Mukkur Parthasarathy (21-06-1929 - 03-01-2020) Indian chess composer and FIDE Master in chess composition

Mukkur Parthasarathy was active in the 1960s and 1970s, and then, after a 20 year gap, again in the 1990s. His style of orthodox 2-mover composition, combining traditional motifs with modern changed play, inspired other Indian chess composers like C.G.S.Narayanan. He was the winner of the Brian Harley award, more than once. He acted as President of the short lived Indian Chess Problem Society in the 1990s and was also the editor of its publication "Cross Check". Trained as a mathematician, Parthasarathy served in the Indian audit and accounts service, rising to the level of Deputy Auditor General, before his retirement around 1990.