Chamu Krishna Shastry
Chamu Krishna Shastry | |
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| Born | 23 January 1956 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati |
| Occupation | Sanskrit language activist. |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | Revival of Sanskrit |
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| Movement | Speak Samskritam Movement (1981) |
| Board member of | Chairman, High Powered Committee for the Promotion of Indian Languages, Ministry of Education (India), Government of India, Member of Constitution of Mission High Level committee (MHLC) of Indian Knowledge System (IKS). |
| Spouse | Sarita Shastry |
| Children | Chamu Shiva Shastry |
| Father | Chamu Ishwara Shastry |
| Awards | Padmashri (2017) |
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 Bharati. Now he is spearheading a movement to teach Sanskrit Through Sanskrit On 25 January 2017, Government of India announced "Padma Shri" award in the category Literature and education for his contribution towards the promotion of Sanskrit.