Anantharamu Krishnappa, born in Krishnaraja Nagara, Mysore District is a writer and a publisher.

He started his career at Anantapuram depot of Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation and pursued his master's degree in Kannada from Maharaja's College, Mysuru, with the desire to become a teacher.

He has won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada three times for his works.[which?]

He earned his Doctorate in Philosophy for his work "Kavi Brahmashiva Ondu Adhyayana".

These include 'Vivekananda's Fables' by Ramakrishna Ashrama, 'Ajata Nagalingaswamy' published by Navalgund Nagalingapura Mutt, 'Yuga Purusha Mouneshwara' and 'Sri Gurudattatreya' biography by Edathore Sri Yoganandeshwara Saraswathi Mutt, 'Kannada Sanskrit Sambandha' published by Open University, 'Kannada Sanskrit Sambandhagalu', 'Kannada Grammars', 'Sanskrit Words in Kannada' published by Open University.