[1] In later years, he took a keen interest in studying various Tamil inscriptions of different periods, especially the ‘Vatteluttu’ script.
[1] He also published other books based on his findings and research in Tamil script epigraphy and numismatics in Tamilnadu.
[4] A recipient of several awards and honours, he presented his research work at several conferences in India and abroad.
[3] R. Krishnamurthy was born in Vadiveeswaram, Nagercoil, (present-day Kanyakumari District), in the then princely state of Travancore.
He was the second son of freedom fighter, social activist and journalist T. V. Ramasubbaiyer, who founded the popular Tamil daily Dinamalar.
He was especially interested in the coins minted by the old Tamil kingdoms of the Sangam period – the Chera, Chola and the Pandyas.
[1] He also studied and published monographs on Roman and Greek coins found in Tamilnadu, around Karur.