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R. Balakrishnan

Born

Natham, TN, India

Genre

Indology, Tamil Literature, Nonfiction

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R. Balakrishnan (ஆர். பாலகிருஷ்ணன்), a postgraduate in Tamil literature, is the first student of Tamil literature to clear the Civil Service exam. He joined the Indian Administration Service in 1984. His initial postings in the Tribal areas of Odisha triggered his interest in Indology, Anthropology and Place-name Studies. It was Iravatham Mahadevan who led Balakrishnan into the area of Indus Studies.

Balakrishnan has published several research papers on Place-name Studies, Odisha's history, and it's plural culture. Using Geographical Information System tools, he formulated the 'Korkai-Vanji-Tondi Complex', a place-name complex in the Indus geography. His paper on High-West:Low-East Dichotomy of Indus cities gained wide attention. His Tamil b ...more

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	Journey of A Civilization: Indus to Vaigai 4.42 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	சிந்துவெளிப் பண்பாட்டின் திராவிட அடித்தளம் 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	சிறகுக்குள் வானம் [Siragukul Vanam] 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	தமிழ் நெடுஞ்சாலை 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Panmayak Kalvan 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discrete Mathematics by Sriraman Sridharan, R. Balakrishnan 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Foundations of Discrete Mathematics with Algorithms and Programming by Sriraman Sridharan, R. Balakrishnan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Starting the history from the South does not mean tampering with the chronology of events or the locus of geography in which the events ought to have taken place. It is about understanding the Rain Forest metaphor of Indian pluralism from another end. The pluralism of the Indus Valley civilization, the pluralism espoused in Sangam texts and the plural realities of contemporary India have a connecting thread of continuity. The Idea of India cannot be appreciated without understanding these connections.”
― R. Balakrishnan, Journey of A Civilization: Indus to Vaigai

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“BRW [Black & Red Ware] is the Pan-Indian Pot and Sangam literature is the Pan-Indian Literature. The Pot Route that links Indus and Vaigai was made of clay, overlaid with burnt bricks and embellished with copper. It is the red-topped road to Tamil antiquity, and the colour was a deep Dravidian Red.”
― R. Balakrishnan, Journey of A Civilization: Indus to Vaigai

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“Above all, the very world view, “Every town our home town, every[one our kin - யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர்]” can only emanate from a civilizational wisdom which has seen places, found merit in give and take and is enriched by travels, journeys and migrations.”
― R. Balakrishnan, Journey of A Civilization: Indus to Vaigai

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