S. J. V. Chelvanayakam

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Activist
Lawyer
Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Decentralization
Tamil_language_rights
Equal_rights_for_Tamils
Federalism_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Tamil_United_Liberation_Front
gptkbp:awardedBy Honorary titles
gptkbp:birthDate 1898-01-31
gptkbp:children gptkb:S._S._Chelvanayakam
gptkbp:contributedTo Tamil_literature
gptkbp:contribution Political_representation_for_Tamils
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-04-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Tamil_Research_Institute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Tamil_nationalism
Future_Tamil_leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy Gandhism
gptkbp:inspiration Tamil_youth
gptkbp:involvedIn Sri_Lankan_civil_rights_movement
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Tamil_political_movements
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:Legislative_Council
Peace negotiations
gptkbp:isKnownFor Advocacy for federalism
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Leader_of_Tamils
gptkbp:knownFor Political speeches
Advocacy_for_Tamil_rights
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:legacy Tamil_political_activism
gptkbp:nationality Sri Lankan
gptkbp:notableWork Federal_Party's_formation
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:opposedBy Discriminatory policies
Sinhalese_dominance
gptkbp:participatedIn Constitutional reforms
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Jaffna,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Federal_Party
gptkbp:promoted Social justice
Cultural_identity_of_Tamils
gptkbp:recognizedBy Tamil_community
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:servedIn Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:S._S._V._Chelvanayakam
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Tamil_Eelam
Tamil_education
gptkbp:wasA Social reformer
Public figure
Community leader
Legal scholar
Civil rights leader
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Post-colonial politics
gptkbp:wasPartOf Constitutional_Assembly
Tamil_political_history
gptkbp:worksWith Other_Tamil_leaders
gptkbp:wrote Political essays