Mathoor Krishnamurthy was a Kannada writer and former Director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore. [1] He was also instrumental in establishing the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London. [2] He was a Padma Shri awardee. [3] He died on 6 October 2011 at the age of 82. [4] [5]