T. N. Ramachandran
T. N. Ramachandran | |
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Director of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department | |
In office 1961–1966 | |
Preceded by | Post established |
Succeeded by | R. Nagaswamy |
Personal details | |
Born | archaeologist |
T.N. Ramachandran (died 2021) was an Indian
Career
Sporadic research by Ramachandran on certain groups of antiquities at the National Museum revealed the importance of the objects and thus made the Museum well known. Only after the formation of the Section were more detailed studies of the antiquities of the Museum undertaken. Arachnologist and student of archaeology,
Ramachandran and Y.D. Sharma visited
Ramachandran identified images at Brhadiswara temple at Tanjore, as the earliest extant visual representation of
Ramachandran was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1964. He has traveled widely all over the world, participated in international seminars, delivered lectures at the invitation of several universities, which have been published as books. He has delivered endowment lectures at many universities in India. He has many books and papers on architecture, iconography, epigraphy, numismatics, and literature to his credit.
Personal life
Ramachandran was a tall and thin and frail man. He frequently smiled and spoke softly. He had five sons: Gurumoorthy, Suryanarayanan, T.R Rajamani, Navaneethakrishnan, and Kamal Kumar.
Works
Some of T. N. Ramachandran's works include:
- Buddhist Sculptures from Stupa near Goli Village, Guntur District
- Nagapattinam and Other Buddhist Bronzes
- Tirupparuthikundram and its Temple
- Orissa
- History of Buddhism in the Tamil Kingdoms of South India
- The Three Main Styles of Temple Architecture Recognised by Silpa Sastras (F. H. Gravely and T. N. Ramachandran), 1934
- Catalogue of Hindu Metal Images in the Government Museum, Madras (T. N. Ramachandran and F.H Gravely), 1932