His approach was significantly influenced by his father who was also an advocate of viewing the social world through the various lenses of physical science.
त्यांचे वडील एक व्युत्पन्‍न वैदिक पंडित असल्याने त्यांनी कृष्णाजींनी वैदिक वाङ्मयाच्या शास्त्रांचे सखोल ज्ञान दिले.