Eminent archaeologist and epigraphist R. Nagaswamy is no more
The Hindu
Nagaswamy was an authority in archaeology, architecture, epigraphy, numismatics, iconography, South Indian bronzes and temple rituals
R. Nagaswamy, the first Director of the Department of Archaeology, died of age-related complications on Sunday. He was 92, and is survived by two daughters and two sons.
An authority in archaeology, architecture, epigraphy, numismatics, iconography, South Indian bronzes and temple rituals, Nagaswamy favoured the idea of closing temples in Tamil Nadu during the COVID-19 pandemic. He would say that ahamic principles allowed it duringmahamari(epidemic), fire, earthquake and invasion. “Invoke the God in a tharpai and worship in a private place,” he said.
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