Acharya Krishna Moorthy was lovingly called the 'swami in white' by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. He is an accomplished and inspiring teacher of Advaita Vedanta, and is a popular and regular speaker on RBC Radio in New York, where he discusses religious and cultural topics and addresses related community issues. Acharya Krishna Moorthyji represented Hinduism in the World Peace Prayer Meeting at the United Nations in 2004.
Krishnamoorthyji, a Mumbai University post-graduate in mechanical and automotive engineering, has been with Chinmaya Mission since 1963. He studied under Pujya Gurudev and dynamically and dedicatedly served Chinmaya Mission in India and USA by successfully conducting various activities such as jnana yajnas, seminars, Study Groups, and Bala Vihars.
In India, Pujya Gurudev appointed Krishna Moorthyji to several important and challenging positions, including Zonal Coordinating Secretary, and West Zone and All-India Chief Coordinator of Chinmaya Mission activities. In these, he excelled, and from 1970 to date, he has been instrumental in starting various activities and establishing centers in India, USA, and Canada.
As guided by Pujya Gurudev, Krishna Moorthyji joined and completed the two-and-a-half-year brahmachari Vedanta course at Mumbai's 'Sandeepany Sadhanalaya,' and returned to USA in 1978 to continue with CM activities. As a founding acharya of CM Tri-State, he continues to conduct Vedanta classes and give discourses in homes, Mission centers, universities, and religious institutions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.
With a pleasant and dynamic personality, he continues to be a powerful and inspirational speaker who delivers Advaita Vedanta in simple, logical, interesting, and humorous styles. He has successfully conducted jnana yajnas, meditation sessions, seminars, and workshops for all ages on introductory texts, "Shrimad Bhagavad Gita" and the Upanishads. His devotional chantings and prayers are highly elevating. He has drawn cartoons and written numerous articles and edited various Mission magazines and souvenirs on Vedanta.
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