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| name = K. Krishnamurthy<br />
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| birth_place = Kottayam, British India<br />
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| death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu<br />
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| spouse = [[Lakshmi Krishnamurti]] (1943-2009)<br />
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'''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]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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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.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Krishnamurthy married Lakshmi, the only daughter of Indian National Congress leader S. Satyamurti in 1943. The couple have three sons.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* {{cite news|title=Publisher K. Krishnamurty passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1515176.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 March 2011}}<br />
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[[Category:1915 births]]<br />
[[Category:2011 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Presidency College, Chennai alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Indian book publishers (people)]]<br />
[[Category:Businesspeople from Kottayam]]<br />
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:University College Thiruvananthapuram alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford]]<br />
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