Born of a South Indian Śrīvaiṣṇavite family, Thillaisthanam Krishnaswamy Parthasarathy is primarily a graduate in Physics and later he qualified in Law and Business Administration. Dr. T.K.Parthasarathy obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Philosophy in the University of Madras, presenting his thesis on the topic ‘Transcendence and Immanence in Viśiṣṭādvaita Philosophy. He has participated in Seminars –National and International-not only on Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy but also in other faiths like Jainism, Buddhism, and Christianity.
Apart from publishing many papers on religious topics and social interest, he has penned five books in English and one in Tamil on subjects of varying interest focusing on Ramanuja philosophy.
He is engaging himself in teaching Postgraduate students of Vaishnavism.