Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja
Biographic Data
| ID | 163811 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sivachandralingam Sundara |
| FAMILY NAME | Raja |
| SIGNATURE | RAJA S S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malaya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Strategi Perjuangan Parti Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) dalam Masyarakat Cina, 1958-1969 The Struggle Strategy of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the Chinese Community, 1958-1969
Makalah ini akan memperinci strategi perjuangan parti Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) dalam menangani isu-isu yang dihadapi oleh komuniti Cina selepas Tanah Melayu mencapai kemerdekaan sehingga ambang tragedi 13 Mei 1969. Pada tempoh ini, MCA berhadapan dengan isu pendidikan Cina, bahasa kebangsaan, penubuhan Malaysia dan Universiti Merdeka. Tiga pemimpin MCA iaitu Lim Chong Eu, Cheah Toon Look dan Tan Siew Sin yang menerajui MCA pada tempoh …
A British Labor Settlement Experiment and the Socioeconomic Experience of the Chuah Tamil Settlement in British Malaya
We explore the socioeconomic experience of a group of south Indian Tamil laborers and their families who established the Chuah Tamil agricultural settlement in British Malaya during the Great Depression. These were laborers who, though unemployed, refused to be repatriated to south India. Progressing from subsistence farming to small-scale agricultural production, their settlement evolved into an organized, socioeconomic system. It was also a cri…
A Biographical Sketch of Malaya's Colonial ‘Amateur’ Historians
In comprehending nineteenth-century British imperial activity in the Malay states, economic reasoning, especially capitalist expansion, is conventional. This essay argues, in general, that imperialism was also an intellectual effort. During the colonial period, colonialists produced (in)valuable historical accounts, books, and travelogues, providing insight into Malaya’s native inhabitants and history, despite being amateurs. Historical events ar…
Thamboosamy Pillai and the Colonial Elite of British Malaya
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 94, Part 1, No. 320, June 2021
Malaysia's Private Higher Education Sector as Provider of Accessibility
Existing studies relating to the complementary functions of Malaysia’s private higher education institutions (PHIEs) to public higher education institutions, especially in terms of accessibility to tertiary studies, often suffer from a lack of comprehensiveness. While most of the previous works generally address the subject in a politico-economic and policy-making context, this paper discusses as extensively as possible the role of PHIEs in suppl…
Implementation of the Ecowas collective security framework
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was founded exclusively to focus on economic integration. However, in 1976, the Nigerian government proposed the adoption of a non-aggression protocol to regulate issues of regional collective security. The proposal was accepted in principle and the secretariat was tasked to formulate policy prescriptions for adoption of the decision organs. Using historical techniques, this article peruses e…
Indian Agent Involvement in the Establishment of Permanent Settlement for the South Indian Labouring Community, 1923–1941
This article investigates a long-neglected aspect of Indian Malaysian history, namely the Indian Agents of the Government of India to British Malaya. The Indian Agents were representatives of the Indian Government who were appointed under the Indian Immigration Act of 1922 to investigate and report on the state of affairs of Indian communities in the British colonies. The official duties of the Indian Agents in British Malaya were formalised unde…
A Critique on the South Indian Labour Fund and the Malaysian Indian Plantation Workers
This article offers a new perspective on Indian labour in colonial and independent Malaysia through analysis of an important financial resource, the Tamil Immigration Fund (established in 1907) which was subsequently renamed as Indian Immigration Fund (1912) and South Indian Labour Fund (1958). Contrary to the stated objectives of the fund, the colonial government and the post-independence Malaysian government failed to utilise the fund for the b…
The Role of Estate Garden Allotments in the Socioeconomic Development of Tamil Labourers in the Federated Malay States, 1900-1941
The article evaluates the extent to which estate garden allotments in the Federated Malay States (FMS) contributed to the socioeconomic development of Tamil labourers from the opening of the 20th century until 1941. By the late nineteenth century, the British government had initiated an immigrant agriculture policy in response to the need of preserving sufficient labour force to service the industrial economy. The extensive development of rubber …
The lost race in British Malaya
This article discusses the history of socioeconomic and political exclusion of south Indian labourers in Malaya in relation to the racial policy of the British administration from 1907 until the early 1950s. During these years, Indian labourers were susceptible to Britain’s policy of accommodating the political and economic needs of the Malays and the Chinese. Since colonial racial policy and economic factors interchangeably affected the position…
The Indian Diaspora in Malaya
The historiography of Malaya that deals with Indian diaspora rarely differentiates Indians on the basis of their ethnic 3 origins and their relationships during the British era. The ethnic Indian populations during the British era comprised the majority Tamils, and the other groups such as the Telugus, Malayalees, Gujeratis, Chettiars, Sikhs and Indian Muslims. The ethnic groupings among those of Indian origin could be divided into three main eco…
