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South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...

n name. It has several spelling variants.

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Hindu deity Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. The terms and epithets for deities within the diverse traditions of Hinduism vary, and include Deva, Devi, Ishvara, Ishvari, Bhagavān and Bhagavati. The deities of Hinduism have evolved ...

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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

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murti In the Hindu tradition, a ''murti'' ( sa, मूर्ति, mūrti, ) is a devotional image such as a statue, or "idol" (a common and non-pejorative term in Indian English), of a deity or saint. In Hindu temples, it is a symbolic icon. Thus ...

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Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

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family name In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

westernized Westernization (or Westernisation), also Europeanisation or occidentalization (from the ''Occident''), is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture in areas such as industry, technology, science, education, politics, econo ...

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People

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Anand Krishnamoorthi Anand Krishnamoorthi is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and production sound mixer. Early life Anand first appeared in Mani Ratnam's film Anjali and later made appearances in several other films, notably May Madham, Sathi Leela ...

(b. 1990) film sound designer, editor, and mixer

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Bhadriraju Krishnamurti Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (19 June 1928 – 11 August 2012) was an Indian linguist, specialized in Dravidian languages. He was born in Ongole (Andhra Pradesh). He was Vice Chancellor of Hyderabad Central University from 1986 to 1993 and founded the ...

(19282012) Dravidian linguist * Bhavani Narayanrao Krishnamurti Sharma or

B. N. K. Sharma Bhavani Narayanrao Krishnamurti Sharma (9 June 1909 – 2 July 2005), commonly known as B. N. K. Sharma or B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma, was an Indian writer, scholar, professor, and Indologist. Sharma was a professor and Head of the Department of ...

(19092005) writer and scholar

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H.M. Krishna Murthy H.M. Krishna Murthy is a former researcher from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Hansen, Jeff. "Ex-UAB researcher's work may be fake". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 14 January 2013. In 2009, several of his publications were retracted from sc ...

() former university researcher

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* Jalakantapuram Ramaswamy Krishnamoorthy or J. R. Krishnamoorthy () medical doctor *

Jana Krishnamurthy K. Jana Krishnamurthi (24 May 1928 – 25 September 2007) was an Indian political leader who rose to be the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2001. A former Union Law Minister and a member of the Parliament of India, Krish ...

(19282007) politician *

Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected thi ...

(18951986) philosopher

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* K. Krishnamurthy (19152011) writer, publisher and political activist * Kambalapadu Ediga Krishnamurthy Goud or K. E. Krishnamurthy (b. 1938) politician *

Kalki Krishnamurthy , birth_name = Ramasamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy , birth_date = , birth_place = Puthamangalam, near Manalmedu , death_date = , death_place = Chennai, India , occupation = journalist, critic and writer , nationality = Indian , education = ...

(18991954) writer, journalist and Indian independence activist *

Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy (Karaṇaṁ Balarām Kr̥ṣṇa Mūrti), (born 31 October 1946) is an Indian politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in Thimmasamudram village of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. He was elect ...

or Prakasam Zilla Tiger (b. 1946) politician *

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojp ...

(b. 1958) film playback singer * Krishnasamy Krishnamoorthy or K. Krishnamoorthy (19442019) politician

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Lakshmi Krishnamurti Lakshmi Krishnamurti (1 August 1925 – 14 June 2009) was an Indian author and politician. She is the daughter of Indian independence activist S. Satyamurti. Early life Lakshmi Krishnamurti was born on 1 August 1925. in Madras, British In ...

(19252009) author and politician

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Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 13 November 1949 in Vijayawada) is a Telugu writer known for writing thriller plots. Writings Murthy wrote many novels and short stories. The film ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015) is based on one of his novels, ...

(b. 1949) writer * Mukkamala Krishnamurthy or Mukkamala (19201987) actor and film director * Muniandy Krishnamurthi or

Krishnamurthi Muniandy N Krishnamurthi Muniandy (born 24 July 1980) is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1999,

(b. 1980) cricketer ()

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* Nandalal Krishnamoorthy or

Nandhu Nandalal Krishnamoorthy better known by his stage name Nandu is an Indian actor primarily working in Malayalam films. Although he has been in the industry for more than 30 years, he is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal' s ''Spirit'', dir ...

(b. 1965) actor *

Nedunuri Krishnamurthy Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (10 October 1927 – 8 December 2014) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist.

(19272014) artist and art educator

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P. Krishnamoorthy P. Krishnamoorthy (8 September 1943 – 13 December 2020) was an Indian film art director, production designer and costume designer who worked predominantly in the South Indian cinema. As of 2015, he had worked in over 55 films in Kannada, Tami ...

(19432020) film artist, production and costume designer * Panchapakesa Krishnamurti or

P. Krishnamurti Panchapakesa Krishnamurti (also spelt as Krishnamoorthy / Krishnamurthy), (22 January 1903 – 14 March 1966) was a scientist and industrialist in India. He was a close associate of the Nobel laureate, Sir C.V. Raman. In 1929, Dr. Krishnamurti ...

(19031966) scientist and industrialist * Perumal Krishnamurthy or

Krishnamurthy Perumal Krishnamurthy Perumal (born 26 September 1943) is a two-time Olympic medalist in field hockey and Arjuna Award winning sportsman for India. He hails from the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. En route to the Indian national hockey team, he played f ...

