Dr Shivamurthy Shivacharya Mahaswamiji is the founder president of STJ education society and current seer of Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath, Sirigere, . He hails from Sugur village, Shimoga District.[1] [2]
He obtained PhD from Banaras Hindu University. Later pursued post doctoral research from University of Vienna.
For more than four years, Shivamurthy Shivacharya Maha Swamiji has been writing a Weekly Column entitled "Bisilu Beladingalu" [3] on every Thursday in Vijaya Karnataka, a Kannada newspaper.