G. J. R. Krishnan G. J. R. Krishnan Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman Radhakrishnan, popularly known as GJR Krishnan, is a Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. Lalgudi G. J. R. Krishnan was born in Chennai to violin maestro, Lalgudi Jayaraman. A post graduate in commerce and a Cost & Works Accountantband a Company Secretary education, Krishnan has dedicated his life to a career in music. Lalgudi G. J. R. Krishnan debuted in 1973 and became popular. He travels extensively on musical tours all over the world. His style like his father's is the gayaka style closest to vocal rendition. G J R Krishnan typically performs
J. R. R. Tolkien's influences J. R. R. Tolkien's influences While highly creative, the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien was influenced by a number of sources. Tolkien was inspired by his academic fields of philology and early Germanic literature, especially poetry and mythology, as well as a wide range of other beliefs, culture, and experiences. "The Lord of the Rings" is a sequel to "The Hobbit" and so shares influences with it. At the same time, it is a novel which is much greater in scale and scope and so encompasses many other influences as well. Tolkien once described "The Lord of the Rings"