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

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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

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s it may also be a

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for males and females. Balasubramaniam is derived from the

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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 Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

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 Ganesha ...

as a child or young man, the way the term

Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...

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 one ...

. 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 Balasubramaniam or Balasubramanian ( te, బాల సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; ta, பாலசுப்ரமணியம்; kn, ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ; ml, ബാലസുബ്രഹ്മണ്യം) is a mal ...

, 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 (film), Kuruthi ...

(born 1966), Indian cinematographer * A. Balasubramaniam (born 1971), Indian artist *

D. Balasubramaniam D. Balasubramaniam was an Indian actor whose career spanned from the late 1930s through the late 1950s. He was well known for his roles in mythological films and later switched to character roles. Filmography References Male actors in Tam ...

, Indian actor *

G. N. Balasubramaniam Gudalur Narayanaswamy Balasubramaniam (6 January 1910 – 1 May 1965), popularly known as GNB, was an Indian Carnatic singer. He innovated the art through emphasis on ''laya ''control and reducing the ''gamakas'' which eventually made Carnatic ...

(1910–1965), Indian musician *

K. Balasubramanian K. Balasubramaniam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sirkazhi constituency as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate i ...

, Indian politician *

Krishnakumar Balasubramanian Krishnakumar Balasubramanian is an Indian film and stage actor. He is the artistic director of The Little Theatre (India). He has scripted and directed many stage plays for The Little Theatre (India) namely the Christmas pantomimes 'Alice in iLa ...

, Indian actor *

Kudavayil Balasubramanian Kudavayil Balasubramanian (born Kudavayil, Tiruvarur district) is an archaeologist from Tamil Nadu, India. He is former curator and publication manager at Saraswathi Mahal Library located at Thanjavur. He is credited with discovering more than ...

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

R. Balasubramaniam R. Balasubramaniam was an Indian actor whose career spanned from the late 1930s through late 1950s. He was well known for his role in mythological films and later switched to character roles. Filmography References Male actors in Tamil cin ...

, 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 o ...

(born 1951), Indian mathematician *

S. Balasubramanian S. S. Balan (or S. Balasubramanian) (28 December 1935 19 December 2014) was an Indian journalist, filmmaker, political analyst, and media personality as well as internationally famous aviculturalist and agriculturalist. He was a dominant force ...

(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 wi ...

(1946–2020), Indian musician * S. R. Balasubramaniam, Indian politician *

Shankar Balasubramanian Sir Shankar Balasubramanian (born 30 September 1966) is an Indian-born British chemist and Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, ccessed 4 April 2013 Senior Group Leader ...

(born 1966), British chemist *

Sirpi Balasubramaniam Sirpi Balasubramaniam (born 29 July 1936) is a Tamil poet, critic, scholar and professor from Tamil Nadu, India. Biography Balasubramaniam was born in Aaththupollachi village in Pollachi Coimbatore District. He obtained his MA from Annamalai Uni ...

(born 1936), Indian poet and academic * V. P. Balasubramanian, Indian politician

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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 Balasubramanian Sundaram is an Indian chemist. He holds a position at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore. In 2011, he was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest scien ...

, Indian chemist *

Malar Balasubramanian ttps://nypost.com/2017/02/16/pediatrician-who-killed-her-mom-found-hanged-in-apartment/ref> Malar Balasubramanian (November 15, 1976 - February 15, 2017) was an American pediatrician who pleaded guilty on January 30, 2006 to a charge of involuntar ...

(born 1976), American physician *

Rajeev Balasubramanyam Rajeev Balasubramanyam (born 1974) is a British writer. His novels include, ''In Beautiful Disguises'' (Bloomsbury, 2000), ''The Dreamer'' (HarperCollins, 2010), ''Starstruck'' (ThePigeonhole.com, 2016) and ''Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss'' ...

(born 1974), British author

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