G. Balakrishnan Nair (1923âÂÂ2011) 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.
In 1963, Nair published his Malayalam translation of the Tamil moral work of the Tirukkural. It was a partial translation of the work.
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