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Researched on the Kalinga-Tamil relationship was the beginning which became his passion for research into the Tamil history. His present research area is ‘Culture through Geography.Going beyond the emotional approach to the existence of Lemuria, Balasubramani, in addition to the study of literary references, conducts experiments on the Tamil coast making use of the traditional knowledge of the coastal community. He claims, which is important, that the traditional sailors and fishermen have a lot to contribute towards our knowledge of navigation, tsunamis and how transgression and regression in the Tamil Nadu coast had affected history, society and livelihoods.

His another favorite ‘pastime’ is ‘capacity building’, creating a number of groups who participate in socially relevant activities using the history as a tool, for which, he says, he is ‘carrying Gandhi along with him’. His longtime works at south east Indian coast is on identifying turtle corridor on Indo- Pacific ocean through interdisciplinary ocean studies and combination of paleolithic peoples sea faring is creating an awareness on lateral approach on rediscovering our glory of the past.

A graduate of physics, through self-study a bachelor in engineering and also in library science, remote sensing and his moving to Orissa in 1989 was a turning point for him, for it kindled his interest on the Orissan culture.

Siva Balasubramani (born 7 April 1963) better known by his stage name Orissa Balu (Tamil: ஒரிசா பாலு ) is a Tamil researcher and writer from Uraiyur in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.