D. B. S. Jeyaraj
- January 9, 2024
- Journalist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | D. B. S. Jeyaraj |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Date Of Birth | May 21, 1954(1954-05-21) |
| Age | 70 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
D. B. S. Jeyaraj Biography
| Name | D. B. S. Jeyaraj |
| Birthday | May 21 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
D. B. S. Jeyaraj is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on May 21, 1954 in Sri Lanka.
David Buell Sabapathy Jeyaraj (born May 21, 1954) is a Tamil Canadian freelance journalist of Sri Lankan origin. He currently writes articles for two Sri Lankan newspapers, The Daily Mirror with his own column in it and the Daily FT, and also runs his news blog, dbsjeyaraj.com.
Jeyaraj’s journalism career began in April 1977 as a staff reporter for the Tamil language Virakesari. He worked as the paper’s correspondent in Batticaloa. He moved to the English language The Island in November 1981. Initially he reported on trade union and customs issues but was later assigned to cover Tamil politics and militancy. He also wrote the popular “Behind the Cadjan Curtain” column for its sister newspaper, the Sunday Island. He was deputy editor of the Saturday Review for a period and Colombo correspondent for The Hindu. He was fired from The Hindu for exposing atrocities committed by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF).
D. B. S. Jeyaraj Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Journalist |
| House | Living in own house. |
D. B. S. Jeyaraj is one of the richest Journalist from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, D. B. S. Jeyaraj 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Jeyaraj was born on May 21, 1954. His mother was from the village of Kaddaively near Karaveddy in northern Ceylon. He was educated at S. Thomas’ Preparatory School and Jaffna College. After school Jeyaraj won admission to university but chose not to enrol. He then joined Madras Christian College but quit, returned to Sri Lanka and took up law studies. He abandoned this in 1977 to take up journalism.
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Jeyaraj, together with some partners, started a weekly Tamil newspaper, the Senthamarai, in Toronto in October 1990. The newspaper’s, and Jeyaraj’s, neutral editorial stance vis-à-vis the Sri Lankan Civil War was viewed with suspicion by both government supporters and LTTE supporters. On February 14, 1993 Jeyaraj, his wife and friends were returning to their car after watching a Sinhala film at a cinema at the Ontario Science Centre when two young Tamil men approached Jeyaraj. They asked him if he was the editor of the Senthamarai and if he had written anti-LTTE stories. Jeyaraj told the men that it was not the right place to talk and to call him tomorrow. Two more men appeared from the shadows and assaulted Jeyaraj with baseball bats and metal rods, breaking his leg and injuring his head.
Facts & Trivia
Denis Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. D. B. S. Jeyaraj celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.
Jeyaraj has also written articles for Frontline and Tamil Times. Jeyaraj has been associated with several news blogs including federalidea.com, transcurrents.com, tamilweek.com and dbsjeyaraj.com. He obtained Canadian citizenship in 2004. He visited Sri Lanka in October 2013 after an absence of 25 years.