Mathoor Krishnamurty

Mathoor Krishnamurty
Born Karnataka, India
Occupation Writer
Scholar
Awards Padma Shri
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Shiromani Award

Mathoor Krishnamurty is an Indian writer, scholar and the director of the Bengaluru centre of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.[1] He has written several articles on Vedas and Upanishads[2] and has published books including Gandhi Upanishad, a biographical account on Mohandas Gandhi,[3] and The World Is One Family: Wisdom of the Vedas.[4] He is a recipient of the 2008 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Shiromani Award of the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Foundation.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Government to help M.V. Foundation". The Hindu. 19 September 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rama and Mahatma". Bhavans. 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Gandhi Upanishad' launched". Deccan Herald. 16 August 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The World Is One Family: Wisdom of the Vedas". Spirituality for Daily Life. 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

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