Governance, Policy and Strategy

Governance, Policy and Strategy is primarily responsible for setting the purpose, goals and direction, cultivating the values, developing policies, developing and communicating strategy, mobilizing and allocating resources, oversight, controlling risks and accountability. The Governance Board is responsible for this sector. The following processes come under this sector:

Governance Board

Rathina Iyer Pathmanaba Iyer

Rathina Iyer Pathmanaba Iyer is a Pioneer of Sri Lankan Tamil Digitization (1999) and the Founding Chairman of Noolaham Foundation (2008) and Governance Board Member. He is currently concentrating Digital Library Collection Development 2020, Vaasihasalai 2020, Digitization of Donated Documents, Collection Development & Chapter Operations - United Kingdom processes.

Pathmanaba Iyer was born in 1941 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He graduated in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He has worked as a Divisional Officer in the Land Commissioner’s Department, Sri Lanka, from 1972 to the end of 1989 when he left for the United Kingdom.

He pioneered Sri Lankan Tamil digitization efforts in collaboration with Project Madurai in 1999. He is a well known publisher and founded and operates Tamiliyal Publications. His contribution to Sri Lankan Tamil Literature spans more than four decades. He contributed the milestone achievement of the translation of documents from Tamil to English. Pathmanaba Iyer was instrumental in bringing creative works with diverse points of views to the fore. In 2004, he was awarded with Iyal Viruthu, an award organized by the South Asia Studies Centre of the University of Toronto and the Tamil Literary Garden, for his lifetime achievements.

He is located in London, United Kingdom.

Shaseevan Ganeshananthan

Shaseevan is the Founding Director (2008), Executive Director (2008 - 2015 ) and Board Member of Noolaham Foundation.

He is currently concentrating Governance & Policy, Organizational Strategy & Sustainability, Partnerships & Collaborations, Process Management and Oversight, Communications, Public Relation & Community Outreach, Resource Mobilization & Sustainability and Annual Plan and Monitoring.

Shaseevan was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1982. He followed B.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics and Statistics) in University of Colombo. He is a Member of British Computer Society.
He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded a corporate group of companies functioning in software development, digital marketing and business startup ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs, enterprises and investors to establish successful businesses.

He is located in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Kopinath Thillainathan

Kopinath Thillainathan is Co Founder of Project Noolaham (2005), Founding Director of Noolaham Foundation (2008 ). He is currently concentrating Digital Library & Archive, Noolaham Australia, Digital Preservation, Manuscript Archive 2022, Diversity Initiative and Metadata enrichment 2022

Kopinath was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1982. He is a Finance and Accounting graduate from the University of Curtin, Australia.

Kopinath started digitization initiatives 2004, through Eelanool.

He is located in Perth, Australia.

Meerabharathy

Meerabharathy contributing to Noolaham Canada.

Meerabharathy is born in Karaveddy and grownup in malayagam (upcountry), Navatkuli, Colombo. Studied Highlands college Hatton, Bsc degree from University of Jaffna ( completed as a displaced student at University of Colombo). B.A (Hons) Degree in psychology from York University, Toronto, Canada.

Worked with Sarinihar for a short time and Participated with different drama workshops and groups. Political activist with different political parties. trained as a meditation facilitator.

He is located in Toronto, Canada.

Sujeevan Tharmaratnam

Sujeevan is contributing to Office Management (Jaffna), Volunteer Engagement and Recognition, Physical records storage repository Management, Backup and Recovery, Organizational Events (SL), Chapter Operations - Sri Lanka ( Friends Of Noolaham ), Open Education Resource 2020, Digitization of Donated Documents and Jaffna Uthayan Newspaper Digitization.

Sujeevan Tharmaratnam was born in 1993 in Trincomalee. He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College, specialized in Information Technology and practiced as a social entrepreneur. He is the founding member of Sirakukal amayam, movement for educational empowerment.

He is currently located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Kanaga Sugumar

Sugumar

Dr Kanagalingam Sugumar is contributing to the Chapter Operation - UK, Documentation of Medical History of Northern Province and Documentation of Documents Published in India.

Dr. Sugumar was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and he has been involved in partnerships and collaborations with various individuals and institutions. He was one of the founding members of "Shanthiham"(சாந்திகம்) and currently he is working as a general medical practitioner (GP) in London.

He is currently located in London.

Prashanth Sirinivasan

Prashanth is contributing to the Tech Infrastructure Management, Technology Services & Software Development, Technology Research Lab (NF Lab) and Next-generation AI-based eco-system for Noolaham. Prashanth is also participating in Noolaham USA fundraising as well.

Prashanth was born in 1982 in Colombo,Sri Lanka. He studied in Jaffna Hindu College and Bampalapitiya Hindu College and graduated in Information Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Srilanka. He has performed various roles in the software Industry and actively involved in many projects in Sri Lanka,India, Canada and USA. He is currently working as a Senior Software Consultant in USA.

He focuses on the history of Language , Community and Land of Tamils.

He is currently located in North Carolina, USA.