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			{{Short description\|Indian writer, researcher and translator in the Kannada language (1890–1968)}}
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	\|name = A.R. Krishnashastry		\| name = A. R. Krishnashastry
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	\|birth_name = Ambale Ramakrishna Krishnashastry		\| birth_name = Ambale Ramakrishna Krishnashastry
	\|birth_date = 12~~,February,1890~~		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1890\|2\|12\|df=yes}}
	\|birth_place = [[~~Ambale~~, Chamarajanagar\|~~Ambale~~]], [[~~Chikkamagaluru district]] (Erstwhile [[~~Mysore ~~district]]), [[Karnataka~~]]		\| birth_place = [[Amble, Chamarajanagar\|Amble]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]]
	\|death_date = 1 ~~February 1968~~		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1968\|2\|1\|1890\|2\|12\|df=yes}}
	\|death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[~~Karnataka~~]]		\| death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]], India
	\|occupation = [[Writer~~]], [[Professor]], [[Journalist]]~~		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Writer\|professor\|journalist}}
	\|nationality = ~~[[India]]~~		\| nationality = Indian
	\|genre = Fiction, Mythology		\| genre = Fiction, Mythology
	\|movement = [[Kannada literature#Navodaya (New birth)\|Navodaya]]		\| movement = [[Kannada literature#Navodaya (New birth)\|Navodaya]]
			\| website = [https://www.srikanta-sastri.org/a-r-krishna-sastry A. R. Krishnashastry]
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	'''Ambale Ramakrishna Krishnashastry''' (1890–1968~~) (Kannada: ಅಂಬಳೆ ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ~~) was ~~a prominent [[~~writer]], [[researcher]] and [[Translation\|translator]] in the [[Kannada language]]. Krishnashastry has remained popular four decades after his death through his work ''Vachana Bharata'', and his narration of [[Mahabharata]] in the [[Kannada ~~language]]~~.		'''Ambale Ramakrishna Krishnashastry''' (1890–1968) was an Indian writer, [[researcher]] and [[Translation\|translator]] in the [[Kannada language]]. Krishnashastry has remained popular four decades after his death through his work ''Vachana Bharata'', and his narration of the [[Hindu]] epic [[Mahabharata]] in the Kannada.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Krishnashastry was born on 12 February 1890, in Ambale, ~~Chikkamagalur district~~ ( Karnataka, India) into a [[Smarta]] Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin family. His parents were Ramakrishna Shastry, ~~Distinguished~~ grammarian and principal of Sanskrit school in [[Mysore]] and Shankaramma a ~~home maker.~~		Krishnashastry was born on 12 February 1890, in [[Ambale, Chamarajanagar\|Ambale]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (in present-day [[Karnataka]], India), into a [[Smarta]] Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin family.{{Citation needed\|date= March 2022}} His parents were Ramakrishna Shastry, grammarian and principal of Sanskrit school in [[Mysore]] and Shankaramma, a homemaker; she died of disease when he was ten. Due to poverty, he was compelled to study [[Kannada language\|Kannada]] and [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]] for his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree (1914) though he wanted to pursue a career as a [[scientist]]. His career started as a clerk in the ''[[Attara Kacheri]]'' (secretariat) in Mysore. He worked as a [[tutor]] and a [[researcher]] at Oriental Library (later renamed the Oriental Research Institute) at [[Mysore]] before enrolling for his [[Master of Arts]] degree at the [[University of Madras\|Madras University]]. He later served as a professor in Kannada and researcher at the [[Mysore University]] until his retirement. Krishnashastry married at the age of sixteen to Venkatalakshamma who was only ten at that time.{{Citation needed\|date= March 2022}}
	~~Krishnashastry lost his mother Shankaramma to plague~~ when he was ten~~. His father, Ramakrishna Shastry raised all the children~~. Due to poverty, ~~Krishnashastry~~ was compelled to study [[Kannada language\|Kannada]] and [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]] for his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree (1914) though he wanted to pursue a career as a [[scientist]]. His career started as a clerk in the ''~~Athara~~ Kacheri'' (~~"Secretariat"~~) in [[Mysore]]. He worked as a [[tutor]] and a [[researcher]] at Oriental Library (later renamed the Oriental Research Institute) at [[Mysore]] before enrolling for his [[Master of Arts]] degree at the [[University of Madras\|Madras University]]. ~~Finally he became Professor of [[Kannada language\|Kannada]] and~~ served as a professor and researcher at the [[Mysore University~~]][[S. Srikanta Sastri#M.H.Krishna\|(''group photo'')~~]] until his retirement. Krishnashastry married at the age of sixteen to Venkatalakshamma who was only ten at that time.

