S. Krishnaswamy is an Indian documentary film-maker and writer
[ who won the ]Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is confe ...
award in 2009.[ His recent works include three documentaries on the Indian influence in Southeast Asia: ''Indian Imprints'', ''A Different Pilgrimage'', and ''Tracking Indian Footmarks''.][Public Service Broadcasting Trust]
/ref> ''Indian Imprints'' was broadcast on Doordarshan
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in 18 episodes.
Books
* ''Indian Film'' (with Erik Barnouw
Erik Barnouw (June 23, 1908 – July 19, 2001) was a U.S. historian of radio and television broadcasting. At the time of his death, Barnouw was widely considered to be America's most distinguished historian of broadcasting.
Life
According to t ...
) (Columbia University Press 1963, Oxford University Press 1980)
Awards
* 2009: Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is confe ...
Notes
External links
Krishnaswamy Associates
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Living people
Indian documentary filmmakers
Indian film historians
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Indian television producers
1938 births
People from Tamil Nadu