Mathoor Krishnamurty

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]

Mathoor Krishnamurty
Born
Karnataka, India
OccupationWriter
Scholar
AwardsPadma Shri
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Shiromani Award

References
  1. "Government to help M.V. Foundation". The Hindu. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. "Rama and Mahatma". Bhavans. 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. "'Gandhi Upanishad' launched". Deccan Herald. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. "The World Is One Family: Wisdom of the Vedas". Spirituality for Daily Life. 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


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