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{{Short description|Indian academic (1930–2022)}}
{{Indian patronymic|Nagaswamy|Ramachandran}}
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  name  =   Ramachandran Nagaswamy |
| birth_name          = Ramachandran Nagaswamy
  birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1930|08|10}} |
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=yes|1930|08|10}}
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| death_date          = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|01|23|1930|08|10}}
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| death_place        = [[Chennai]], India
caption = R. Nagaswamy at a lecture in 2015 |
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  |birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]   |
| caption             = Nagaswamy at a lecture in 2015
  spouse     = |
| birth_place         = [[Madras]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj]]
  religion = Hinduism |
| spouse             =  
  known_for         = |
| known_for           =  
  living            = yes |
| order1             = Director of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department
| order1           = Director of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department
| term_start1         = 1966
| term_start1       = 1966
| term_end1           = 1988
| term_end1         = 1988
| predecessor1       = [[T. N. Ramachandran]]{{Efn|T. N. Ramachandran was designated as a 'Special Officer'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Is Who |url=https://www.tnarch.gov.in/about-us|access-date=29 January 2022 |publisher=Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref>}}
| predecessor1     = [[T. N. Ramachandran]]
| successor2         = [[Natana Kasinathan]]
| successor2       = [[Natana Kasinathan]] |
| occupation          = Art historian, [[archaeologist]]
  influences        = [[K. A. Nilakanta Sastri]],<br />[[T. N. Ramachandran]]|
| awards              = {{plainlist|
  occupation        = art historian, [[archaeologist]]
* [[Kalaimamani]]
* [[Padma Bhushan]] (2018)
}}
}}
}}


'''Ramachandran Nagaswamy''' (born 10 August 1930) is an Indian [[historian]], [[archaeologist]] and [[epigraphist]] who is known for his work on temple inscriptions and [[art history]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He served as a Director of the [[Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department]]. He was also instrumental in starting the annual [[Natyanjali|Chidambaram Natyanjali]] festival in 1980.
'''Ramachandran Nagaswamy''' (10 August 1930 – 23 January 2022) was an Indian [[historian]], [[archaeologist]] and [[epigraphist]] who was known for his work on temple inscriptions and [[art history]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was an authority on [[Chola art and architecture#Sculpture and bronzes|Chola bronzes]].  


He is an authority in [[Chola art|Chola Bronzes]]. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/6-padma-awardees-are-pride-and-joy-of-tamil-nadu/articleshow/62658549.cms | title=6 Padma awardees are pride and joy of Tamil Nadu | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=26 January 2018 | access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>
Nagaswamy became the inaugural director of the [[Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department]] in 1966, serving in that capacity till 1988. He also founded the annual [[Natyanjali|Chidambaram Natyanjali]] festival in 1980. In 2018, he was awarded India's third-highest civilian award, the [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/6-padma-awardees-are-pride-and-joy-of-tamil-nadu/articleshow/62658549.cms | title=6 Padma awardees are pride and joy of Tamil Nadu | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=26 January 2018 | access-date=26 January 2018 | archive-date=28 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128071531/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/6-padma-awardees-are-pride-and-joy-of-tamil-nadu/articleshow/62658549.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==


Nagaswamy was born on 10 August 1930 to [[Sanskrit]] ''[[pundit]]'' Ramachandran Sastrigal.<ref name="artsacademy">{{cite web|title=Biodata of R. Nagaswamy|publisher=Tamil Arts Academy|url=http://tamilartsacademy.com/rnprofile.html}}</ref><ref name="thehindu_19950224">{{cite news|title=The Achievers|work=The Hindu|date=24 February 1995|author=Kausalya Santhanam}}</ref> He graduated in Sanskrit from the [[University of Madras]] and pursued a master's degree in Sanskrit.<ref name="artsacademy" /> Nagaswamy obtained his PhD in arts and archaeology from the [[University of Poona]].<ref name="artsacademy" /> Nagaswamy underwent archaeological training under the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) and in 1959, joined the [[Government Museum, Chennai]] as curator for art and archaeology.<ref name="artsacademy" />
Nagaswamy was born on 10 August 1930, the son of [[Sanskrit]] ''[[pandit]]'' Ramachandran Sastrigal.<ref name="artsacademy">{{cite web|title=Biodata of R. Nagaswamy|publisher=Tamil Arts Academy|url=http://tamilartsacademy.com/rnprofile.html|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415221308/http://www.tamilartsacademy.com/rnprofile.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="thehindu_19950224">{{cite news|title=The Achievers|work=The Hindu|date=24 February 1995|author=Kausalya Santhanam}}</ref> He graduated in Sanskrit from the [[University of Madras]] and pursued a master's degree in Sanskrit.<ref name="artsacademy" /> Nagaswamy obtained his PhD in arts and archaeology from the [[University of Poona]].<ref name="artsacademy" /> Nagaswamy underwent archaeological training under the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) and in 1959, joined the [[Government Museum, Chennai]] as curator for art and archaeology.<ref name="artsacademy" />


