PUSHPANATHAN, Ignatius
Education in Singapore (Part 3: Malay/Tamil),
Accession Number 001528
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 5
Total Reels
- S Varathan
Interviewer
- 02:39:55
Total Running Time
- Tamil
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 5
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- 14 Jul 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:37
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
*His family life and education. Emigrated to Malacca to study English. Unfortunately on second day of school, Japanese Occupation started. In 1943, came to Singapore. Every Sunday visited Royal Cinema Theatre to look for his uncle who was in Indian National Army. He worked as a shopkeeper and a PWD surveyor. How he became Tamil teacher.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 5
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- 14 Jul 1994
Recording Date
- 00:31:25
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*How he got into RAF Seletar Civil Lines Tamil School. Taught 5 classes in one room. History of Kalaimagal School. Introduced school uniforms which hesewed himself. Welfare Department supplied milk, bread and fruits to students. Tamil Education Society controlled 13 Tamil schools. Why Tamil schoolshad Tamil Nadu leader' "name.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 5
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- 16 Jul 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:51
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Transferred to St George's Road Tamil School. School books imported from India and Malaya. Teachers worked hard because their jobs depended on students' performance in school. Integrated St George's Road Tamil School with Bharathithasan Tamil School. Tamil Education Society selected principal for schools. Suthanthrothayam Tamil School at Bukit Timah were for Dairy Farm workers' children.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 5
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- 16 Jul 1994
Recording Date
- 00:29:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Japanese Occupation and an incident he encountered. No schools in Singaporeat that time and no support given by Colonial Government to Tamil schools. Role of Tamil Education Society. Some schools accepted the 1953 bilingual policy proposals. PAP Government took control of all language schools and Tamil language flourished.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 5
Metadata
- 16 Jul 1994
Recording Date
- 00:38:02
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Batu Berlayer School. Taught at Labrador School, Yusof Ishak Secondary School. In 1952, Singapore Teachers' Union formed. He was a committee member; Mr Thevathasan a pioneer member of the Union. History of Singapore Teachers' Union.
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