7 February 1888 Pedakallepalli, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died
29 August 1950
Occupation
Telugu scholar and editor
Relatives
Veturi (nephew)
Veturi Prabhakara Sastri statue in Tirupati.
Veturi Prabhakara Sastri (7 February 1888 – 29 August 1950) was a Sanskrit and Telugu scholar, editor, translator and historian. He was born in the town of Pedakallepalli in the Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He was known for deciphering a few thousand of Annamayya's composition during his tenure at the Devasthanam Oriental Institute.[1] He is also recognized for his scholarship on Telugu poet Srinatha's work.[2] Veturi was involved in researching lost texts and forgotten literature, and he is regarded for his enlightened and liberal scholarship that was free of literary or religious prejudices.[3]
^Ramesan, N. (1981). The Tirumala Temple. Tirumala Tirupati Davasthanams. p. 279.
^Rao, Velcheru Narayana; Shulman, David (21 March 2012). Srinatha: The Poet who Made Gods and Kings. Oxford University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-986304-4.
^Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha. Princeton University Press. 14 July 2014. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4008-6090-6.
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