== Career ==
== Career ==


Nagaswamy served as curator for art and archaeology in the [[Government Museum, Chennai|Government Museum]] in Chennai from 1959 to 1963. In 1963, he was appointed  
Nagaswamy served as curator for art and archaeology in the [[Government Museum, Chennai|Government Museum]] in Chennai from 1959 to 1963. In 1963, he was appointed assistant special officer for archaeology for Tamil Nadu state and from 1966 to 1988, he headed the newly formed Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department as its first director, serving until his retirement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Eminent archaeologist R Nagaswamy no more|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/24/eminent-archaeologist-r-nagaswamy-no-more-2410561.html|access-date=27 January 2022|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
assistant special officer for archaeology for Tamil Nadu state and from 1966 to 1988,  
 
he headed the newly formed Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department.
Nagaswamy made archaeology a popular subject in Tamil Nadu, especially among children through publication of pocket book guides. He was responsible for involving several thousand school and college students in cleaning and preserving nearby historical places and monuments. He also popularized monuments by bringing out popular guides in the form of newspaper, priced at ten paise per copy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamilartsacademy.com/aboutrn.html|title=Tamilarts Academy|access-date=26 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130225040/http://www.tamilartsacademy.com/aboutrn.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was responsible for protecting several historic monuments like the first-century [[Chera]] inscriptions at [[Pugalur]], the palace site of the Imperial Cholas at [[Gangaikonda Cholapuram]], the famous 17th-century [[Tirumalai Nayak Palace|Thirumalai Nayak palace]] at [[Madurai]], the 17th-century Danish Fort at [[Tranquebar]], and the birthplace of poet [[Subramania Bharati]] at [[Ettayapuram]] besides excavating the palace site of [[Kattabomman|Virapandya Kattabomman]] at [[Panchalankurichi]].<ref name=":0" /> He also led the first under-sea survey in Tamil Nadu when he surveyed the region off the [[Poompuhar]] coast in [[Mayiladuthurai]].<ref name=":0" />


Nagaswamy made archaeology a very popular subject in Tamil Nadu, especially among children through publication of pocket book guides. He was also responsible for involving several thousand school and college students in cleaning and preserving near by historical places
Nagaswamy composed dance dramas chronicling the lives of the [[Chola dynasty|Chola]] rulers [[Raja Raja Chola]] and [[Rajendra Chola I]], and the poets [[Arunagirinathar]], [[Manimekhala]], and [[Appar]].<ref name=":0" /> He wrote on South Indian works and statues and was considered an authority on [[Chola bronze]] statues. He founded the annual [[Natyanjali|Chidambaram Natyanjali]] festival in 1980.<ref name=":0" />
and monuments. He also popularized monuments by bringing out popular guides in the form of newspaper, priced at ten paise per copy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamilartsacademy.com/aboutrn.html|title=Tamilarts Academy}}</ref>
He was responsible for protecting several historic monuments like the first-century [[Chera]] inscriptions at [[Pugalur]], the palace site of the Imperial Cholas at [[Gangaikonda Cholapuram]], the famous 17th-century [[Tirumalai Nayak Palace|Thirumalai Nayak palace]]
at [[Madurai]], the 17th-century Danish Fort at [[Tranquebar]], and the birthplace of poet [[Subramania Bharati]] at [[Ettayapuram]] besides excavating the palace site of [[Kattabomman|Virapandya Kattabomman]] at [[Panchalankurichi]].


