12 Facts About Prince Casinader

Prince Gunarasa Casinader was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament.

Prince Casinader was the son of Charles Brown Casinader, a kachcheri mudaliyar, and Mildred.

Prince Casinader was educated at Vincent Girls' High School, St Cecilia's Girls' College and Methodist Central College in Batticaloa.

Prince Casinader studied at the Government Teachers' College in Maharagama between 1950 and 1951, obtaining a diploma in education.

Prince Casinader retired in 1986 after 40 years of teaching at Methodist Central College.

Prince Casinader was president of the Batticaloa Citizens' Committee and the Batticaloa Vigilance Committee.

Prince Casinader represented Sri Lanka at Amnesty International's world conference in Amsterdam.

Prince Casinader was vice-president of the Secondary Trained Teachers' Union, president of the Batticaloa branch of the Ceylon Teachers' Union and a founding member of the GTC Fifties.

Prince Casinader was president of the Batticaloa Football Association and East Ceylon Travellers' Federation, co-patron of the Ceylon Referees Association and vice-chairman of the Eastern Transport Board Consultative Committee.

Prince Casinader was a member of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka's board of governors.

Prince Casinader contributed articles for Sri Lankan newspapers and Asiaweek.

Prince Casinader died on 12 December 2018 at his home in Batticaloa.