Born a Gujarati and brought up in the Tamil Nadu state of India, Krishnakumar T.K. alias KK says he fits nowhere. He is a man in search of an identity, who looks for it everywhere.
KK is not a scholar, not a mythologist, not a historian, not an archaeologist or not an architect. Nevertheless, out of his own interest, he explores all these subjects and keeps sharing his learning in the form of books and blogs.
He has traveled to thousands of places and has written more than 1,700 travel articles in his blog IndianColumbus. His blog is so popular that it has got more than 28,00,000 visits so far.
He has written a series of books on Valmiki Ramayana. His ambition is to write about the Puranas and the Epics in simple, easy-to-understand language so that it reaches and benefits the broader audience.
He has also written a few Travel Guides and also Temple Guides. His books on temples cover every aspect, such as architecture, iconography, layout, legend and history, in detail.
He has also written short stories in Tamil and published the collection of his stories as a book.
Being an ardent fan of Shri Cho Ramaswamy, he has a separate blog about Cho’s films and plays. You can visit that blog by clicking this link.
He also gives lectures on various subjects. Based on requests, he also curates heritage walks to his close circle of friends.
He has written and acted in a few short-videos promoting heritage. He has acted in a short film. He has written several book reviews.
His blog was ranked as one of the best blogs in multiple forums. He and his blog were featured in many prominent newspapers numerous times. His blog can be found in the “Bibliography” section of a few recently published books.
He provided his subject matter expertise on waterbodies to the award-winning author Erica Gies. She compares him to Joel Pomerantz in her recent book titled “Water Always Wins”. He is featured throughout a particular chapter in the book.
Shri Diwakara Tanujah, a poet, wrote a poem about him in classical Tamil, which he considers a great honor.
His organization awarded him “OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD – HERO IN OUR MIDST” in recognition of his blogging and heritage-related activities. This award was given only to 25 people among three lakh employees of his organization.