T. S. Balakrishna Sastrigal


Thiruvidaimarudur Sambamurti Ganapaadigal Balakrishna Sastrigal was a Hindu scholar and harikatha exponent.

Early life

TS Balakrishna Sastrigal was born in 1919 in the town of Madras now known as Chennai in Tamil Nadu to Sambamurti Ganapaadigal. Sambamurti Ganapaadigal was a Vedic scholar who gave discourses.
Sastrigal had his schooling in Madras and graduated from the Madras Christian College. During his days in college, Balakrishna Sastrigal was proficient in English literature and acted in a few Shakespeare plays. He was fluent in several languages.
On completion of his studies, Sastrigal joined the Imperial bank of India.

Family

Sastrigal was married to Smt. Nagalakshmi, daughter of Vedic scholar Somadeva Sarma.
Sastrigal's eldest son is Tamil actor, playwright and film director, T. S. B. K. Moulee. Another son, S. B. Khanthan is also a director in movies and in small screen. His eldest daughter is Smt. Padma Ramanathan and youngest Smt. Sankari Ramanarayan.

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