Ekkirala Krishnamacharya (11 August 1926 - 17 March 1984) was an Indian spiritual guru, university lecturer, homeopathy practitioner, and writer from Andhra Pradesh. He is also called as Master E.K. by his disciples. Born in a family of Vedic scholar, he completed his education in literature, and worked as a lecturer in university. He also used to practice homeopathy and established over 100 free dispensaries to serve the poor. He was the founder of the World Teacher Trust in 1971.