S. Krishnaswamy

Indian documentary film-maker and writer (born 1938)

  • Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam (father)
RelativesPadma Subrahmanyam (sister)
Raghuram (nephew)
Hrishikesh (grand-nephew)
Anirudh Ravichander (grand-nephew)
Gayathri Raghuram (grand-niece)

S. Krishnaswamy is an Indian documentary film-maker and writer[1] who won the Padma Shri award in 2009.[2] His recent works include three documentaries on the Indian influence in Southeast Asia: Indian Imprints, A Different Pilgrimage, and Tracking Indian Footmarks.[3] Indian Imprints was broadcast on Doordarshan in 18 episodes.[4][5][6][7][8]

Books

  • Indian Film (with Erik Barnouw) (Columbia University Press 1963, Oxford University Press 1980)

Awards

  • 2009: Padma Shri[9]
  • 2009: Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award[10]

Notes

  1. ^ "Dr S Krishnaswamy outstanding contribution to non-fiction films". 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Dr. S. Krisnaswamy".
  3. ^ Public Service Broadcasting Trust
  4. ^ Treasure trove of startling revelations
  5. ^ Krishnaswamy's 'Indian Imprints' explores India across South Asia
  6. ^ Indian imprints: Taking India to Indians
  7. ^ Indian Imprints
  8. ^ "Documentary explores Indian imprints in South-East Asia". The Hindu. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Award conferred on S.Krishnaswamy", The Hindu, 19 August 2009, archived from the original on 22 August 2009

External links

  • Krishnaswamy Associates
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Recipients of Padma Shri in Art
1950s
  • Omkarnath Thakur (1955)
  • Sthanam Narasimha Rao (1956)
  • Sudhir Khastgir (1957)
  • Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1957)
  • Debaki Bose (1958)
  • Shambhu Maharaj (1958)
  • Nargis (1958)
  • Satyajit Ray (1958)
  • Devika Rani (1958)
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s