H. Balasubramaniam

Prof. Dr. H. Balasubramaniam
Prof. Dr. H. Balasubramaniam
Born	10 April 1932
Died	2 April 2021; Delhi

Harihara Iyer Balasubramaniam (10 April 1932 – 2 April 2021)^[2] was an Indian translator and multilingual scholar in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit and English. Balasubramaniam translated Tolkaappiyam and the poems of Subramania Bharati into Hindi.

He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.^[3]

Early life

Balasubramaniam was born on 10 April 1932, in Kayamkulam municipal village of Alappuzha district in present day Kerala. Father S.Harihara Iyer and mother P.Sivakami Ammal migrated to Thiruvananthapuram from Azhvarkurichchi of Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu. Balasubramaniam’s younger brothers are H. Parameswaran and H. Padmanabhan^[4] were also multilingual scholars and were involved in Translation works. Younger sister Alamelu Krishnan is also a multilingual scholar and involved in translation works. He was also awarded Sahitya Akademi Award.^[5]

Contributions to Hindi and Tamil literature

‘Jaag Utha Hai Kalbhairav (Hindi)’, a collection of poetry, Neeraj Book Centre, Delhi. (2000)
‘Kamyabi Ki Dastaan: Nalli, (Biography of Nalli Kuppusamy Chettiar in Hindi) Brain Bank, Chennai. (2008)
Chinnappa Bharati Varga chetanaa ke jujhaaroo sahityakar - Compilation, (2011)
Inthiya Mozhi Ilakkiya katturaikal (Tamil), Collection of 9 essays published in various books and magazines), New Century Book House, Chennai. (2014)^[6]

Translation works

Tamil to Hindi

Kumari Nilacantan’s ‘August 15’ as ‘agast 15’, Notion Press, Chennai (2019)^[7]^[8]
Stalin Gunasekaran’s ‘Viduthalai velviyil tamizhagam’ as ‘Swatantrata yagya men Tamil Nadu’, Manitam pathippakam, Erode (2020)^[9]

Hindi to Tamil

Chandrasekhar Rath’s Novel ‘Yantrarudh’ as ‘Yanthira Vahanan’ Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. (2007)^[10]
Amritlaal Naagar (Monograph by Shrilaal Shukla) Sahitya Academi, (2016)

Edited Tamil to Hindi

Uttar aur Dakshin: Sanskritik Samanvay (study) NCBH, Chennai (2017)^[11]
Bindu mein Sindhu, Vairamuthu’s poem, Sahitya Sahakar, Delhi. (2017)^[12]
Vairamuhtu hone ka matalab, Abhivyakti Prakashan, Delhi (2017)

Notable awards

Translation Prize for Tamil, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. (2002)^[13]
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Hindi Seva Samman conferred by the President of India (2011)^[14]

References

^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in.
^ பென்னேசன் (May 2021). "ஓய்வறியா மொழிப்பறவை". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ இந்தி, தமிழ் மொழி அறிஞர் பேராசிரியர் எச்.பாலசுப்பிரமணியம் காலமானார் (in Tamil)
^ "எல்லாம் பத்மனாபன் செயல் | திண்ணை". 23 August 2020.
^ കുന്നമ്പത്ത്, ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മി. "ഒരു കുടുംബം, നാലുപേർ, അഞ്ചു ഭാഷ, നൂറിലേറെ പുസ്തകങ്ങൾ". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
^ "இந்திய மொழி இலக்கியக் கட்டுரைகள்". www.panuval.com.
^ "மனிதர்களுக்கு மரணமில்லை | திண்ணை". 11 April 2021.
^ NEELACANTAN, KUMARI S. "August 15". notionpress.com.
^ "நூல் அரங்கம்: வரப்பெற்றோம்". Dinamani.
^ "யந்த்ர வாகனன்". www.panuval.com.
^ Uttar aur Dakshin
^ "Vairamuthu | Kavishala Sootradhar..." kavishala.in.
^ "TAMIL – Sahitya Akademi". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार". khsindia.org.

[1] "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in.

[2] பென்னேசன் (May 2021). "ஓய்வறியா மொழிப்பறவை". Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[3] இந்தி, தமிழ் மொழி அறிஞர் பேராசிரியர் எச்.பாலசுப்பிரமணியம் காலமானார் (in Tamil)

[4] "எல்லாம் பத்மனாபன் செயல் | திண்ணை". 23 August 2020.

[5] കുന്നമ്പത്ത്, ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മി. "ഒരു കുടുംബം, നാലുപേർ, അഞ്ചു ഭാഷ, നൂറിലേറെ പുസ്തകങ്ങൾ". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

[6] "இந்திய மொழி இலக்கியக் கட்டுரைகள்". www.panuval.com.

[7] "மனிதர்களுக்கு மரணமில்லை | திண்ணை". 11 April 2021.

[8] NEELACANTAN, KUMARI S. "August 15". notionpress.com.

[9] "நூல் அரங்கம்: வரப்பெற்றோம்". Dinamani.

[10] "யந்த்ர வாகனன்". www.panuval.com.

[11] Uttar aur Dakshin

[12] "Vairamuthu | Kavishala Sootradhar..." kavishala.in.

[13] "TAMIL – Sahitya Akademi". Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[14] "गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार". khsindia.org.

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