About the Author
Sri.S. Krishna Murthy is a multifaceted musician, is the eldest grandson of Sri Mysore Vasudevacharya.He served akashvani for more than three decades in various capacities and retired as director. During his service he won several awards for his documentaries, musical features, dramas etc.
He and his brother were playing jalatharang in the Mysore palace orchestra. He is a vaggeyakara and also a very good painter.He has authored many invaluable books on music and musicians.He edited books on compositions of Sri Vasudevacharya and Sri Jayachamaraja woodeyar with notation in kannada.He has been honoured with many titles like Karnataka Kala Sri,Sangeetha Shastra Rathnakara, Hamsadhwani puraskar, Chitprabhananda award ,Gandharva Vidyanidhi etc.