Uraiyur Sivagnanam Balasubramani
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| Uraiyur Sivagnanam Balasubramani | |
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| Native name | Tamil: உறையூர் சிவஞானம் பாலசுப்ரமணி |
| Born | 7 April 1963 Uraiyur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | India |
| Other names | Orissa Balu |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- Wanjiwalku
- K. Amarnath Ramakrishna
- Peoples of Palawan
- Pallas
- Antisuyu
- Pelasgians
- Aboriginal Tasmanians
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arjunan, Shrikumar (April 29, 2016). "Sailing in search of history". The Hindu. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ↑ Padmanabhan, Geeta (2013-07-16). "Back in time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "Turtle egg poaching hits conservation bid in Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "'Tamil-Korean Link is Age-Old'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Reply on plea to trace Kumari Kandam". The New Indian Express. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ "Kumari Kandam Excavation: HC seeks report from MSU on infra - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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