Dr Shivamurthy Shivacharya Mahaswamiji (Kannada: ಡಾ. ಶಿವಮೂರ್ತಿ ಶಿವಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಮಹಾಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿ) is the founder president of STJ education society and current seer of Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath, Sirigere, (Kannada: ತರಳಬಾಳು ಜಗದ್ಗುರು ಬೃಹನ್ಮಠ, ಸಿರಿಗೆರೆ) . He hails from Sugur village, Shimoga District.[1][2]
Education
He obtained PhD from Banaras Hindu University. Later pursued post doctoral research from University of Vienna.
Publications
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.