G. Balakrishnan Nair
{{Short description|Indian academic, author and Sanskrit scholar}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|02|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Trivandrum, India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|02|04|1923|02|05|df=y}}
| death_place = Kollam
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| fields = Sanskrit
Vedanta
Sree Nārāyana Guru’s
Upanishads
spiritual and philosophical works
| workplaces = Victoria College Palakkad
Mahatma Gandhi College Trivandrum
Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum
Women's College Trivandrum
| alma_mater = Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum
University College Trivandrum
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| known_for = Interpretation of Sree Nārāyana Guru’s
spiritual and philosophical works
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G. Balakrishnan Nair (1923–2011)was an Indian Spiritual gaint, academic, author and Sanskrit scholar. He worked extensively on the philosophical works of Narayana Guru.
Life
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Philosopher-and-guide/article14674334.ece|title= Philosopher and guide|author1=M.G. Sasibhooshan|author2=Bindu Sasibhooshan|work=The Hindu|date=8 April 2011|accessdate=29 October 2018}}
In 1963, Nair published his Malayalam translation of the Tamil moral work of the Tirukkural. It was a partial translation of the work.{{cite book | last = Sanjeevi | first = N. | title = Bibliography on Tirukkural. In First All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers | publisher = University of Madras | date = 1973 | pages = }}
Honours and recognitions
- For Jeevan Mukti Vivekam from the Kerala Sahitya Akademy in 1979{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
- From Sivagiri Mutt{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
Major works
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References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120121061018/http://www.vedantasadhana.org/ A weblog dedicated to the works and life of Prof.G Balakrishnan Nair]
- [http://sreyas.in/category/acharya/g-balakrishnan-nair Many of his books and audio disclosures are compiled here]
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- Sree Narayana Gurudeva Krithikal – Sampoorna Vyakyanam – Published by The State Institute of Languages, Kerala.
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Category:20th-century Indian translators
Category:Writers from Thiruvananthapuram
Category:Malayalam-language writers
Category:Academic staff of Government Victoria College, Palakkad
Category:Tamil–Malayalam translators
Category:Indian Sanskrit scholars