== Honours ==
=== Honours ===
Nagaswamy was awarded the ''[[Kalaimamani]]'' award by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] for his work on [[Sekkilar]]'s ''Periyapuranam''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 April 2018|title=Grateful2Gurus 2017–18|url=https://www.indica.today/announcements/grateful2gurus-2017-18/|access-date=29 January 2022|website=Indic Today|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He appeared as an [[expert witness]] in the [[London High Court]], in the "London Nataraja case" in the 1980s, which resulted in a Chola-era [[Nataraja]] statue that had been smuggled to London being returned to India.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 April 2003|title=The case of the peregrinating Nataraja|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/07/stories/2003040700150300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040103145822/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/07/stories/2003040700150300.htm|archive-date=3 January 2004}}</ref>


Nagaswamy was awarded the "[[Kalaimamani]]" award by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] for his pathbreaking work on [[Sekkilar]]'s ''Periyapuranam''. He appeared as an Expert Witness in the [[London High Court]], in the London Nataraja case.<ref>{{cite news|title=The case of the peregrinating Nataraja |date=3 April 2003|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/07/stories/2003040700150300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040103145822/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/07/stories/2003040700150300.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 January 2004}}</ref>
Nagaswamy was awarded India's third highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 January 2022|title=Eminent archaeologist R Nagaswamy passes away; PM condoles Padma Bhushan awardee's demise|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/eminent-archaeologist-r-nagaswamy-passes-away-pm-condoles-padma-bhushan-awardees-demise-10313411.html|access-date=25 January 2022|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref>


Nagaswamy has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] award in the year 2018.
=== Controversies ===
Nagaswamy had been accused of indulging in Brahminical Sanskrit interpretation of Tamil history. He stressed that the Tamil work ''Thirukkural'' was an "abridgement" of the Hindu ''shastra''s, thereby inviting criticism from Tamil nationalists and politicians from [[Dravidian parties]]. When the Government of India proposed Nagaswamy's candidature for the [[Central Institute of Classical Tamil]], [[Dravida Munetra Kazhagam]] leader [[M. K. Stalin]] opposed the proposal.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ravishankar|first=Prathap|date=1 April 2019|title=Why is this 88-year-old historian riling Stalin and other Dravidianists|language=en-US|work=The Federal|url=https://thefederal.com/the-eighth-column/why-is-this-80-year-old-historian-riling-stalin-and-other-dravidianists/|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=8 March 2019|title=Stalin shows his ignorance of Tamil history: Noted archaeologist Dr Nagaswamy responds|language=en|work=The News Minute|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/stalin-shows-his-ignorance-tamil-history-noted-archaeologist-dr-nagaswamy-responds-97936|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Personal life ==
Nagaswamy was married to Parvathi with whom he had two sons and two daughters.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Eminent archaeologist, TN archaeology dept's first director Nagaswamy dead|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/23/eminent-archaeologist-tn-archaeology-depts-first-director-nagaswamy-dead-2410447.amp|url-status=live|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123145255/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/23/eminent-archaeologist-tn-archaeology-depts-first-director-nagaswamy-dead-2410447.amp|archive-date=23 January 2022|via=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He died at his home in [[Besant Nagar]], Chennai, on 23 January 2022, at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite news|title=R Nagaswamy: Archaeologist who kept digging for knowledge|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/r-nagaswamy-archaeologist-who-kept-digging-for-knowledge/articleshow/89082709.cms|access-date=25 January 2022|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=முதுபெரும் தொல்லியல் அறிஞர் ஆர்.நாகசாமி மறைவு |date=23 January 2022 |url=https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2022/jan/23/the-death-of-the-ancient-archaeologist-nagasami-3778847.html |work=Dinamani |access-date=23 January 2022 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123145255/https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2022/jan/23/the-death-of-the-ancient-archaeologist-nagasami-3778847.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Archaeologist R Nagaswamy passes away in Chennai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/archaeologist-r-nagaswamy-passes-away-in-chennai-101642968004522.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


