Kamal Chunchie (1886–1953) was a Methodist Christian minister.[1]

Kamal Chunchie
Born1886
Sri Lanka
Died1953
NationalityBritish
Alma materKingswood College, Kandy
Known for
  • Sri Lankan-British minister
  • Founded The Coloured Men's Institute

Kamal Chunchie was born in Sri Lanka and by 1920 was living in the East End of London.[2] Young Kamal was a prominent cricketer at Kingswood College, Kandy, and after moving to England, he continued to play the sport. He was appalled by the way black people were treated, and he wanted to improve the social aspects of their lives. He worked in race relations in Canning Town where he founded The Coloured Men's Institute.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Visram, Rozina. "Chunchie, Kamal Athon". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/71629. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ Geoffrey Bell, The other Eastenders : Kamal Chunchie and West Ham's early black community (Stratford: Eastside Community Heritage, 2002) OCLC 51109078
  3. ↑ Kamal Chunchie - The Other Eastenders (Eastside Community Heritage) Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ The Coloured Men's Institute from The welfare of seamen


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