Sriman.Thakku Krishnamachari Balaji

Born as the eldest son of Sri.T.S. Krishnamachari in a large family of brothers and sisters at Yamaneswaram village near Paramakudi in the year 1979, followed and learnt the family tradition of weaving in his early age. Not keenly interested in formal education, followed his heart’s desire in uplifting of the down trodden. Inspired by and followed the footsteps of Swami Vivekananda’s principles, started teaching small groups of young school dropouts and illiterate elders of the surrounding villages by conducting language classes of Tamil, Hindi and even Samskrutam that he had picked up while attending camps conducted by various organizations in those days. He was honored by the then District Collector recognizing his social work and mainly his sustained efforts / works in eradicating illiteracy among the common villagers. Once he came in to contact with Samskrutam, it came to being so close to his heart, He spent most of his teenage learning the nuances of the Language from various Gurus. Joined as a full time Sevak of Samskrita Bharati and Served in various capacities including teaching starting from 2003 at Chennai for many Years and also at many locations like Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Ramanathapuram etc. Finished his M.A. in Sanskrit from Tiripathi Rashtriya Samsthan Vidya Peeta in 2008. Notably, he was guided and mentored by Sri.T.S.Rangarajan the then Caretaker and Manager of Sri Sringeri Sankaracharya Mutt, Srirangam, to learn, understand and enjoy the beauty of the language through Itihasas, Kavyas and Puranas by absorbing Vyakyanas and Vyakaranas so patiently taught by him. He had taught Samskrutam to college students, even at tan early age of 14-15 years, at Sarada College for Women, Trichy and at Madurai also. After his marriage, settled at Trichy, took up regular employment as Sanskrit Language Teacher for the past 15 years now with Sri Akilandeswari Vidyalaya Thiruvanai kovil, Trichy. Very popular among school children for his usage of facial expressions and body language to teach Samskrutam in he simplest way. Even a child would be able to understand easily, even when he narrates a story in an entirely unknown /new Sanskrit language. This admirable quality along with his ever smiling face, positivity and the mother like passion, had inspired many followers. His early & continued involvement, tireless, selfless quality had earned him a notable position in many facets of Social work especially at Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sang. He is best known for his simplicity. His wife Smt.G.R.Mangalam is the pillar of support in all his activities including teaching Sanskrit at Schools. She is also currently a founder member and Holds the position of Treasurer. In his absence, capably handles all activities.