User:Mathankyketheesh

Early Life and Family
Maya Ketheeshwaran (Rachel Mathanky Ketheeshwaran) was born on 11 March 1994 to Gnanasundaram Ketheeshwaran and his wife, Karthigesu Vijayalakshmi.Born in Sri Lanka (Jaffna) she grew up in Canada in a Tamil family. Her father Gnanasundaram Ketheeshwaran, was the vice principal at Co-operative Education Center and Managing Director in UNHCR [Sri Lanka], and her mother was a project director who worked for the Sri Lankan government. Now they work in their Family Restaurant in Canada.

Mathanky was born in Sri Lanka, but moved to Canada with her parents after the war. She received schooling at the Adventist International School until grade 8 and Royal Institute until grade 10 then at the R H King academy in Canada. She played the accordion and melodica occasionally for the school bands. She volunteers in various organisations including the Toronto Zoo, Scarborough Historical Museum, Epilepsy Toronto, Gogreen Toronto and Highway Gospel Church Canada. Her baptism ceremony took place in February, 2007.