{{short description|Indian writer and publisher}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox person |image = |imagesize = | name = K. Krishnamurthy | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1915|10|22}} | birth_place = Kottayam, British India | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2011|3|6|1915|10|22}} | death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu | othername = | spouse = [[Lakshmi Krishnamurti]] (1943-2009) | occupation = writer, political activist | yearsactive = }} '''K. Krishnamurthy''' (22 October 1915 – 6 March 2011) was an Indian writer, publisher and political activist. He was the husband of [[Lakshmi Krishnamurti]] and son-in-law of Congress leader [[S. Satyamurti]].
== Early life ==
Born in [[Kottayam]] on 22 October 1915, Krishnamurthy was educated in Kottayam, [[University College Trivandrum]], [[Presidency College, Madras]] and [[Hertford College, Oxford]]. In 1940, Krishnamurthy returned to India in order to pursue a career as a writer but when his manuscript was rejected by major publishers he set up his own firm of booksellers and publishers.
== Personal life == Krishnamurthy married Lakshmi, the only daughter of Indian National Congress leader S. Satyamurti in 1943. The couple have three sons.
== References == * {{cite news|title=Publisher K. Krishnamurty passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1515176.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 March 2011}}
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