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	\| name = Purniah Narsinga Rao Krishnamurti		\| name = Purniah Narsinga Rao Krishnamurti
	\| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire\|KCIE]]		\| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire\|KCIE]]
	\| image = Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti (3).jpg		\| image = Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti (3).jpg
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	\| order1 = 16th [[~~List~~ of ~~Diwans of Mysore\|Diwan of the~~ Mysore ~~kingdom~~]]		\| order1 = 16th [[Dewan of Mysore]]
	\| term_start1 = 1901		\| term_start1 = 1901
	\| term_end1 = 1906		\| term_end1 = 1906
	\| predecessor1 = [[T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty]]		\| predecessor1 = [[T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty]]
	\| successor1 = [[V. P. Madhava Rao]]		\| successor1 = [[V. P. Madhava Rao]]
	\| monarch1 = [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]]		\| monarch1 = [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]]
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	[[File:P N Krishna Murti.jpg\|thumb\|right\|P. N. Krishnamurti]]		[[File:P N Krishna Murti.jpg\|thumb\|right\|P. N. Krishnamurti]]
	'''Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti''' ~~{{postnominals\|country=GBR~~\|KCIE}} (12 August 1849 – 1911) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as the ~~Diwan~~ of Mysore ~~kingdom~~ from 1901 to 1906.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vQtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT17\|title=Bipolar Identity: Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film\|author=M.K Raghavendra\|date=22 June 2011\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|page=17\|isbn=9780199088430\|access-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> He was ~~a direct descendant~~ of ~~Dewan~~ [[Purnaiah~~\|Purnaiah~~, the first ~~Dewan~~ of Mysore]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Handbook of oriental collections in Finland: manuscripts, xylographs, inscriptions and Russian minority literature, Issues 31-34\|page=73\|author=Harry Halén\|publisher=Curzon Press\|year=1978\|quote=The leader of the Hebbar Iyengars, Krishnaiengar, had also died and instead they supported P. N. Krishnamurthi, the grandson of the great Purnaiya.}}</ref>		'''Sir''' '''Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti''', [[Order of the Indian Empire\|KCIE]] (12 August 1849 – 1911) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as the 16th [[Dewan of Mysore]] from 1901 to 1906.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vQtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT17\|title=Bipolar Identity: Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film\|author=M.K Raghavendra\|date=22 June 2011\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|page=17\|isbn=9780199088430\|access-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> He was the great-great grandson of [[Purnaiah]], the first dewan of Mysore.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Handbook of oriental collections in Finland: manuscripts, xylographs, inscriptions and Russian minority literature, Issues 31-34\|page=73\|author=Harry Halén\|publisher=Curzon Press\|year=1978\|quote=The leader of the Hebbar Iyengars, Krishnaiengar, had also died and instead they supported P. N. Krishnamurthi, the grandson of the great Purnaiya.}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the [[Kingdom of Mysore~~\|Mysore kingdom~~]] and was educated at [[Bangalore]]. He graduated in law from the [[University of Madras]] and joined ~~the~~ Mysore ~~service~~ as Assistant Superintendent in 1870. After the restoration of the throne to the ~~Wodeyar~~ dynasty, Krishnamurti served as a judge of the Chief Court before being appointed ~~Diwan~~ in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was ~~Dewan~~, electric lighting was introduced in Bangalore (the first city in India to get electric street lighting). He was also the ~~Fifth~~ Jagirdar of ~~Yelandur~~ [[Yelandur estate]]. He had two children~~, one of whom - a daughter Padmamma - survived to adulthood~~.		Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and was educated at [[Bangalore]]. He graduated in law from the [[University of Madras]] and joined Mysore Civil Service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870 during [[Mysore Commission]]. After the restoration of the throne to the [[Wadiyar dynasty]], Krishnamurti served as a judge of the [[Karnataka High Court\|Chief Court of Mysore]] before being appointed Dewan in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was dewan, public electric lighting was introduced in [[Bangalore]], becoming the first city in [[India]] to get electric street lighting. He was also the fifth [[Jagir\|Jagirdar]] of [[Yelandur estate]].

			He had two children.

	==Awards and honours==		==Awards and honours==
	*In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]].		In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE). He was promoted to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (KCIE) in the [[1903 Durbar Honours]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=The Durbar Honours \|date=1 January 1903 \|page=8 \|issue=36966}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27511\|date=1 January 1903 \|page=3 \|supp=y}}</ref>
	*In 1903,he was ~~honoured with~~ [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]].

	=== Places in honour ===		=== Places in honour ===
	[[Krishnamurthypuram]], locality in [[Mysore]] named after him		[[Krishnamurthypuram]], a locality in [[Mysore]], is named after him.

