⇒ Renowned archaeologist, art historian and Padma Bhushan awardee Thiru Ramachandaran Nagaswamy died on 23 January 2022 in Chennai. He was 91.
Nagaswamy founded the Institute of Epigraphy and Archaeology in 1973 in the government department. Nagaswamy became the first director of the Tamil Nadu government’s Department of Archaeology in 1966.
A noted scholar, researcher and art historian, he has published many books including the, ‘Masterpieces of Early South Indian Bronzes’.
He was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan in 2018 for his outstanding contribution to archaeology.