Chettiar Capital and the Emergence of the Chinese Bourgeois in British Malaya
The historiography of Malaysia that addresses the Chinese and Indians rarely examines the interaction between the two ethnicities. In fact, works by Western and local scholars drew attention to the fact that the Chettiars operated outside ethnic parameters in Southeast Asia and particularly in Malaya. It has to be noted that the Chettiars were credit providers and financiers for the Chinese bourgeois from the early 19th century until the Second W…
Kuppameni
Malaysian Indian plantation workers are economically deprived and suffer from malnutrition. This can be altered by consuming medicinal and nutritional herbs found aplenty in tropical Malaysia. The herb acalypha indica linn, or Indian nettle, which has high antioxidants, is of particular interest for Indian estate workers. Antioxidants in the plant help retard toxic free radicals found in the body. Considered an indigenous form of healthcare, cons…
The Role of Social Learning in Understanding Deviance
What is deviant behavior? From a sociological perspective it is behavior that goes against the grain of social norms in society. It can be argued that a child which has seen domestic violence at home, or may have been abused may result in the child’s deviant behavior when the child develops into a youngster. In that sense the study of communication takes into account this individualistic approach that characterizes the socio-psychological customs…
Purushartha
This paper’s purpose is to link the Western concept of motivation and the Hindu principles of purushartha. We first examine how the Western model works and controversies surrounding it. We then propose a way to reconcile these controversies, using Hindu motivational constructs. We discuss Maslow’s need hierarchy and purusharta as adaptive systems and propose how spiritual connections and relatedness may help better understand motivation. Although…
The London Dawn Raid and Its Effect on Malaysian Plantation Workers
The London Dawn Raid refers to the attempt by the Malaysian government to take control of the plantation giant, Guthrie Corporation at the London Stock Exchange on 7 September 1981. It was part of a strategy by which Malaysia acquired controlling interest over flagship companies owned by European plantation companies, such as Dunlop Estates and Harrisons & Crosfield (subsequently known as Golden Hope Plantations), and the export agricultural sect…
Implementation of the Ecowas collective security framework
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was founded exclusively to focus on economic integration. However, in 1976, the Nigerian government proposed the adoption of a non-aggression protocol to regulate issues of regional collective security. The proposal was accepted in principle and the secretariat was tasked to formulate policy prescriptions for adoption of the decision organs. Using historical techniques, this article peruses e…
Chettiar Capital and the Emergence of the Chinese Bourgeois in British Malaya
The historiography of Malaysia that addresses the Chinese and Indians rarely examines the interaction between the two ethnicities. In fact, works by Western and local scholars drew attention to the fact that the Chettiars operated outside ethnic parameters in Southeast Asia and particularly in Malaya. It has to be noted that the Chettiars were credit providers and financiers for the Chinese bourgeois from the early 19th century until the Second W…
The London Dawn Raid and Its Effect on Malaysian Plantation Workers
The London Dawn Raid refers to the attempt by the Malaysian government to take control of the plantation giant, Guthrie Corporation at the London Stock Exchange on 7 September 1981. It was part of a strategy by which Malaysia acquired controlling interest over flagship companies owned by European plantation companies, such as Dunlop Estates and Harrisons & Crosfield (subsequently known as Golden Hope Plantations), and the export agricultural sect…
The Role of Social Learning in Understanding Deviance
What is deviant behavior? From a sociological perspective it is behavior that goes against the grain of social norms in society. It can be argued that a child which has seen domestic violence at home, or may have been abused may result in the child’s deviant behavior when the child develops into a youngster. In that sense the study of communication takes into account this individualistic approach that characterizes the socio-psychological customs…
Purushartha
This paper’s purpose is to link the Western concept of motivation and the Hindu principles of purushartha. We first examine how the Western model works and controversies surrounding it. We then propose a way to reconcile these controversies, using Hindu motivational constructs. We discuss Maslow’s need hierarchy and purusharta as adaptive systems and propose how spiritual connections and relatedness may help better understand motivation. Although…
Kuppameni
Malaysian Indian plantation workers are economically deprived and suffer from malnutrition. This can be altered by consuming medicinal and nutritional herbs found aplenty in tropical Malaysia. The herb acalypha indica linn, or Indian nettle, which has high antioxidants, is of particular interest for Indian estate workers. Antioxidants in the plant help retard toxic free radicals found in the body. Considered an indigenous form of healthcare, cons…
The Indian Diaspora in Malaya
The historiography of Malaya that deals with Indian diaspora rarely differentiates Indians on the basis of their ethnic 3 origins and their relationships during the British era. The ethnic Indian populations during the British era comprised the majority Tamils, and the other groups such as the Telugus, Malayalees, Gujeratis, Chettiars, Sikhs and Indian Muslims. The ethnic groupings among those of Indian origin could be divided into three main eco…
