Sastri

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

A. Seshayya Sastri (1828–1903), Indian administrator, Diwan of Travancore 1872–1877 and Diwan of Pudukkottai 1878–1894
Bapudeva Sastri (1821–1900), Indian scholar in Sanskrit and mathematics
C. V. Kumaraswami Sastri (1870–1934), Indian lawyer, Sanskrit scholar, judge of the Madras High Court
C. V. Runganada Sastri (1819–1881), Indian interpreter, civil servant and polyglot
Cheyyur Chengalvaraya Sastri, a carnatic music composer
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
Eemani Sankara Sastri (1922–1987), Veena player of Carnatic music
H. Krishna Sastri (1870–1928), Indian epigraphist
Hiranand Sastri (1878–1946), Indian archaeologist and epigraphist
Ironleg Sastri (died 2006), Telugu comedian actor from India
Janamaddi Hanumath Sastri (1926–2014), Indian writer and linguist
K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1892–1975), Indian historian and Dravidologist
Lina Sastri (born 1953), Italian actress and singer
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
Natesa Sastri (1859–1906), noted exponent of Harikatha
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. V. S. Peri Sastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India
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 [Wikidata] (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. 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. 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

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