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'''S. T. Krishnama Charya''' or '''S. T. Kristnama Charya''' (also known as S. T. K***Chary) was a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] member of the [[Theosophical Society]] who according to [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] was a "regular and high [[chela]]" of the [[Masters|Masters of Wisdom]],<ref>A Student of Occultism, "Cosmical Rings and Rounds," ''The Theosophist'' vol: 4 issue 9 (June, 1883), 232, "Editor's Note".</ref> and lived in Pondicherry, India.

He was one of the disciples that signed the "Protest"<ref>See [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/blavatsky/articles/v4/y1882_102.htm# "A Protest"] for a reproduction of this document.</ref> to [[Allan Octavian Hume|Mr. Hume]]'s article published in [[The Theosophist (periodical)|''The Theosophist'']] in Sept., 1882, p. 326.

At Mme. Blavatsky's request, he published a response to the article "Cosmical Rings and Rounds" by "A Student of Occultism" (Mr. Hume) in ''The Theosophist'', June, 1883, p. 232.<ref>See [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ay0oeNxS5s0C&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=%22COSMICAL+RINGS+AND+ROUNDS%22+%22by+a+student+of+occultism%22&source=bl&ots=REm6gCOeSK&sig=7qe_-VxDwtVB23mZJNK3rXgBLMQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=k7tZUcL7GYm0yQGBi4HIDg&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22COSMICAL%20RINGS%20AND%20ROUNDS%22%20%22by%20a%20student%20of%20occultism%22&f=false# here] a reprint of the article and its response.</ref> A mention to this by [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K. H.]] is found in [[Mahatma Letter No. 111#Page 19|Mahatma Letters No. 111]] and [[Mahatma Letter No. 111#Page 12|113]].

He also wrote "A Catechism of the Arya Dharma of Goutama Buddha", a modified version of [[Henry Steel Olcott|H. S. Olcott]]'s [[The Buddhist Catechism (book)|''The Buddhist Catechism'']] "to point out the resemblances between Brahmanism and Buddhism".<ref>S. T. Kristnama Charya, "A Catechism of the Arya Dharma of Goutama Buddha," ''The Theosophist'' vol: 13 issue 9 (June, 1892), 559-568.</ref>

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