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Prof. Dr. K. Krishna Murthy, M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., FRAS (London), a distinguished archaeologist, and art-historian was born IN 1930 IN Andhra Pradesh. He obtained (Hons.) and M.A. degree from the Andhra University, Waltair, and his Ph.D. and D.Litt. degrees from the Nagpur University, Nagpur. He was elected as fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain, Ireland (FRAS) in 1972 and member of RAI and RAA in 1985. He was associated with the Archaeological Survey of India for complete 34 years. He was formerly a Professor of History and Indian Culture in Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashantinilayam and was its Dean, Faculty of Arts of Sometime. A Scholar of eminence and a prolific writer, he has authored about twenty books and hundreds of research papers in various journals of repute both in India and abroad. His devoted and unflinching love for Buddhism kept him tagged in to the excavation of the famous Buddhist site like Nagarjunakonda Salihundam, Kalingapatnam, Amaravati to mention a few. His specialization in Buddhism resulted in bringing out authentic works on various aspects of Buddhism on such as iconography, art, architecture, religious philosophy reflecting his wonted scholarship and sensitivity in the field. His forte has been the material Culture of Ancient India in its several epochs on which he has brought out a series of Excellent treatises. His deputation to Sri Lanka under Indo-Sri Lanka Cultural exchange programme in 1978 enriched his longings in Buddhistic studies in greater indepth.

Born on 17th July 1959 at Kurnool, a bustling town in Andhra Pradesh, Dr. K. (Konakondala) Padmanabha, M.A., Ph.D., after his schooling at New Delhi, had his college education in the Osmania University at Hyderabad. His brilliant educational career secured him First Class in B.A. (History) in 1980 and also first place in the college. He took his M.A. Degree in Archaeology from Osmania University in First Class in 1982 and stood University Second I n rank. For his outstanding thesis “Life Under The Hoysalas As Depicted in The Sculptures”, the University of Mysore has awarded him Ph.D. Degree in 1987. His zeal for research has kept him engaged in his post-doctoral research on Vijayanagar sculptures. His interested fields are Archaeology, Indian Art and Architecture and he has to his credit research articles contributed in various journals. He is associated with various learned societies in India abroad. He was elected as a Member of Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London (M.R.A.A.) on 13th November 1985. Again, Royal Archaeological Institute, London (M.R.A.I.) elected him its member on 12th March, 1986.