* {{cite book|title=Art and culture of Tamil Nadu|author=R. Nagaswamy|year=1980|publisher=Sundeep Prakashan}}
== Publications ==
* {{cite book|title=The sensuous and the sacred: Chola bronzes from South India|authors=Vidya Dehejia, Richard H. Davis, R. Nagaswamy, Karen Pechilis Prentiss|publisher=American Federation of Arts|year=2002|isbn=978-0-295-98284-7}}
* {{cite book|title=Facets of South Indian Art and Architecture|author=R. Nagaswamy|year=2003|publisher=Aryan Books International|isbn=978-81-7305-244-6}}
* {{cite news|title=Democracy of a high standard — ancient example|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=R. Nagaswamy|date=10 October 2003|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001421200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040105080504/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001421200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2004}}
* {{cite book|title=Art and religion of the Bhairavas|author=R. Nagaswamy|year=2006|publisher=Tamil Arts Academy}}
* {{cite book|title=Monumental Legacy Series: Mahabalipuram|author=R. Nagaswamy|publisher=Oxford University Press India|year=2010|isbn=978-0-19-807127-3}}
* R.Nagaswamy (9 January 2018). [https://giri.in/tirukkural-an-abridgement-of-sastras Thirukkural An Abridgement Of Sastras]. Giri Trading Agency. {{ISBN|9788179507872}}


== Notes ==
* {{Cite book |last=Nagaswamy|first=R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eY7IoQEACAAJ|title=Art and Culture of Tamil Nadu|date=1980|publisher=Sundeep Prakashan|language=en}}
* {{cite book |title=The sensuous and the sacred: Chola bronzes from South India|authors=Vidya Dehejia, Richard H. Davis, R. Nagaswamy, Karen Pechilis Prentiss|publisher=American Federation of Arts|year=2002|isbn=978-0-295-98284-7}}
* {{cite book |title=Facets of South Indian Art and Architecture|author=R. Nagaswamy|year=2003|publisher=Aryan Books International|isbn=978-81-7305-244-6}}
* {{cite news |title=Democracy of a high standard—ancient example|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Nagaswamy|first=R.|date=2003|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001421200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040105080504/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001421200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2004}}
* {{Cite book |last=Nagaswamy|first=R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BamimQEACAAJ|title=Art and Religion of the Bhairavas|date=2006|publisher=Tamil Arts Academy|language=en}}
* {{cite book |title=Monumental Legacy Series: Mahabalipuram|author=Nagaswamy|first=R.|publisher=Oxford University Press India|year=2010|isbn=978-0-19-807127-3}}
* Nagaswamy, R. (2018). [https://giri.in/tirukkural-an-abridgement-of-sastras ''Thirukkural: An Abridgement of Sastras'']. Giri Trading Agency. {{ISBN|978-81-7950-787-2}}


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== Explanatory notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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* {{cite news|title=Call for professional approach to preservation of monuments |date=9 May 2010|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article425280.ece}}
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* {{Cite news |title=Call for professional approach to preservation of monuments |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article425280.ece |work=The Hindu |date=9 May 2010}}


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Latest revision as of 16:43, 23 May 2022


In this Indian name, the name Ramachandran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nagaswamy.

R. Nagaswamy
Nagaswamy at a lecture in 2015
Director of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department
In office
1966–1988
Preceded byT. N. Ramachandran[lower-alpha 1]
Succeeded byNatana Kasinathan
Personal details
Born
Ramachandran Nagaswamy

(1930-08-10)10 August 1930
Madras, Madras Presidency, British Raj
Died23 January 2022(2022-01-23) (aged 91)
Chennai, India
OccupationArt historian, archaeologist
Awards

Ramachandran Nagaswamy (10 August 1930 – 23 January 2022) was an Indian historian, archaeologist and epigraphist who was known for his work on temple inscriptions and art history of Tamil Nadu. He was an authority on Chola bronzes.