	~~==Descendants==~~
	~~Great Grandchildren: Vatsala Rao, Sadanand Baily, Vimala Srinivas, Sona Rao, Venkat Rao, Parimala Rao, Surekha Raghavendran, Chandrika Pradeep;~~
	Great Great Grandchildren: Manjunath, [[Ananth Dodabalapur]], Supriya Baily, Sudarshan Baily, Anita Kashyap, Anjali Bettadapur, Pramod Venkat Rao, Pramita, Prassana Venkat Rao, CR Arvind, Dhatri Pradeep

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:~~Madhva Brahmins~~]]		[[Category:Lawyers from British India]]

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	Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore kingdom]] and was educated at [[Bangalore]]. He graduated in law from the [[University of Madras]] and joined the Mysore service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870. After the restoration of the throne to the Wodeyar dynasty, Krishnamurti served as a judge of the Chief Court before being appointed Diwan in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was Dewan, electric lighting was introduced in Bangalore (the first city in India to get electric street lighting). He was also the Fifth Jagirdar of Yelandur [[Yelandur estate]]. He had two children, one of whom - a daughter Padmamma - survived to adulthood.		Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore kingdom]] and was educated at [[Bangalore]]. He graduated in law from the [[University of Madras]] and joined the Mysore service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870. After the restoration of the throne to the Wodeyar dynasty, Krishnamurti served as a judge of the Chief Court before being appointed Diwan in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was Dewan, electric lighting was introduced in Bangalore (the first city in India to get electric street lighting). He was also the Fifth Jagirdar of Yelandur [[Yelandur estate]]. He had two children, one of whom - a daughter Padmamma - survived to adulthood.

	==Awards and ~~Honours~~==		==Awards and honours==
	*In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]].		*In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]].
	*In 1903,he was honoured with [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]].		*In 1903,he was honoured with [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]].

			=== Places in honour ===
			[[Krishnamurthypuram]], locality in [[Mysore]] named after him

	==Descendants==		==Descendants==

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
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| honorific-prefix = Sir
| name = Purniah Narsinga Rao Krishnamurti
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]
| image = Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti (3).jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| order1 = 16th [[List of Diwans of Mysore|Diwan of the Mysore kingdom]]
| term_start1 = 1901
| term_end1 = 1906
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| successor1 = [[V. P. Madhava Rao]]
| monarch1 = [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]]
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| birth_place = Mysore kingdom
| death_date = {{death year and age|1911|1849}}
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| profession = Lawyer, civil servant
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[[File:P N Krishna Murti.jpg|thumb|right|P. N. Krishnamurti]]
'''Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCIE}} (12 August 1849 – 1911) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as the Diwan of Mysore kingdom from 1901 to 1906.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vQtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT17|title=Bipolar Identity: Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film|author=M.K Raghavendra|date=22 June 2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=17|isbn=9780199088430|access-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> He was a direct descendant of Dewan [[Purnaiah|Purnaiah, the first Dewan of Mysore]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Handbook of oriental collections in Finland: manuscripts, xylographs, inscriptions and Russian minority literature, Issues 31-34|page=73|author=Harry Halén|publisher=Curzon Press|year=1978|quote=The leader of the Hebbar Iyengars, Krishnaiengar, had also died and instead they supported P. N. Krishnamurthi, the grandson of the great Purnaiya.}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore kingdom]] and was educated at [[Bangalore]]. He graduated in law from the [[University of Madras]] and joined the Mysore service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870. After the restoration of the throne to the Wodeyar dynasty, Krishnamurti served as a judge of the Chief Court before being appointed Diwan in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was Dewan, electric lighting was introduced in Bangalore (the first city in India to get electric street lighting). He was also the Fifth Jagirdar of Yelandur [[Yelandur estate]]. He had two children, one of whom - a daughter Padmamma - survived to adulthood.

==Awards and Honours==
*In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]].
*In 1903,he was honoured with [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]].

==Descendants==
Great Grandchildren: Vatsala Rao, Sadanand Baily, Vimala Srinivas, Sona Rao, Venkat Rao, Parimala Rao, Surekha Raghavendran, Chandrika Pradeep;
Great Great Grandchildren: Manjunath, [[Ananth Dodabalapur]], Supriya Baily, Sudarshan Baily, Anita Kashyap, Anjali Bettadapur, Pramod Venkat Rao, Pramita, Prassana Venkat Rao, CR Arvind, Dhatri Pradeep

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite book|title=Mysore Gazetteer|pages=3144}}

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