CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Krishnamurti

Wikimedia disambiguation page

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ1300595
Source-derived summary

Krishnamurti ( KRISH-nə-MOOR-tee) is a South Indian name. It has several variants.

Variants

Some forms separate the name elements (see § Etymology and usage), e.g. Krishna Murti. English language renditions generally follow corresponding variations of the name in regional Indian languages.

The following is a non-exhaustive list.

Etymology and usage

It is a compound of Sanskrit origin, derived from the Hindu deity Krishna and the term murti (form), meaning "in the form (or image) of Krishna". In regional Indian naming conventions it is usually a given name, but it may also be a family name. In other cases it may be westernized as a surname.

People

Non-Indian nationality is noted when known.

Editorial summary

“Krishnamurti” enters the record as wikimedia disambiguation page. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Krishnamurti, Wikimedia and disambiguation can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current 112-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Krishnamurti, Wikimedia and disambiguation.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Krishnamurti” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Krishnamurti, Wikimedia and disambiguation provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1300595. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Krishnamurti”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Krishnamurti primary sources, Krishnamurti archive and Krishnamurti research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Krishnamurti”?
  2. Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
  3. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from Krishnamurti” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.