G. Balakrishnan Nair (1929–2011) was an Indian 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. In 1963, Nair published his Malayalam translation of the Tamil moral work of the Tirukkural. It was a partial translation of the work. Honours and recognitions For Jeevan Mukti Vivekam from the Kerala Sahitya Akademy in 1979 From Sivagiri Mutt Major works References A weblog dedicated to the works and life of Prof.G Balakrishnan Nair Many of his books and audio disclosures are compiled here Info Sree Narayana Gurudeva Krithikal – Sampoorna Vyakyanam – Published by The State Institute of Languages, Kerala. 20th-century Indian translators 1920s births Malayali people Writers from Thiruvananthapuram Narayana Guru 2011 deaths Malayalam-language writers Academic staff of Government Victoria College, Palakkad Tamil–Malayalam translators Indian Sanskrit scholars Scholars from Thiruvananthapuram Tirukkural translators