Balasubramaniam or Balasubramanian ( te, బాల సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; ta, பாலசுப்ரமணியம்; kn, ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ; ml, ബാലസുബ്രഹ്മണ്യം) is a male given name in

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and T ...

and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. Balasubramaniam is derived from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...

words ''balu'' meaning "young" and

Subramaniam Subramaniam, Subrahmanyam, Subramanyam or Subramanian ( ta, சுப்பிரமணியம்; te, సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం) is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it m ...

(itself derived from the Sanskrit words ''su'', meaning "auspicious" and ''brahmanyam'', translated loosely as "auspicious effulgence of the Supreme Spirit"). By extension, it refers to the Hindu god

Murugan Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Gan ...

as a child or young man, the way the term Balakrishna refers to the young

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is on ...

. In Telugu, the name is written as Balasubrahmanyam or Balasubramanyam, closer to the Sanskrit root word. In Kannada, the name is transliterated as Balasubrahmanya or Balasubramanya.

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* Balasubramanian, Indian politician *

Balasubramaniem K. T. Balasubramaniem (born 18 August 1966) is an Indian cinematographer. Under the tutelage of P. C. Sreeram for nearly 5 years, he worked in award-winning films such as ''Thevar Magan'', '' Thiruda Thiruda'' and '' Kuruthipunal''. Career Hi ...

(born 1966), Indian cinematographer *

A. Balasubramaniam Alwar Balasubramaniam (born 1971), also known as “Bala,” is an Indian artist works in a variety of mediums such as sculpture, painting and printmaking. His work, ranging in subjects from the body and its material relationship with the worl ...

(born 1971), Indian artist * D. Balasubramaniam, Indian actor * G. N. Balasubramaniam (1910–1965), Indian musician * K. Balasubramanian, Indian politician * Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, Indian actor * Kudavayil Balasubramanian, Indian archaeologist *

P Balasubramaniam Perumal Balasubramaniam (2 June 1960 – 15 March 2013), also known as P. Balasubramaniam and PI Bala, was a Malaysian police officer who garnered notoriety as the crown witness in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu in Shah Alam, Selangor. He w ...

(1960–2013), Malaysian police officer * P. Balasubramanian, Indian politician * R. Balasubramaniam, Indian actor *

Ramachandran Balasubramanian Ramachandran Balasubramanian (born 15 March 1951) is an Indian mathematician and was Director of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, India. He is known for his work in number theory, which includes settling the final g(4) case of ...

(born 1951), Indian mathematician * S. Balasubramanian (born 1936), Indian journalist *

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wid ...

(1946–2020), Indian musician *

S. R. Balasubramaniam S. R. Balasubramaniam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Pongalur constituency in 1989 ...

, Indian politician * Shankar Balasubramanian (born 1966), British chemist * Sirpi Balasubramaniam (born 1936), Indian poet and academic *

V. P. Balasubramanian V. P. Balasubramanian is an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. ...

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* Balasubramaniam Deniswaran, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician * Balasubramanian Muthuraman, Indian businessman * Balasubramaniam Neminathan (born 1922), Ceylonese politician *

Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi Ramamurthi Balasubramaniam (30 January 1922 – 13 December 2003) was an Indian neurosurgeon, author, editor, a pioneer in neurosurgery in India and often recognized as the Father of Neurosurgery of India. He set up the Department of Neurosurgery ...

(1922–2003), Indian physician * Balasubramanian Sundaram, Indian chemist * Malar Balasubramanian (born 1976), American physician * Rajeev Balasubramanyam (born 1974), British author

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