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L. A. Krishna Iyer
Born

Kerala, India


Occupation
Anthropologist
Historian



Lakshminarayanapuram Ananthakrishna Krishna Iyer was an Indian anthropologist and a writer of several books on the subject.[1] He was the head of the department of Anthropology at the University of Madras and was credited with studies on the tribal and scheduled caste people of Kerala, a work initiated by his father, L. K. Ananthakrishna Iyer, himself a noted anthropologist.[2] Anthropology in India,[3] Social History of Kerala, a two-volume historical study[4] and The Travancore Tribes and Castes, a three-volume account of the tribal people of southern Kerala[5] are some of his notable works. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1972, for his contributions to science.[6] His sons, L.K. Ananthakrishnan, L. K. Balaratnam, is also a known anthropologist.[2] Dr L.K. Ramachandran noted Scientist/ Bio-Chemist/> L.K. Padmanabhan His daughters, L.K. Lakshmi, L.K. Kamalam, L.K. Bhagirathy and L.K. Parvathy.

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References

  1. Listing on WorldCat. WorldCat(2016).
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Tribal Culture of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Concept Publishing Company(1977)
  3. Anthropology in India{{#if:L. A. Krishna Iyer and L. K. Bala Ratnam|, L. A. Krishna Iyer and L. K. Bala Ratnam}. B. V. Bhavan(1961)
  4. Social History of Kerala{{#if:L. A. Krishna Iyer|, L. A. Krishna Iyer}. Book Centre Publications(1968)
  5. Tribal Ethnomedicine: Continuity and Change{{#if:K. Jose Boban|, K. Jose Boban}. APH Publishing(1 January 1998). ISBN 978-81-7648-027-7
  6. Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2016).

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