| Prof. G. Balakrishnan Nair | |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Trivandrum, India |
| Death Place: | Kollam |
| Fields: | Sanskrit Vedanta Sree Nārāyana Guru’s Upanishads spiritual and philosophical works |
| Workplaces: | Victoria College Palakkad Mahatma Gandhi College Trivandrum Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum Women's College Trivandrum |
| Alma Mater: | Government Sanskrit College Trivandrum University College Trivandrum |
| Known For: | Interpretation of Sree Nārāyana Guru’s spiritual and philosophical works |
G. Balakrishnan Nair (1929–2011) was an Indian academic, author and Sanskrit scholar. He worked extensively on the philosophical works of Narayana Guru.
Nair was born on 5 February 1923 in Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram to Govinda Pillai and Gourikutty Amma. He studied at Government Sanskrit College, earning a degree in Mahopadhyay. Following his studies, Nair worked at Mahatma Gandhi College as a Sanskrit tutor, before becoming a lecturer at University College Trivandrum in 1955. Nair later taught at Victoria College.[1]
In 1963, Nair published his Malayalam translation of the Tamil moral work of the Tirukkural. It was a partial translation of the work.[2]