Kandasamy Nallasivam (1933–2024) was an educator, founder of Perth North Tamil School (PNTS), and a spiritual leader in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Nallasivam was known as Mr. Sivam. He was known for his work with the Tamil community in Perth. Nallasivam founded the PNTS and Ballajura Hindu Prayer Group.
Early life and family Nallasivam was born on 3 November 1933 in Vaddukottai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka into a Sri Lankan Tamil family. Nallasivam was the eldest son of Kandasamy and Manonmani. Nallasivam was married to Jeyadevi Selvadurai in 1961 and had two children Chelvi and Ashokan.
Nallasivam studied at The Jaffna College in Vaddukottai and graduated from University of Peradeniya in Kandy. Nallasivam began working as an accountant and later began the general manager of Mount Lavinia and Taprobane hotels in Sri Lanka.
Nallasivam left Sri Lanka in 1986 to Darwin, Australia and finished a Diploma of Teaching. The family then moved and settled in Perth. In Perth, Nallasivam was an active member of the community and provided free tutoring in mathematics and physics. Nallasivam founded the Perth North Tamil School in 1995 and Ballajura Hindu Prayer Group in Perth.
Awards and Honours Nallasivam received the Maruthi Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Kamban Kazhagam. Nallasivam was also a nominee to the inaugural Community Languages Teachers award in 2018, an award initiated by the State Government's Office of Multicultural Interests.
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