| Uppuluri Ganapathi Sastry | |
| Birth Date: | 1888 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Death Place: | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation: | Scholar, writer, spiritual teacher |
| Known For: | study of Vedas |
| Awards: | 1985 Padma Bhushan |
Uppuluri Ganapathi Sastry (1888–1989) was an Indian sanskrit scholar, writer and spiritual teacher, known for his scholarship in Vedas. He was the author of Veda Sara Ratnavali, a text on Vedas.
Ganapathi Sastry was born on 16 December 1888 at Kakinada in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Veda Sara Ratnavali, a two-part text on Vedas,[2] was written for the Endowments Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[3] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1985.[4] Sastry died on 17 July 1989. Sri Vuppluri Ganapathi Sastry Veda Sastra Parishat (VGVP), a non-government organization for the propagation of vedas, is named after him.[5]