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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.[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.[1] Sri Vuppluri Ganapathi Sastry Veda Sastra Parishat (VGVP), a non-government organization for the propagation of vedas, is named after him.[5]

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  1. ^ a b "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.

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