Б.Г.Л. Свами: Ботаник, жазушы және тіл біліміндегі зерттеуші.

Indian botanist and writer
From 1953, he served as a professor of botany (and later the principal) at Presidency College, Chennai. B. P. Radhakrishna has authored a book about the life and achievements of Dr. Swamy.

Swamy's primary research area was plant anatomy, particularly the structure of connections between plants' roots and stems. He discovered several plant species, including Ascarina maheshwarii and Sarcandra irvingbaileyi, which he named after two of his teachers.

Swamy's literary works encompass a wide range of topics. Many of them are related to botany and introduce botanical concepts to the layperson. A few of his books cover plants used in everyday life in a scientific manner, such as Namma Hotteyalli Dakshina Amerika (South America in Our Stomach). Other works by Swamy pertain to literature, and some of them are partially autobiographical, dealing with his experiences as a professor and principal. Apart from being an acclaimed botanist, B. G. L. Swamy was widely respected in the history and literary circles. He extensively studied and researched the histories and literature of the Kannada and Tamil Languages. His book Tamilu Talegala Naduve (Among the Tamil Heads) is devoted to examining theories pertaining to the language's origins (examining the claims that were being made in those days by the Dravidian parties) and mostly debunking them. In this book, he debunks some of the theories put forward by Tamil linguists and historians such as Iravatham Mahadevan and Nilkanta Shastri. He raised questions regarding gaping holes and contradictions he discovered in their theories. According to N. K. Ramasheshan, Dr. Swamy authored more than 300 research articles in English, Spanish, German, Latin and French that were published in well known papers of international repute.