Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy is a psychiatrist from Bengaluru, India living in England. A trained vocalist and a composer in Indian Classical Music, he also writes in several languages. His haikai writings appear regularly in reputed journals and anthologies and have won prizes. A former editor of Cattails (senryu), and former proofreader for journals Cattails and Skylark, he is now editor of Blithe Spirit, the journal of the British Haiku Society.