Nagaswamy became the inaugural director of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department in 1966, serving in that capacity till 1988. He also founded the annual Chidambaram Natyanjali festival in 1980. In 2018, he was awarded India's third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.[2]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Nagaswamy was born on 10 August 1930, the son of Sanskrit pandit Ramachandran Sastrigal.[3][4] He graduated in Sanskrit from the University of Madras and pursued a master's degree in Sanskrit.[3] Nagaswamy obtained his PhD in arts and archaeology from the University of Poona.[3] Nagaswamy underwent archaeological training under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and in 1959, joined the Government Museum, Chennai as curator for art and archaeology.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Nagaswamy served as curator for art and archaeology in the Government Museum in Chennai from 1959 to 1963. In 1963, he was appointed assistant special officer for archaeology for Tamil Nadu state and from 1966 to 1988, he headed the newly formed Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department as its first director, serving until his retirement.[5]

Nagaswamy made archaeology a popular subject in Tamil Nadu, especially among children through publication of pocket book guides. He was responsible for involving several thousand school and college students in cleaning and preserving nearby historical places and monuments. He also popularized monuments by bringing out popular guides in the form of newspaper, priced at ten paise per copy.[6] He was responsible for protecting several historic monuments like the first-century Chera inscriptions at Pugalur, the palace site of the Imperial Cholas at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, the famous 17th-century Thirumalai Nayak palace at Madurai, the 17th-century Danish Fort at Tranquebar, and the birthplace of poet Subramania Bharati at Ettayapuram besides excavating the palace site of Virapandya Kattabomman at Panchalankurichi.[5] He also led the first under-sea survey in Tamil Nadu when he surveyed the region off the Poompuhar coast in Mayiladuthurai.[5]

Nagaswamy composed dance dramas chronicling the lives of the Chola rulers Raja Raja Chola and Rajendra Chola I, and the poets Arunagirinathar, Manimekhala, and Appar.[5] He wrote on South Indian works and statues and was considered an authority on Chola bronze statues. He founded the annual Chidambaram Natyanjali festival in 1980.[5]

Honours[edit | edit source]

Nagaswamy was awarded the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Tamil Nadu for his work on Sekkilar's Periyapuranam.[7][5] He appeared as an expert witness in the London High Court, in the "London Nataraja case" in the 1980s, which resulted in a Chola-era Nataraja statue that had been smuggled to London being returned to India.[8]

Nagaswamy was awarded India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, in 2018.[9]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

Nagaswamy had been accused of indulging in Brahminical Sanskrit interpretation of Tamil history. He stressed that the Tamil work Thirukkural was an "abridgement" of the Hindu shastras, thereby inviting criticism from Tamil nationalists and politicians from Dravidian parties. When the Government of India proposed Nagaswamy's candidature for the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Dravida Munetra Kazhagam leader M. K. Stalin opposed the proposal.[10][11]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Nagaswamy was married to Parvathi with whom he had two sons and two daughters.[12] He died at his home in Besant Nagar, Chennai, on 23 January 2022, at the age of 91.[13][14][15]

Publications[edit | edit source]

  • Nagaswamy, R. (1980). Art and Culture of Tamil Nadu. Sundeep Prakashan.
  • The sensuous and the sacred: Chola bronzes from South India. American Federation of Arts. 2002. ISBN 978-0-295-98284-7.
  • R. Nagaswamy (2003). Facets of South Indian Art and Architecture. Aryan Books International. ISBN 978-81-7305-244-6.
  • Nagaswamy, R. (2003). "Democracy of a high standard—ancient example". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 January 2004.
  • Nagaswamy, R. (2006). Art and Religion of the Bhairavas. Tamil Arts Academy.
  • Nagaswamy, R. (2010). Monumental Legacy Series: Mahabalipuram. Oxford University Press India. ISBN 978-0-19-807127-3.
  • Nagaswamy, R. (2018). Thirukkural: An Abridgement of Sastras. Giri Trading Agency. ISBN 978-81-7950-787-2

Explanatory notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ T. N. Ramachandran was designated as a 'Special Officer'.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Who Is Who". Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "6 Padma awardees are pride and joy of Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Biodata of R. Nagaswamy". Tamil Arts Academy. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Kausalya Santhanam (24 February 1995). "The Achievers". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Eminent archaeologist R Nagaswamy no more". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tamilarts Academy". Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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