L. Dakshina Murthy is based in Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. He has more than 25 years of professional experience in managerial positions in the manufacturing, IT and microfinance industries; more than 15 years of research experience in the field of modern financial products, and; has been an entrepreneur dealing in the export and import of various goods, such as agriculture produce, meat, garments, handicrafts and even Heavy Melting Steel (HMS) scrap, for more than five years. He is also an AMFI-certified mutual fund advisor.
He holds a postgraduate diploma in business administration and marketing management and a post graduation in hospital management.
On the personal front, his interests include philately, phillumeny and numismatics. He is also an avid movie-watcher and watches movies in a multitude of languages from all corners of the world.