[3] Murthy also articulated that uniform civil code and an anti-conversion law must be enacted by the Government in India.
During his postgraduate studies, he produced his influential essay Pampa Kavi Mattu Maulya Prasara.
In Mysore University, he came under the influence of Kannada literary figures like Kuvempu, PuTeeNa, Raghavachar and historians like S. Srikanta Sastri.
[5] Source:[6] Chidananda Murthy was admitted to a private hospital in Bangalore on 9 January when he suffered difficulties in breathing.
His son said that Murthy had stopped solid intakes and was only consuming fluids from past few months, due to his varying health conditions.