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Prof. G. Balakrishnan Nair | |
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Born | |
Died | 4 February 2011 | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum University College Trivandrum |
Known for | Interpretation of
Sree Nārāyana Guru’s spiritual and philosophical works |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Sanskrit Vedanta Sree Nārāyana Guru’s Upanishads spiritual and philosophical works |
Institutions | Victoria College
Palakkad Mahatma Gandhi College Trivandrum Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum Women's College Trivandrum |
G. Balakrishnan Nair (1929–2011) was an Indian academic, author and Sanskrit scholar. He worked extensively on the philosophical works of Narayana Guru.
Nair was born on 5 February 1923 in Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram to Govinda Pillai and Gourikutty Amma. He studied at Government Sanskrit College, earning a degree in Mahopadhyay. Following his studies, Nair worked at Mahatma Gandhi College as a Sanskrit tutor, before becoming a lecturer at University College Trivandrum in 1955. Nair later taught at Victoria College. [1]
In 1963, Nair published his Malayalam translation of the Tamil moral work of the Tirukkural. It was a partial translation of the work. [2]
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