	~~Prof A.R.~~ Krishnashastry was called as "Kannada Senani" by ~~famous Kannada~~ writer and folklorist ~~Haa. Maa. Naayak(~~ [[H. M. Nayak]]). He was the first ~~one~~ to start a Karnataka ~~Sangha~~ at Central College, ~~Bengaluru~~. Later ~~these Sanghas~~ spread throughout Karnataka.		Krishnashastry was called as Kannada Senani by writer and folklorist [[H. M. Nayak]]). He was the first to start a Karnataka association at the [[Central College, Bangalore]]. Later, similar associations spread throughout Karnataka.{{Citation needed\|date= March 2022}}

	Some of ~~his famous~~ disciples ~~were~~ [[Kuvempu]], [[T. N. Srikantaiah]] ~~(Thi Nam shree)~~, [[M. V. Seetharamiah]] and [[G. P. Rajarathnam]] ~~amongst others~~.		Some of Krishnashastry's notable disciples include [[Kuvempu]], [[T. N. Srikantaiah]], [[M. V. Seetharamiah]], [[S. Srikanta Sastri]] and [[G. P. Rajarathnam]].{{Citation needed\|date= March 2022}}

	==Literary works==		==Literary works==
	Prof KrishnaShastry was a polyglot. Apart from ~~[[Kannada]] (~~mother tongue), [[Sanskrit]] and English~~, he~~ was also proficient in [[Pali]], Bengali (self taught), Hindi, and German. He had a good working knowledge of [[English language\|English]] and [[German language\|German]] and this helped him to work and translate some of the great works from those languages to [[Kannada language\|Kannada]]. Krishnashastry brought out many of nuances of great [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]] plays of [[Kālidāsa]], [[Bhavabhuti]] and [[Bhasa]] during his translations to Kannada. Krishnashastry's biography of [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay\|Bankim Chandra Chattarjee]], a noted [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] [[novelist]] earned him a Central [[Sahitya Academy\|Sahitya Academy award]].<ref>{{cite ~~newspaper~~ \|title=Sahitya Akademi Awards \|newspaper=The Indian Express \|page=10 \|date=1 April 1962}}</ref> Krishnashastri wrote numerous other [[short stories]] and novels including ''Vachana bharata'', ''Nirmalabharati'' and ''Kathaamruta''. ''Vachanabharata'' and ''Nirmalabharati'' are an abridged versions of the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. ''Kathaamruta'' is a collection of stories from [[Kathasaritsagara]], huge anthology of hundreds of fables, parables and other stories in [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]]. ''Kathaamruta'' has a well written introduction to [[Culture of India\|Indian]] and [[Western culture\|western]] cultural traditions. In 1918, Krishnashastry started ''Prabuddha Karnataka'', a Kannada language newspaper and worked as its [[editing\|editor]].		Prof KrishnaShastry was a polyglot. Apart from his mother tongue Kannada, he could speak fluently in [[Sanskrit]] and English.{{Citation needed\|date= March 2022}} He was also proficient in [[Pali]], Bengali (self taught), Hindi, and German. He had a good working knowledge of [[English language\|English]] and [[German language\|German]] and this helped him to work and translate some of the great works from those languages to [[Kannada language\|Kannada]]. Krishnashastry brought out many of nuances of great [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]] plays of [[Kālidāsa]], [[Bhavabhuti]] and [[Bhasa]] during his translations to Kannada. Krishnashastry's biography of [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay\|Bankim Chandra Chattarjee]], a noted [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] [[novelist]] earned him a Central [[Sahitya Academy\|Sahitya Academy award]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sahitya Akademi Awards \|newspaper=The Indian Express \|page=10 \|date=1 April 1962}}</ref> Krishnashastri wrote numerous other [[short stories]] and novels including ''Vachana bharata'', ''Nirmalabharati'' and ''Kathaamruta''. ''Vachanabharata'' and ''Nirmalabharati'' are an abridged versions of the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. ''Kathaamruta'' is a collection of stories from [[Kathasaritsagara]], huge anthology of hundreds of fables, parables and other stories in [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]]. ''Kathaamruta'' has a well written introduction to [[Culture of India\|Indian]] and [[Western culture\|western]] cultural traditions. In 1918, Krishnashastry started ''Prabuddha Karnataka'', a Kannada language newspaper and worked as its [[editing\|editor]].{{Citation needed\|date= March 2022}}

