[4] His maternal grandfather was R. Ramachandra Rao, Collector of Nellore, who helped Srinivasa Ramanujan during the latter's formative years.

Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib was born in a prominent Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family on 2 February 1927 in Madras, British India.

His maternal grandfather was R. Ramachandra Rao, Collector of Nellore, who helped Srinivasa Ramanujan during the latter's formative years.

Higher Secondary School before receiving Bachelor of Science in physics from the Presidency College, Chennai.

[9][10] That was the time, Shri Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib made a remark which is still ringing in my mind.