M. A. Nuhman

Macbool Alimmohamed Nuhman (born 10 August 1944) is a Sri Lankan linguist and academic. He is a poet, literary critic and translator and has published numerous books.

M. A. Nuhman
எம். ஏ. நுஃமான்
Born (1944-08-10) 10 August 1944
Kalmunai, Ceylon
EducationUniversity of Sri Lanka
University of Jaffna
Annamalai University
OccupationAcademic

Early life

Nuhman was born on 10 August 1944 in Kalmunai in south eastern Ceylon.[1][2] He was educated at Wesley High School in Kalmunai.[2]

Career

After school Nuhman taught in Periya Kinniya before receiving training at Addalaichenai Teachers Training College.[1] He then taught in Polonnaruwa District and Kalmunai.[1] He joined the University of Ceylon, Colombo in 1971, graduating from the University of Sri Lanka in 1973 with a BA and BPhil degree in linguistics.[1][3]

Nuhman was a lecturer in Tamil and linguistics at the University of Sri Lanka Jaffna campus, and its successor the University of Jaffna, from 1976 to 1990.[4] He received a MA degree from the University of Jaffna in 1982 after producing a thesis on Tamil wordage of Muslims in the Batticaloa region.[1][3] He received a Ph.D. degree from Annamalai University after producing a research paper titled A Contrastive Study of the Structure of the Noun Phrase in Tamil and Sinhala.[1][4]

Nuhman joined the University of Peradeniya as a senior lecturer in 1991 and in 2001 he was promoted to professor of Tamil.[1][2] He was visiting professor in linguistics at Tamil University in Thanjavur.[1] He was also a visiting professor at the University of Malaya and the SIM University.[1][3][4] He was an academic consultant for the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka and the Open University of Sri Lanka.[1][4] He retired in 2009.[1][3]

Nuhman was a member of the board of directors of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.[3] He was a member of the Official Language Commission and the academic board of the National Institute of Language Education and Training.[3] He was a member of the advisory board of the University of Colombo's Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies.[3] He is a member of the advisory board of the Noolaham Foundation.[4]

Works

Nuhman has published more than 30 books including:

  • தாத்தாமாரும் பேரர்களும் (Grandparents and Grandsons) (Readers Association, 1977)
  • இருபதாம் நூற்றாண்டு ஈழத்துத் தமிழ் இலக்கியம் (Twentieth Century Eelam Tamil Literature) (Readers Association, 1979; co-authors C. Maunakuru and Chitralekha Maunaguru)
  • பலஸ்தீனக் கவிதைகள் (Palestinian Poems) (Readers Association, 1981)
  • அழியா நிழல்கள் (Immortal Shadows) (Narmada Publishing, 1982)
  • மழை நாட்கள் வரும் (Rainy Days are Coming) (Annam, 1983)[1]
  • பதினொரு ஈழத்துக் கவிஞர்கள் (Eleven Eelam Poets) (Kalachuvadu, 1984; co-editor A. Yesurasa)[1]
  • பாரதியின் மொழிச் சிந்தனைகள்: ஒரு மொழியியல் நோக்கு (Bharathi's Language Ideas: A Linguistic Perspective) (University of Jaffna, 1984)
  • திறனாய்வுக் கட்டுரைகள் (Review Articles) (Annam, 1985)
  • மார்க்சியமும் இலக்கியத் திறனாய்வும் (Marxism and Literary Criticism) (1985)[4]
  • Communication, Language and Modernization (1993)[4]
  • அடிப்படைத் தமிழ் இலக்கணம் (Basic Tamil Grammar) (Readers Association, 1999)[1]
  • மஹாகவியின் மூன்று நாடகங்கள் (Mahakavi's Three Plays) (National Art Literary Council, 2000)
  • ஆரம்ப இடைநிலை வகுப்புகளில் தமிழ் மொழி கற்பித்தல் (Teaching Tamil Language in Early Intermediate Classes) (Colombo Tamil Association, 2002)
  • Lankan Mosaic: Translation of Sinhala and Tamil Short Stories (Colombo, Three Wheeler Press, 2002; co-editors Ashley Halpe, Ranjini Obeyesekere)[4]
  • A Contrastive Grammar of Tamil and Sinhala Noun Phrase (University of Peradeniya, 2003; ISBN 9789555890595)[4]
  • Understanding Sri Lankan Muslim Identity (International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 2004)
  • மொழியும் இலக்கியமும் (Language and Literature) (Kalachuvadu, 2006)[1][4]
  • Sri Lankan Muslims: Ethnic Identity within Cultural Diversity (International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 2007; ISBN 9789555801096)[4]
  • Lost Evenings, Lost Lives: Tamil Poets from Sri Lanka's War (Arc Publications, 2015; co-authors V. I. S. Cheran and V. I. S. Jayapalan; ISBN 9781904614999)
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References
  1. Sivakumaran, K. S. (16 January 2019). "For the love of letters". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. Sridhar, L. (15 February 2009). "பேராசிரியர் ம.ஆ.நுஃமான்". Oneindia (in Tamil). Bengaluru, India. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. Nuhman, M. A. (5 October 2013). "Language and education of Sri Lanka Muslims: Problems and Prospects". Dr. A. M. A. Azeez Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Template:Macbool Alimmohamed Nuhman". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Noolaham Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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