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.
Later pursued post doctoral research from University of Vienna.
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.