	==Awards and honors==		==Awards and honors==
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	==Writings==		==Writings==
	===Novels===		===Novels===
	* ''Vachana bharata'' ~~- Rated as the best translation of [[Vyasa]]'s [[Mahabharata]] to [[Kannada]] and very popular in the state of [[Karnataka]], India.~~		* ''Vachana bharata''
	* ''Nirmalabharati''		* ''Nirmalabharati''

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	===Other===		===Other===
	* ''Alankara ( kannada handbook on Alankara shastra - 1927, Mysore university)'' ~~- [http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Ala%E1%B9%85k%C4%81ra-%C5%9B%C4%81stra Alaṅkāra-śāstra]~~		* ''Alankara ( kannada handbook on Alankara shastra - 1927, Mysore university)''
	* ''Bhasa Kavi ( A critique on Sanskrit playwright [[Bhasa]] - Central college Karnataka Sangha - 1922)''		* ''Bhasa Kavi ( A critique on Sanskrit playwright [[Bhasa]] - Central college Karnataka Sangha - 1922)''
	* ''Sarvajnana Kavi''		* ''Sarvajnana Kavi''
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	==External links==		==External links==
			* [https://www.srikanta-sastri.org/post/a-r-krishnashastry A. R. Krishnashastry - A Biography]
	* [https://ark.sirinudi.org Complete works of Prof. A R Krishnasastri]		* [https://ark.sirinudi.org Complete works of Prof. A R Krishnasastri]
	*[~~http~~://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/blog/a_r_krishnasastry.htm Prof. Krishnashastry on Kamat's potpourri]		*[https://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/blog/a_r_krishnasastry.htm Prof. Krishnashastry on Kamat's potpourri]
	* A.R.KrishnaShastry, Kathaamrita (1952) (Kannada: ಕಥಾಮೃತ), Geetha Book House, K.R. Circle, Mysore 570 001, India		* A.R.KrishnaShastry, Kathaamrita (1952) (Kannada: ಕಥಾಮೃತ), Geetha Book House, K.R. Circle, Mysore 570 001, India
	* A.R. Krishna Shastri - A monograph in Kannada by T.V. Venkatachala Sastry, Sahitya Akademi, Year 2000, {{ISBN\|978-81-260-0721-9}}		* A.R. Krishna Shastri - A monograph in Kannada by T.V. Venkatachala Sastry, Sahitya Akademi, Year 2000, {{ISBN\|978-81-260-0721-9}}
	* [~~http~~://www.hindupedia.com/en/Ala%E1%B9%85k%C4%81ra-%C5%9B%C4%81stra Alaṅkāra-śāstra]		* [https://www.hindupedia.com/en/Ala%E1%B9%85k%C4%81ra-%C5%9B%C4%81stra Alaṅkāra-śāstra]

