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Prof. G. Balakrishnan Nair | |
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| Born | (1923-02-05)5 February 1923 |
| Died | 4 February 2011(2011-02-04) (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum University College Trivandrum |
| Known for | Interpretation ofSree Nārāyana Guru’s spiritual and philosophical works |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sanskrit Vedanta Sree Nārāyana Guru’s Upanishads spiritual and philosophical works |
| Institutions | Victoria CollegePalakkad Mahatma Gandhi College Trivandrum Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum Women's College Trivandrum |
G. Balakrishnan Nair (1929–2011) was an Indianacademic, author andSanskrit scholar. He worked extensively on the philosophical works ofNarayana Guru.
Nair was born on 5 February 1923 inPeroorkada,Thiruvananthapuram to Govinda Pillai and Gourikutty Amma. He studied atGovernment Sanskrit College, earning a degree in Mahopadhyay. Following his studies, Nair worked atMahatma Gandhi College as aSanskrit tutor, before becoming a lecturer atUniversity College Trivandrum in 1955. Nair later taught atVictoria College.[1]
In 1963, Nair published his Malayalam translation of theTamil moral work of theTirukkural. It was a partial translation of the work.[2]
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