[1] Krishna Iyer inherited his musical talents from his father Kuppuswamy Bhagavatar, a Harikatha performer.
He, along with Veena Dhanammal and nagaswaram vidwan Tirupamburam Nataraja Sundaram Pillai, also studied under Sathanoor Panju Iyer of the sishya parampara of Muthuswami Dikshitar.
[2] His violin recitals were marked with masterly touches, full of masculine grandeur.
[1] Citing his musical career as coming in his way of discharging his official routines, the then revenue authorities removed him from that post.
Krishna Iyer's appeals to the then Board of Revenue to reconsider the orders was not obliged by the Government.
Krishna Iyer even produced evidence that the Government was fully aware of his musical profession and that he was requested to perform his violin recital before His Excellency the then Governor of Madras during his camp at Vallam in Tanjore District.
That was like a blessing for the boy and Krishna Iyer's words became true as Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar became a famous Carnatic musician later.