Mr G Krishnamurthy was awarded a Small Study and Research Grant (India) 2007-08 (Jain Art Fund award), when Administrative Advisor, Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Cuddalore, Tamilnadu, to establish the prevalence of Jainism in Villupuram District, Tamilnadu, from 5th c. CE to the present, by tracing Jain temples and related inscriptions.