Ekkirala Krishnamacharya

Infobox person name = Ekkirala Krishnamacharya native_name = ఎక్కిరాల కృష్ణమాచార్య image = MasterEK in meeting.jpg caption = birth_date = birth_place = Bapatla, Guntur district, Madras Presidency, India (now in Andhra Pradesh) death_date = Born in a family of Vedic scholar, he completed his education in literature, and worked as a lecturer in Andhra University. He also used to practice homeopathy and established over 100 free dispensaries to serve the poor. He was the founder of the World Teacher Trust in 1971.

Biography Krishnamacharya was born on 11 August 1926 in Bapatla, Madras Presidency of India (now in Andhra Pradesh). His father Ekkirala Ananthacharya was a Vedic scholar, and Ayurvedic doctor. His mother Bucchamma was a house wife. He is the eldest son among four children. He lost his mother when he was 13 years old. He had three younger brothers. His father did not send any of his children to formal school. He felt modern education limit their creative potential and make them automatons.

After his collegiate education, Krishnamacharya was appointed as a lecturer of Telugu in a college in Guntur. He constantly had visions of a personality whenever he sits for chanting of Gayatri Mantra. He later found him to be Master C. V. V. whom he accepted as his spiritual Guru.

Krishnamacharya established many spiritual centers in India, and western Europe. He also started schools, and homeopathic dispensaries in India where the poor is treated for free. He has also inspired his followers to serve the needy. He had disciples from India and other countries as well.

Krishnamacharya started the Theosophy related World Teacher Trust (WTT) on 18 November 1971 in Visakhapatnam. WTT combines ideas from Theosophical society related to the ideas of Alice Bailey with a strong emphasis on homeopathic medicine. Within the group, he was known as "Master E. K." The WTT was promoted in Europe by Luc Jouret and his wife Christine Pertué, though they later fell out of contact with the organization following Krishnamacharya's death.