Shastri or Shastry is a Brahmin surname. The word ''shastri'' translates to 'scholar'. It is derived from Sanskrit and means one who is proficient in the Shastras (Ancient Indian Texts). Notable people with the surname include:

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Anant Maral Shastri Anant Maral Shastri (1912–1999) was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, literary figure, poet, Sanskrit scholar, linguist and bureaucrat. At a very young age, he left Ambikapur, now in Chhattisgarh, and joined Kashi Vidyapeeth, a nationali ...

(1912–1999), freedom fighter, and scholar *

Dahyabhai Shastri Dahyabhai Shastri is an Indian scholar of Sanskrit and the founder of ''Brahmarshi Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya'', Nadiad. He is also a former president of the Gujarat state unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Born in Vasai Dabhla, a small village in Meh ...

, Indian scholar *

Heera Lal Shastri Pandit Hiralal Shastri (24 November 1899 – 28 December 1974) was an Indian politician and the first chief minister of Rajasthan state in northern India. He was in office from 7 April 1949 to 5 January 1951. Early life Hiralal Shastri was bor ...

(1899–1974), Indian politician and the first chief minister of Rajasthan state *

Keshavram Kashiram Shastri Keshavram Kashiram Bambhaniya also known as k.k.shastri born on 28 July 1905 at Mangarol in Junagadh district, Bombay Presidency. He was the founding leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. He was among the dignitaries who attended the first meetin ...

(1905–2006), founding leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad *

Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri (; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He promoted the White Re ...

(1904–1966), second Prime Minister of the Republic of India *

Narayani Shastri Narayani Shastri is an Indian television and theatre actress known for her roles in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as Kesar Anupam Kapadia, '' Piya Ka Ghar'' as Rimjhim Avinash Sharma, '' Namak Haraam'' as Swati Karan Sehgal, Rishton Ka Ch ...

(born 1968), television and theatre actress *

Pandurang Shastri Athavale Rev. Pandurang Shastri Athavale (19 October 1920 – 25 October 2003), also known as Dada /Dadaji, which literally translates as "elder brother" in Marathi language, Marathi, was an Indian activist, philosopher, spiritual leader, social revolut ...

(1920–2003), Indian philosopher also known as ''Dada-ji'' *

Prakash Vir Shastri Prakash Vir Shastri (30 December 1923 – 23 November 1977) was a Member of the Parliament of India (Sansad) and was also a leader in the Arya Samaj movement. Career Shastri was born to Dalipsingh Tyagi on 30 December 1923 in the Rehra v ...

(1923–1977), noted Member of the Parliament of India (Sansad) *

Rajaram Shastri Raja Ram Shastri (also Rajaram Shastri) (4 June 1904 - 21 August 1991) was an Indian educationist who was elected in the 1971 Indian general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Varanasi during the 5th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the P ...

(1904–1991) *

Ram Nath Shastri Padma Shri Ram Nath Shastri, known as the "Father of Dogri" for his pivotal role in the revival and resurgence of the Dogri language, was born on 15 April 1914. In 2001, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, awarded by the Sahitya Aka ...

(1914–2009), Dogri poet, Sahitya Akademi Fellow *

Ram Shastri Ram Shastri Prabhune was the Chief Justice (''Mukhya Nyayadhish'' or "Pantnyayadhish" ) in the apex court of the Maratha Empire in the latter half of the 18th century, during the heyday of that empire. He is best remembered for having passed str ...

(died 1772), Chief Justice in the apex court of the Maratha Empire *

Ratan Shastri Ratan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women educatio She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1955, Padma Bhushan in 1975, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award Jamnalal Bajaj Award is an Indian award, for promoting Gandhian ...

(died 1998) *

Ravi Shastri Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri (born 27 May 1962) is the former head coach of the India national cricket team, a cricket commentator and former captain of Indian Cricket Team. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 19 ...

(born 1962), former Indian Test cricketer *

Satya Vrat Shastri Satya Vrat Shastri (29 September 1930 – 14 November 2021) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar, writer, grammarian and poet. He wrote three Mahakavyas, three Khandakavyas, one Prabandhakavyas and one Patrakavya and five works in critical writing i ...

(born 1930), Sanskrit scholar *

Shukraraj Shastri Shukra Raj Shastri (Nepali: ) (born Shukra Raj Joshi) (1894–24 January 1941) was a Nepalese intellectual and fighter for democracy who was executed by the autocratic Rana dynasty. He is one of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution that t ...

(1894–1941), pre-eminent Nepalese intellectual *

Shyama Shastri Shyama Shastri (; 26 April 1762 – 1827) or Syama Sastri was a musician and composer of Carnatic music. He was the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. Early life and career Shy ...

(1762–1827), Renowned composers of Carnatic music and oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music * Sirivennala Sitarama Shastri (born 1955), Telugu and Sanskrit Poet *

Vagish Shastri Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi (15 July 1935 – 11 May 2022), better known as Vagish Shastri, was an Indian Sanskrit grammarian, linguist, tantra and yogi. In 2018, Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri for ...

(born 1934), Sanskrit Grammarian, who discovered a short cut way of learning

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

Vishnu Kant Shastri Vishnu Kant Shastri (2 May 1929 – 17 April 2005) was an Indian politician who served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. He was also an academician, scholar, poet, philosopher, author, critic, orator, editor and administrat ...

(1929–2005), Indian politician who served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh

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* Anant Krishna Shastry (born 1940), Indian historian *

Archana Shastry Archana Shastry is an Indian actress, working in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She was one of the contestants in the first season of ''Bigg Boss'', hosted by N. T. Rama Rao Jr. In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice ...

, Indian film actress * B. Sriram Shastry (born 1950), Indian-American physicist *

Chamu Krishna Shastry Chamu Krishna Shastry (born 23 January 1956) is an Indian Educationist who has been working for the revival of the Sanskrit language. He is the trustee and Secretary of Samskrit Promotion Foundation. He is also the co-founder of Samskrita Bh ...

(born 1956), Indian language activist * H. Ramachandra Shastry (1906–1992), Indian Carnatic flautist *

Kala Nath Shastry Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry was born on 15 July 1936. He is a Sanskrit scholar honoured by the President of India in 1988. He is an Indologist and a prolific writer of Sanskrit, Hindi and English, and a well-known linguist, who has contributed to ...

(born 1936), Indologist, writer, and linguist * Su. Rudramurthy Shastry (born 1984), Indian novelist

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