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Uraiyur Sivagnanam Balasubramani | |
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Tamil: உறையூர் சிவஞானம் பாலசுப்ரமணி | |
| Born | 7 April 1963 Uraiyur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | India |
| Other names | Orissa Balu |
| Occupation | Historian, Researcher |
| Known for | Kumari Kandam, Turtle Sea route, Tamil Diaspora |
Uraiyur Sivagnanam Balasubramani (born 7 April 1963), better known as Orissa Balu (Tamil: ஒரிசா பாலு), is a researcher and historian from Uraiyur, Tamil Nadu in Southern India. His areas of interest include integrated ocean culture research, Tamil language research, physics and Tamil diaspora coordination.
Career
Balu runs the Integrated Ocean Culture Research Foundation, based in Chennai.[1] For over 21 years,[timeframe?] he has researched sea turtles and human migration patterns, believing that ancient Tamil traders followed the routes of the turtles.[1][2][3]
He has researched the Tamil-Korean relationship, and how ancient Tamils travelled to Korea around 1st century AD, working with researchers N.Kannan,[which?] and Dr Nagarajan.[which?][4]
He has researched Kumari Kandam, a mythical ancient sunken continent, for 15 years.[timeframe?][5] He has been appointed as amicus curiae by the Madurai High Court, submitted that he along with S M Ramasamy, retired vice-chancellor of Gandhigram Rural Institute who is presently the consultant for Poombukar project in Bharathidasan University at Trichy, will do the preliminary study on Kumari Kandam.[5][6]
See also
- Wanjiwalku
- K. Amarnath Ramakrishna
- Peoples of Palawan
- Pallas
- Antisuyu
- Pelasgians
- Aboriginal Tasmanians
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arjunan, Shrikumar (29 April 2016). "Sailing in search of history". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ Padmanabhan, Geeta (16 July 2013). "Back in time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ↑ "Turtle egg poaching hits conservation bid in Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ↑ "'Tamil-Korean Link is Age-Old'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Reply on plea to trace Kumari Kandam". The New Indian Express. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Kumari Kandam Excavation: HC seeks report from MSU on infra - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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