PERUMAL G
Education in Singapore (Part 3: Malay/Tamil),
Accession Number 001437
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- S Varathan
Interviewer
- 02:41:34
Total Running Time
- Tamil
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Dec 1993
Recording Date
- 00:31:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Father migrated from India, worked as labourer. Married at Ipoh. Had 3 children. His Tamil study. Travelled by bus to school; tickets cost 5 cents. Canteen food cost 3 cents. During Japanese war, father was captured, brought to Siam border, never returned. Mother passed away. He and brothers became orphans. Singapore Ramakrishna Mission brought 40 children to Batu Gajah for life safety. He joined them.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Dec 1993
Recording Date
- 00:31:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His life in Singapore Ramakrishna Mission. Voluntary teachers tutored students. School building, activities. Milk and biscuits supplied to children. Teacher escorted sick students to hospital. Teacher advised him not to read criminal detective novel books. He married Tamil teacher. Started his life with $90 pay. Became teacher in same school.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Dec 1993
Recording Date
- 00:30:58
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His school's management. In 1950, he earned $110 with $3.50 annual increment. Golden era for Tamil teachers during People's Action Party (PAP) Government. He faced trouble due to one unhappy student's action. He became headmaster of Bharathithasan Tamil School. All language teachers paid same amount of pay after PAP came to power.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 6
Metadata
- 16 Dec 1993
Recording Date
- 00:30:34
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
During colonial times, Tamil schools neglected. Hard to get employment for Tamil educated people. People's Action Party (PAP) Government gave equal emphasis to all 4 languages. As such, most Tamil teachers did not oppose teaching Saturday classes and having pay-cut. Bursaries, free books given to needy Tamil students. He faced major problems when he tried to get new classrooms for his school.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 6
Metadata
- 16 Dec 1993
Recording Date
- 00:07:08
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
A Tamil teacher's career. Teaching extended monolingual classes is a very demanding job. Described an incident that happened to him. He motivated his children to become teachers but did not succeed.
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