K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian historian
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Place of Birth: Kallidaikurichi, India
About K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
- Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri (12 August 1892 – 15 June 1975) was an Indian historian who wrote on South Indian history.
- Many of his books form the standard reference works on the subject.
- Sastri was acclaimed for his scholarship and mastery of sources and was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan.
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