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Dr. A. Krishnan, M.A. M.Ed., Ph.D., born in 1948 has made his presence felt in the field of epigraphy and literature by comparing the two primary sources. He had eight books to his credit. The first book Kalavaettil Valviyal (1991) received the Tamil Nadu government State Award and the second book Tamilar Panpattiyal (Vols. 1992 and 1994) received the best book award of the Bharathi Tamil Sangam. Third book is Literature and epigraphy of Tamil Nadu. Fourth one is Tamil Culture. These awards stand as a testimony for his involvement in this field. He has published many research articles in leading journals. He got distinction in his Telugu diploma from Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. His multifaceted interest is reflected in his approach by the training at Centre for Cutural Resource Training, New Delhi. He always strives for the advancement of his knowledge for which he took active part in the training programmes of the Archaeological Survey of India and Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department. He served as a chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Text Book Society for preparing text books in Tamil. He was a Resources person in the National Policy of Education in which he trained more than 2000 teachers. He also prepared the workshop on Radio Lessons in Tamil for the School Teachers under the State Council for Educational and Research Training Programme. He had completed projects on Salem, Namakal Aranthangi and Erode District inscriptions. He was a Visiting Associate of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.