Sastri Explained

Sastri is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A

• A. Seshayya Sastri (1828–1903), Indian administrator, Diwan of Travancore 1872–1877 and Diwan of Pudukkottai 1878–1894

B

• Bapudeva Sastri (1821–1900), Indian scholar in Sanskrit and mathematics

C

• C. V. Kumaraswami Sastri (1870–1934), Indian lawyer, Sanskrit scholar, justice of the Madras High Court
• C. V. Viswanatha Sastri, Indian lawyer, Sanskrit scholar, justice of the Madras High Court
• C. V. Runganada Sastri (1819–1881), Indian judge, interpreter, civil servant and polyglot
• Cheyyur Chengalvaraya Sastri, a carnatic music composer

D

• Devudu Narasimha Sastri (1895–1962), Kannada writer, novelist, Sanskrit scholar, ritualist, actor and a journalist
• Devulapalli Krishnasastri (1887–1980), Telugu poet, playwright and translator
• Dhulipala Seetharama Sastri (1921–2007), Telugu film and Stage Actor

E

• Eemani Sankara Sastri (1922–1987), Veena player of Carnatic music

H

• H. Krishna Sastri (1870–1928), Indian epigraphist
• Hiranand Sastri (1878–1946), Indian archaeologist and epigraphist

I

• Ironleg Sastri (died 2006), Telugu comedian actor from India

J

• Janamaddi Hanumath Sastri (1926–2014), Indian writer and linguist

K

• K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1892–1975), Indian historian and Dravidologist

L

• Lina Sastri (born 1953), Italian actress and singer

M

• M. Patanjali Sastri (1889–1963), the Second Chief Justice of India
• Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastri (1920–1992), eminent personality in pure Telugu literature
• Mannargudi Raju Sastri (1815–1903), Hindu scholar
• Mosa Walsalam Sastri (1847–1916), Indian philosopher, social reformer, poet, musician and theologian

N

• Natesa Sastri (1859–1906), noted exponent of Harikatha

P

• Paidala Gurumurti Sastri, 17th century composer of Carnatic music
• Penumarthi Viswanatha Sastri (1929–1998), Telugu writer and editor
• Puranam Purushottama Sastri (1925–2010), Carnatic Musician, winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

R

• R. V. S. Peri Sastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India

S

• S. Srikanta Sastri (1904–1974), Indian historian, Indologist, epigraphist and polyglot
• Sarabha Sastri (1872–1904), Indian venu flute player, known as the first great Brahmin flutist
• Sivanath Sastri (1847–1919), scholar, religious reformer, educator, writer and historian
• Subbaraya Sastri (1803–1862), son and student of Syama Sastri
• Syama Sastri (1762–1827), composer of Carnatic music

T

• T. Ganapati Sastri (1860–1926), Sanskrit scholar, editor of the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series
• T. R. Venkatarama Sastri (1874–1953), Indian lawyer, politician, Advocate-General for Madras Presidency 1924–1928

V

• V. S. Srinivasa Sastri (1869–1946), Indian politician, administrator, educator, orator, and Indian independence activist
• Veturi Prabhakara Sastri (1888–1950), Pundit in both Sanskrit and Telugu languages
• Viswanatha Sastri (1893–1958), Carnatic music composer

See also

• Sastri Nagar
• Sivanath Sastri College, undergraduate liberal arts college for women in Kolkata, India
• Seema Sastri, Telugu film starring Allari Naresh and Farjana
• Shastri
• Sastry