Writer and promoter of Telugu literature in the U.K., Gutala Krishna Murthy, who passed away here on Wednesday, was cremated at the Gnanapuram cremation ground here on Friday.
Considered a literary bridge between Telugu and English literatures, Krishna Murthy who was ailing for the last few years, was brought back to the city by his family.
He passed away three days after celebrating his 90{+t}{+h}birthday.
He is survived by his wife G.V. Ramana Varam, sons Sekhar Krishna Murthy and Srinivas and daughter Asha Jyothi.