[2] In 1976, Krishnasastri was honoured with Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India.

[3] Krishnasastri was born on 1 November 1897 in Ramachandrapalem of East Godavari, India.

Krishnasastri's works changed significantly after he met Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan in 1929.

His translation is unique because he had taken the central idea of each Pasuram, made it into Pallavi and wove around it the rest of the paasuram into anupallavi and charanam(s).

[6] They include Malleswari, Naa Illu, En Veedu, Bangaru Papa, Ekaveera, Bhagya Rekha (1957), Rakta Kanneeru, Bhakta Tukaram, Karthika Deepam, Gorintaku, Megha Sandesam, Sri Rama Pattabhishekam.