Chettiar Capital and the Emergence of the Chinese Bourgeois in British Malaya
The historiography of Malaysia that addresses the Chinese and Indians rarely examines the interaction between the two ethnicities. In fact, works by Western and local scholars drew attention to the fact that the Chettiars operated outside ethnic parameters in Southeast Asia and particularly in Malaya. It has to be noted that the Chettiars were credit providers and financiers for the Chinese bourgeois from the early 19th century until the Second W…
The lost race in British Malaya
This article discusses the history of socioeconomic and political exclusion of south Indian labourers in Malaya in relation to the racial policy of the British administration from 1907 until the early 1950s. During these years, Indian labourers were susceptible to Britain’s policy of accommodating the political and economic needs of the Malays and the Chinese. Since colonial racial policy and economic factors interchangeably affected the position…
A Critique on the South Indian Labour Fund and the Malaysian Indian Plantation Workers
This article offers a new perspective on Indian labour in colonial and independent Malaysia through analysis of an important financial resource, the Tamil Immigration Fund (established in 1907) which was subsequently renamed as Indian Immigration Fund (1912) and South Indian Labour Fund (1958). Contrary to the stated objectives of the fund, the colonial government and the post-independence Malaysian government failed to utilise the fund for the b…
The Role of Estate Garden Allotments in the Socioeconomic Development of Tamil Labourers in the Federated Malay States, 1900-1941
The article evaluates the extent to which estate garden allotments in the Federated Malay States (FMS) contributed to the socioeconomic development of Tamil labourers from the opening of the 20th century until 1941. By the late nineteenth century, the British government had initiated an immigrant agriculture policy in response to the need of preserving sufficient labour force to service the industrial economy. The extensive development of rubber …
Thamboosamy Pillai and the Colonial Elite of British Malaya
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Volume 94, Part 1, No. 320, June 2021
Malaysia's Private Higher Education Sector as Provider of Accessibility
Existing studies relating to the complementary functions of Malaysia’s private higher education institutions (PHIEs) to public higher education institutions, especially in terms of accessibility to tertiary studies, often suffer from a lack of comprehensiveness. While most of the previous works generally address the subject in a politico-economic and policy-making context, this paper discusses as extensively as possible the role of PHIEs in suppl…
Implementation of the Ecowas collective security framework
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was founded exclusively to focus on economic integration. However, in 1976, the Nigerian government proposed the adoption of a non-aggression protocol to regulate issues of regional collective security. The proposal was accepted in principle and the secretariat was tasked to formulate policy prescriptions for adoption of the decision organs. Using historical techniques, this article peruses e…
Indian Agent Involvement in the Establishment of Permanent Settlement for the South Indian Labouring Community, 1923–1941
This article investigates a long-neglected aspect of Indian Malaysian history, namely the Indian Agents of the Government of India to British Malaya. The Indian Agents were representatives of the Indian Government who were appointed under the Indian Immigration Act of 1922 to investigate and report on the state of affairs of Indian communities in the British colonies. The official duties of the Indian Agents in British Malaya were formalised unde…
A Biographical Sketch of Malaya's Colonial ‘Amateur’ Historians
In comprehending nineteenth-century British imperial activity in the Malay states, economic reasoning, especially capitalist expansion, is conventional. This essay argues, in general, that imperialism was also an intellectual effort. During the colonial period, colonialists produced (in)valuable historical accounts, books, and travelogues, providing insight into Malaya’s native inhabitants and history, despite being amateurs. Historical events ar…
Strategi Perjuangan Parti Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) dalam Masyarakat Cina, 1958-1969 The Struggle Strategy of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the Chinese Community, 1958-1969
Makalah ini akan memperinci strategi perjuangan parti Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) dalam menangani isu-isu yang dihadapi oleh komuniti Cina selepas Tanah Melayu mencapai kemerdekaan sehingga ambang tragedi 13 Mei 1969. Pada tempoh ini, MCA berhadapan dengan isu pendidikan Cina, bahasa kebangsaan, penubuhan Malaysia dan Universiti Merdeka. Tiga pemimpin MCA iaitu Lim Chong Eu, Cheah Toon Look dan Tan Siew Sin yang menerajui MCA pada tempoh …
A British Labor Settlement Experiment and the Socioeconomic Experience of the Chuah Tamil Settlement in British Malaya
We explore the socioeconomic experience of a group of south Indian Tamil laborers and their families who established the Chuah Tamil agricultural settlement in British Malaya during the Great Depression. These were laborers who, though unemployed, refused to be repatriated to south India. Progressing from subsistence farming to small-scale agricultural production, their settlement evolved into an organized, socioeconomic system. It was also a cri…
Political science (13 works) · Asian Studies and History (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Socioeconomic Development in Asia (9 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · History (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Colonialism (5 works)