4][5]

He was also noted for being a remarkable translator, who trained young journalists in balanced and unbiased reporting.[2] He wrote several article for The Nation (Sri Lanka) and other English and Tamil newspapers.[2]

He was also a renowned science journalist for over a generation, being awarded by the 'Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science' (SLAAS) in 1986 as the first winner for best science writing.[3] In 2007, he was also felicitated by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (Editor's Guild) for his tremendous contribution to journalism.[2][6]

He was also a lecturer in journalism at the Colombo University, Open University and Sri Lanka College of Journalism.[2]

Books

  • Out of Bondage: The Thondaman Story, Sri Lanka Indian Community Council (Colombo), 1990.
  • Murder of a Moderate: Political Biography of A. Amirthalingam, Dehiwela : Nivetha Publishers, 1996.
  • Pirapaharan, Ilankai Tamil Sangam, 2003–2005.

References

  1. ^ Gunawardene, Nalaka (March 15, 2011). "Storyteller of Public Science". dailynews.lk. Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (March 7, 2011). "Death of veteran journalist T Sabaratnam". dailynews.lk. Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Gunawardene, Nalaka (December 3, 2011). "The Storyteller of Public Science". groundviews.org. Groundviews. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Death of veteran journalist T. Sabaratnam". sundayobserver.lk. Sunday Observer. March 6, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Gassbeek, Timmo (2010). Bridging troubled waters? Everyday inter-ethnic interaction in a context of violent conflict in Kottiyar Pattu, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka (PhD). Wageningen University. p. 153.
  6. ^ "Grand night of the journalists". sundaytimes.lk. Sunday Times. August 12, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2024.