M. G. S. Narayanan

M. G. S. Narayanan
Narayanan speaking in 2017
Born
Muttayil Govinda Sankara Narayanan

(1932-08-20)20 August 1932
Died26 April 2025(2025-04-26) (aged 92)
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Historian
  • Academic
  • Political commentator
Notable work
  • Cultural Symbiosis in Kerala (1972)
  • Perumals of Kerala (1972)
  • Calicut: The City of Truth Revisited (2006)

Muttayil Govinda Sankara Narayanan (20 August 1932 – 26 April 2025) was an Indian historian, academic and political commentator. He headed the Department of History at Calicut University (Kerala) from 1976 to 1990, and served as the Chairman (2001–03) of the Indian Council of Historical Research.