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.
L. A. Krishna Iyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Anthropologist Historian |
| Known for | Anthropological writings |
| Children | L.K. Ananthakrishnan, L. K. Balaratnam, L.K. Ramachandran and LK Padmanabhan |
| Parent | L. K. Ananthakrishna Iyer |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
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References
edit- ^ "Listing on WorldCat". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi; Binay Kumar Rai (1977). The Tribal Culture of India. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 58–. GGKEY:WY79CWZYNC2.
- ^ L. A. Krishna Iyer and L. K. Bala Ratnam (1961). Anthropology in India. B. V. Bhavan. p. 257. OCLC 639869627.
- ^ L. A. Krishna Iyer (1968). Social History of Kerala. Book Centre Publications.
- ^ K. Jose Boban (1 January 1998). Tribal Ethnomedicine: Continuity and Change. APH Publishing. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-81-7648-027-7.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
External links
edit- "The Travancore Tribes and Castes on ResearchGate". 2016. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00078461. S2CID 164147458. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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