(b. 1943) athlete, field hockey player, coach and manager *

Pochiah Krishnamurthy Pallemoni Krishnamurthy, also known as Pochiah Krishnamurthy, (12 July 1947 – 28 January 1999) was an Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1971 against West Indies and one One Day International A One Day International ( ...

(19471999) cricketer * Puranik Krishnamoorthy or

Krishnamoorthy Puranik Krishnamoorthy Puranik (5 September 1911 – 12 November 1985) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote in Kannada. He was the principal of a government high school in Gokak and was awarded the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award for his work ''Manni ...

(19111985) educator and writer * Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti or

P. N. Krishnamurti Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti (12 August 1849 – 1911) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as the 16th Diwan of Mysore from 1901 to 1906. He was a direct descendant of Diwan Purnaiah, the first Dewan of Mysore. Early ...

(18491911) lawyer and civil administrator

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Raja Krishnamoorthi Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi ( born July 19, 1973) is an Indian-born American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2017. The district includes many of Chicago's western and northwestern suburbs, such as Hoff ...

(b. 1973) Illinois (US) businessman, lawyer, civil servant, and US Representative () * Rajagopalan Krishnamurthy or

Krishnamurthy Rajagopalan Krishnamurthy Rajagopalan Iyer (born 2 January 1967 in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and th ...

(b. 1967) cricketer * Rajannaidu Krishnamoorthy or

Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu Dr. Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu (Tamil: கிருஷ்ணா மூர்த்தி) is a Malaysian politician. He is the elected representatives the seat of Bukit Selambau in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly The Kedah State Legislative ...

() politician ()

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S. Krishnamoorthy S. Krishnamoorthy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Nellikuppam constituency in 1989 election. ...

() politician * S. Krishnamoorthy or

Madhan Bob S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Babu is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding ey ...

(b. 1953) comedian and actor *

S. S. Krishnamoorthy Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Kalasapakkam constituency. As a representative of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was previously elected to the same cons ...

or "Agri" S. S. Krishnamoorthy (b. 1959) politician * S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (19021968) politician * Santhanam Krishnamurthy or Krishnamurthy Santhanam (d. 2021) nuclear scientist *

Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry Kaviraz Krishna Murthy Sastry, of Sripada family (29 October 1866 – 29 December 1960), a native of Devarapalli of West Godavari district, was the first poet laureate ((ఆస్థాన కవి ''Asţhānakavi'')) of Andhra Pradesh. He c ...

(18661960) Telugu-language poet * Subramanian Krishnamoorthy (19292014) writer *

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Suchitra Krishnamoorthi is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in Hindi cinema, South cinema, and Television. Early life Suchitra was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra into a Telugu speaking family to V. Krishnamoorthi, former co ...

(b. 1975) actor, writer, painter and singer *

Sudhakar Krishnamurti Sudhakar Krishnamurti (born July 22, 1957 in Tamil Nadu, South India), is a medical doctor, clinical andrologist, microsurgeon, and sexual medicine expert. He is director of the Andromeda Andrology Center, Hyderabad, India. Biography Krishnamurt ...

(b. 1957) medical doctor

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Tammareddy Krishna Murthy Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian film producer who worked in Telugu cinema. He received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2007. Krishna Murthy started his career in the fi ...

(19202013) film producer * Taruvai Subayya Krishnamurthy or

T. S. Krishnamurthy Taruvai Subayya Krishnamurthy (born 1941) is a former Indian Revenue Service officer who served as 13th Chief Election Commissioner of India, Chief Election Commissioner (C.E.C) of India (February 2004 - May 2005). His main assignment as C.E.C w ...

(b. 1941) former Indian civil servant, including Chief Election Commissioner * Thiru Krishnamoorthy or

Thiru In Tamil, honorifics ( ta, முறை, muṟai) governs daily speech and register of both written and spoken communication. Traditionally, Tamil has been classified into two registers ''viz'' செந்தமிழ் (Centamiḻ) meaning 'c ...

(b. 1979) film director and screenwriter * Tiruvalam Natarajan Krishnamurti or

T. N. Krishnamurti Tiruvalam Natarajan Krishnamurti ( – February 7, 2018) was an Indian meteorologist. He was a Professor emeritus at Florida State University, where prior to his retirement he was the Lawton Distinguished Professor of Meteorology.U. G. Krishnamurti Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti (9 July 1918 – 22 March 2007) was an intellectual who questioned the state of spiritual enlightenment. Having pursued a religious path in his youth and eventually rejecting it, U.G. claimed to have experienced ...

(19182007) philosopher

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V. Krishnamurthy Gounder V. Krishnamurthy Gounder was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cand ...

() politician * Vaidyanathan Krishnamurthy or V. Krishnamurthy (19292002) veterinarian and conservationist * Venkataraman Krishnamurthy or V. Krishnamurthy (19252022) Indian civil servant and government advisor * Krishnamurti Villanueva or

Cris Villanueva Krishnamurti Villanueva (born May 23, 1971) is a Filipino actor in movies and television. He was a former matinee idol in the late 1980s. He was a cast member of '' That's Entertainment'', a youth-oriented talent and variety show now defunct in th ...

(b. 1971) Filipino film and television actor ()

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Yamini Krishnamurthy Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy (born 20 December 1940) is an Indian dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. Early life Yamini Krishnamurthy was born in Madanapalli, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. She was brought up in Chidam ...

(b. 1940) traditional and folk dancer

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* Krishnamoorthy ( or 1964 ) comedic actor in Tamil cinema {{given name, type=both Indian surnames Indian given names