Sastry may refer to:

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* Ajay Sastry (born 1975), director and writer * Ann Marie Sastry, American engineer, educator, and businessperson *

Arvind Sastry Arvind Sastry is an Indian film director, screenwriter and an editor in Kannada cinema. He started his career with "Kahi (Bitter)", an independent Kannada movie which was released in November 2016. Early life Arvind was born in Bengaluru distri ...

(born 1990), screenwriter * B. V. K. Sastry (1916–2003), writer and music critic * Bhagavatula Sadasiva Shankara Sastry * Bulusu Jaganadha Sastry (1912–1985), electrical engineer and philanthropist * Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry * Chellapilla Venkata Sastry (1870–1950), Telugu language poet laureate and scholar * Devudu Narasimha Sastri (1895–1962), Kannada writer, novelist, Sanskrit scholar, ritualist, actor and journalist * Devulapalli Krishnasastri (1887–1980), Telugu poet, playwright, and translator * Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry (1921–2007) * Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (1872–1920), Telugu language poet and scholar * Emani Sankara Sastry (1922–1987), Veena player of Carnatic music *

Gangadhara Sastry Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry is an Indian singer and composer. He established Bhagavadgita foundation to spread its importance. He recorded complete verses of Bhagavadgita in audio format. As a playback singer, he sang more than 100 s ...

(born 1967), Indian singer and composer * Garikapati Narahari Sastry (born 1966), Indian chemist * J. C. M. SastryIndian (1936–2005), Nephrologist . * Jandhyala Papayya Sastry (1912–1992), Telugu writer and lyricist * Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry Indian film screenwriter, director and actor *

K. N. T. Sastry Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry (5 September 1945 – 13 September 2018) was an Indian film critic, screenwriter, director, littérateur, and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has garnered six National Film Awards ...

(1945–2018), National Award winning Telugu film director. *

Kaliakudi Natesa Sastry S. M. Natesa Sastri (1859–1906) was a polyglot, scholar in eighteen languages and authored many books in Tamil, Sanskrit and English. His scholarliness over Tamil and Sanskrit languages got him the title "Pandit'. Life Natesa Sastri was bor ...

, exponent of Harikatha *

Kapali Sastry T.V. Kapali Sastry (3 September 1886 in Mylapore – 17 August 1953 in Pondicherry) was an eminent Sanskrit scholar, author, translator and disciple of Sri Aurobindo. Biography Sastry was born in 1886 in a traditional Vedic family at Mylapore ...

(1886–1953), Sanskrit scholar, author, translator, and disciple of Sri Aurobindo * Kasibhatta Brahmaiah Sastry (1863–1940), Sanskrit and Telugu scholar * Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry (1920–1992), poet *

Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry (28 August 1925 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian scholar and television personality who specialized in the Vedas and Puranas texts in the Telugu and Sanskrit languages. His works have included commentaries on Al ...

(born 1925), scholar and television personality * Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry (1905–1965), Telugu writer * Melattur Venkatarama Sastry (1770–1830), Telugu poet and playwright * Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry (1892–1973), Indian Telugu language novelist * Murali Sastry (born 1959), Indian scientist * Panchagnula Adinarayana Sastry (1890–1951) * Patrayani Seetharama Sastrya singer, teacher and music composer of Andhra * Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry (1929–1998), Telugu writer and editor * Podili Brahmayya Sastry * Puranam Srinivasa Sastry (born 1953), Indian writer *

R. V. S. Peri Sastri R. V. S. Peri Sastri, was a former Chief Election Commissioner of India and served from 1 January 1986 until his death from cancer on 25 November 1990. The 1989 general elections were held during his tenure. Born at Bhimilipatnam in Andhra Pr ...

, former Chief Election Commissioner of India * Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry (1922–1993), writer of in Telugu literature * Ramajogayya Sastry (born 1970), Indian Telugu lyricist *

Ramayanam Sarveswara Sastry Ramayanam Sarveswara Sastry () (1889 – 1 October 1962) was a stage actor. He was born in Bheemasingi village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents were Laxminarasimha Sastry, a pundit known as "Abhinava Bheemakavi" and Ven ...

(1889–1962), actor * Rambhatla Lakshminarayana Sastry (1908–1995), Telugu and Sanskrit scholar * Ravi Shastri (born 1962), Indian Cricketer *

S. Shankar Sastry S. Shankar Sastry is the Founding Chancellor of the Plaksha University, Plaksha University, Mohali and a former Dean of Engineering at University of California, Berkeley. From 1996-1999, he was the director of the Electronics Research Labora ...

, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. *

Savitha Sastry Savitha Sastry (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian dancer and choreographer best known as an exponent of Bharatanatyam. She is known to experiment with the format of traditional Bharatanatyam by using the techniques of Bharatanatyam to showcas ...

(born 1969), Bharatanatyam Dancer *

Sirivennela Sitaramasastri Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

* Sosale Garalapury Sastry (1899–1955), Indian industrial chemist * Srikanth Sastry, Boston University Professor awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar *

Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry Kaviraz Krishna Murthy Sastry, of Sripada family (29 October 1866 – 29 December 1960), a native of Devarapalli of West Godavari district, was the first poet laureate ((ఆస్థాన కవి ''Asţhānakavi'')) of Andhra Pradesh. He c ...

(1866–1960), poet *

Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry (1891–1961) was a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh. His predominant works include short stories, novels, literary essays. He also performed Avadhanam. He is called ''Adhunika Katha Chakravarthy'' (King of modern sho ...

(1891–1961), Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh * Trilochan Sastry, former Dean at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore * Tripuraribhatla Ramakrishna Sastry (1914–1998), actor * V. Kutumba Sastry (born 1950), Indian academic. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. * Veda Archana Sastry, Indian film actress *

Vedam Venkataraya Sastry Vedam Venkataraya Sastry (21 December 1853 – 18 June 1929) was a Sanskrit and Telugu language poet, critic, Telugu theatre star and dramatist. He is known for providing authoritative editions of Sanskrit and Telugu classics.Vedam Venkataraya S ...

(1853–1929), Sanskrit and Telugu poet and critic * Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry, Indian classical dancer in Kuchipudi * Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry, archaeologist and historian in Andhra Pradesh * Vuppuluri Ganapathi Sastry (1898–1989), Indian sanskrit scholar, writer, and spiritual teacher * Madhavapeddi Chinna Venkanna Sastry Sanskrit professor, author, poet

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