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Sri Vaishnava Sri: Sri. A.Krishnamachari also known as Sri Vaishnava Sri aged 82 was born on 10.3.1939 in Keezhapanaiyur village in Thanjavur Disrtrict. His qualifications are as follows;B.Sc. (Chemistry),M.A.(Tamil), M.A.(Public.Admin.) & M.A.(Sociology). After working as a demonstrator in Chemistry at Sri Pushpam college, Poondi and National college,Trichy he joined Indianoil Corporation in the year 1963 at Visakhapatnam.He functioned in various capacities in different parts of the country for 34 years. He superannuated from IOC as a Senior Executive in 1997.

He had his spiritual education under Sri U.Ve Govinda Narasimhacharya swamy of Srirangam,a renowned Scholar of the Sri Vaishnava Sampradhayam.In 1997, Sri Krishnamachari established a printing press by name “Sri Ranganachiyar Achagam" and also a publishing house known as "Sri Vaishnava Sri” where many ancient and rare granthas have been given a new lease of life .He has also written hundreds of articles on Sri Vaishnavism in various magazines,souvenirs.In 1998 he started the monthly magazine Panchajanyam dedicated to the issues connected with Sri Vaishnavism. He is also conducting a distance education programme in Sri Vaishnavism on the following subjects ( Basics of Sri Vaishnavism - Parichaya / Pravanya / Prapanna ,An appreciation course on Bhagavad Vishayam/ Thiruvaimozhi, A basics course on Sri Bashyam simplified and Bhagavat Gita course to impart the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna in a novel method ) from which nearly 2000 students have benefitted till date. He has also organised seminars and presented many papers about the Great Vaishnava preceptors at the University of Madras with the help of the Department of Vaishnavism. As the Secretary of Divyadesa Paramparya Padhukappup Peravai(DDPPP),a forum to safeguard the interest of the 108 Holy Shrines of Lord Sriman Narayana (108 Divyadesams) he has waged many a battle by his writings in “Panchajanyam”,flyers,wall posters,organising protest meetings & Legal recourse. He has been delivering lectures in Tamil and English about Sri Vaishnavism in several forums all over India .His autobiography series currently being written in Panchajanyam is quite popular among several readers and would one day be treated on par with Anandharangam Pillai’s Diary.

His flagship institution Sri Vaishnava Sri (Estd. in March 1992, Regd. 513/1992) is the hub for many Sri Vaishnavite renaissance activities. His writings on the Srirangam Temple thru the ages, Koil Ozhugu (An Encyclopedia on Srirangam in 18 volumes, 7000 pages) is a Magnum Opus .It deals with many aspects of Srirangam w.r.t Epigraphy,Biography of Scholars and Stalwarts in Srirangam, The Periya Koil's Art,Architecture,The Islamic invasion of Srirangam, Puranas,Customs & Traditions, Hagiography and Literature.

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He has been a Torch bearer and whistle blower on several issues affecting Sri Vaishnavism and Sri Vaishnava Temples. He is also the author of Sri Bashyam in 15 volumes ( A simplified commentary in Tamil based on the elaborate commentary by Sri Ramanuja on the Brahmasutras ).He has also authored 2 books in English, Ramanuja a reality not a Myth and Ramanuja's Managerial ability wherein he has established that the Great Sri Vaishnavite Saint Sri Ramanuja was not only a philosopher but also a pioneering Management Executive who practised the theory of Management even before the very term was coined.***