[1] After school he joined the Ceylon University College from where he graduated with a First Class Honours BA degree in Sanskrit.

[1] He then went to Annamalai University in India to study Tamil, obtaining the vidvan title.

[1] He gained a Phd from the University of London after producing a thesis on Chola inscriptions in 1935.

[1] He was appointed head of the Department of Tamil at the university in 1947, succeeding Swami Vipulananda.

He created a new interest in this field and inspired his students to continue this work after his retirement.