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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. Veda Sara Ratnavali, a two-part text on Vedas, was written for the Endowments Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1985. 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.

References

1. ^ "Welcome to SRIVGVP". www.srivgvp.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. Uppuluri Ganapathi Sastri (2 June 2018). "Vedasaara RatnavaliPart II" (in Sanskrit). Retrieved 2 June 2018.
3. "Publications". www.srivgvp.org. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
5. "Overview". www.srivgvp.org. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

External links

• "Engagements". The Hindu. 27 December 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
• "Hyderabad Today". The Hindu. 11 April 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

• Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
• 1898 births
• 1989 deaths
• People from Kakinada
• Indian men centenarians
• Indian Vedic scholars
• Indian spiritual teachers
• Indian spiritual writers
• Telugu-language writers
• Scholars from Andhra Pradesh