caption religion influences image_size birth_date image article_title living name occupation
r. nagaswamy at a lecture in 2015 hinduism k. a. nilakanta sastri , t. n. ramachandran 200px 10 august 1930 ramachandran nagaswamy.jpg r. nagaswamy
 yes ramachandran nagaswamy art historian , archaeologist
r. nagaswamy

ramachandran nagaswamy -lrb- born 10 august 1930 -rrb- is an indian historian , archaeologist and epigraphist who is known for his work on temple inscriptions and art history of tamil nadu .
he served served as the founder-director of the tamil nadu archaeology department .
he was also instrumental in starting the annual chidambaram natyanjali festival in 1980 .
