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Keshavram Kashiram Shastri

ケシャヴラム・カシーラム・シャーストリ

Keshavram Kashiram Shastri

Aliases: K. K. Shastri / કેકા શાસ્ત્રી / કાઠિયાવાડી વિદૂર / Keshavram Kashiram Bambhaniya

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1905-07-28 （Mangrol, Junagadh district, Gujarat, India）
Died
2006-09-09 （Ahmedabad, India） age 101
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati, Sanskrit, Hindi, English
Religion
Hinduism
Residence History
Mangrol, Gujarat (birthplace) → Ahmedabad (long-term residence and base of activities)

Career

Occupations
scholar, writer, professor, editor, linguist, teacher
Active Years
1923-2006
Affiliations
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Gujarat Sahitya Sabha, Gujarat Research Society, University of Bombay
Memberships
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Gujarat unit), Gujarat Sahitya Sabha
Influenced
Narendra Modi (mentor influence)

Education

Private tutelage (taught by his father)
Sanskrit grammar, poetics, Vedanta
Period: 1910s–1920s (初期学習・師事期間)
Country: India
Completed matriculation and then studied Sanskrit and related subjects under his father. Formal university degree records are not clearly documented.

Awards

Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1952
Organization: Gujarat Sahitya Sabha
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Śrī Mahābhārata: Gujarati padyabandha

1933 classical translation/poetic rendition/scholarly edition

A Gujarati poetic rendition and edition of the Mahābhārata, part of his work to render and study classical texts in the Gujarati language.

classical text editing and commentarylanguage preservationgrammar and lexicography

Prabodha-prakāśa

1936 scholarly work

An early scholarly work including studies and commentaries related to Gujarati and Sanskrit texts.

philologygrammar studies

Br̥had Gujarātī kośa (Comprehensive Gujarati dictionary)

1976 dictionary / linguistics

A major multi-year project contributing to the compilation of a comprehensive Gujarati dictionary.

lexicographyhistorical linguistics

Bibliography

  • Śrī Mahābhārata: Gujarati padyabandha (1933)
  • Prabodha-prakāśa (1936)
  • Akshara ane Shabda (1945)
  • Br̥had Gujarati Kosa (1976–1981)
  • The Hari-vaṁśa: abridged edition (1978)
  • Vanoushadhi-kosa (1982)
  • Śrībhāgavatam: critical edition (1996–2002)
  • Development of Late Apabhraṃśa (2002)
  • Hariścandrākhyāna (2006)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, annotative styleclear translational approach to render classical texts into the vernacular
Recurring Motifs
commentary and critical editions of classical textslexicography and language researchpreservation and promotion of Gujarati

Legacy

A long-serving scholar of Gujarati and Sanskrit whose lexicographical and editorial work helped preserve and popularize regional language and classical texts. Known as a founding leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Gujarat unit) and commemorated in educational and cultural institutions.

Museums

  • K K Shastri Educational Campus Maninagar, Ahmedabad

Academic Societies

  • Gujarat Sahitya Sabha
  • Hindi Sahitya Akademi (associated)

Archives

  • Gujarat Research Society / Gujarat Sahitya Sabha archives
  • Materials associated with the University of Bombay

In Popular Culture

  • Name preserved in educational campuses (e.g., K K Shastri Educational Campus)

Trivia

  • Born 1905, died 2006 at age 101.
  • Associated with the founding of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and led its Gujarat unit.
  • Received the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak from Gujarat Sahitya Sabha in 1952.
  • Considered one of the mentors of Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India).
  • Authored and compiled numerous dictionaries and annotated editions in Gujarati and Sanskrit.