Dr Shivamurthy Shivacharya Mahaswamiji () is the founder president of STJ education society and current seer of Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath, Sirigere, (). He hails from Sugur village, Shimoga District.
He obtained PhD from Banaras Hindu University. Later pursued post doctoral research from University of Vienna.
For more than four years, Shivamurthy Shivacharya Maha Swamiji has been writing a Weekly Column entitled "Bisilu Beladingalu" on every Thursday in Vijaya Karnataka, a Kannada newspaper.