Hara Prasad Shastri
Hara Prasad Shastri | |
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| Born | 6 December 1853 |
| Died | 17 November 1931 (aged 77) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Alma mater | Sanskrit College Presidency College |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, Orientalist |
Hara Prasad Shastri (Bengali: হরপ্রসাদ শাস্ত্রী; 6 December 1853 – 17 November 1931), also known as Hara Prasad Bhattacharya, was an Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist, and historian of Bengali literature. He is most known for discovering the Charyapada, the earliest known examples of Bengali literature.