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{{Infobox writer 
|name = A.R. Krishnashastry
|image = Krishnashastry.jpg 
|caption =
|birth_name = Ambale Ramakrishna Krishnashastry
|birth_date = 12,February,1890
|birth_place = [[Ambale, Chamarajanagar|Ambale]], [[Chikkamagaluru district]] (Erstwhile [[Mysore district]]), [[Karnataka]]
|death_date = 1 February 1968
|death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
|occupation = [[Writer]], [[Professor]], [[Journalist]]
|nationality = [[India]]
|genre = Fiction, Mythology
|movement = [[Kannada literature#Navodaya (New birth)|Navodaya]]
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'''Ambale Ramakrishna Krishnashastry''' (1890–1968) (Kannada: ಅಂಬಳೆ ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ) was a prominent [[writer]], [[researcher]] and [[Translation|translator]] in the [[Kannada language]]. Krishnashastry has remained popular four decades after his death through his work ''Vachana Bharata'', and his narration of [[Mahabharata]] in the [[Kannada language]].

==Early life==
Krishnashastry was born on 12 February 1890, in Ambale, Chikkamagalur district ( Karnataka, India) into a [[Smarta]] Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin family. His parents were Ramakrishna Shastry, Distinguished grammarian and principal of Sanskrit school in [[Mysore]] and Shankaramma a home maker.
Krishnashastry lost his mother Shankaramma to plague when he was ten. His father, Ramakrishna Shastry raised all the children. Due to poverty, Krishnashastry was compelled to study [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] for his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree (1914) though he wanted to pursue a career as a [[scientist]]. His career started as a clerk in the ''Athara Kacheri'' ("Secretariat") in [[Mysore]]. He worked as a [[tutor]] and a [[researcher]] at Oriental Library (later renamed the Oriental Research Institute) at [[Mysore]] before enrolling for his [[Master of Arts]] degree at the [[University of Madras|Madras University]]. Finally he became Professor of [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and served as a professor and researcher at the [[Mysore University]][[S. Srikanta Sastri#M.H.Krishna|(''group photo'')]] until his retirement. Krishnashastry married at the age of sixteen to Venkatalakshamma who was only ten at that time.

Prof A.R. Krishnashastry was called as "Kannada Senani" by famous Kannada writer and folklorist Haa. Maa. Naayak( [[H. M. Nayak]]). He was the first one to start a Karnataka Sangha at Central College, Bengaluru. Later these Sanghas spread throughout Karnataka.

Some of his famous disciples were [[Kuvempu]], [[T. N. Srikantaiah]] (Thi Nam shree), [[M. V. Seetharamiah]] and [[G. P. Rajarathnam]] amongst others.

==Literary works==
Prof KrishnaShastry was a polyglot. Apart from [[Kannada]] (mother tongue), [[Sanskrit]] and English, he was also proficient in [[Pali]], Bengali (self taught), Hindi, and German. He had a good working knowledge of [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]] and this helped him to work and translate some of the great works from those languages to [[Kannada language|Kannada]]. Krishnashastry brought out many of nuances of great [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] plays of [[Kālidāsa]], [[Bhavabhuti]] and [[Bhasa]] during his translations to Kannada. Krishnashastry's biography of [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay|Bankim Chandra Chattarjee]], a noted [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[novelist]] earned him a Central [[Sahitya Academy|Sahitya Academy award]].<ref>{{cite newspaper |title=Sahitya Akademi Awards |newspaper=The Indian Express |page=10 |date=1 April 1962}}</ref> Krishnashastri wrote numerous other [[short stories]] and novels including ''Vachana bharata'', ''Nirmalabharati'' and ''Kathaamruta''. ''Vachanabharata'' and ''Nirmalabharati'' are an abridged versions of the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. ''Kathaamruta'' is a collection of stories from [[Kathasaritsagara]], huge anthology of hundreds of fables, parables and other stories in [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]. ''Kathaamruta'' has a well written introduction to [[Culture of India|Indian]] and [[Western culture|western]] cultural traditions. In 1918, Krishnashastry started ''Prabuddha Karnataka'', a Kannada language newspaper and worked as its [[editing|editor]].

==Awards and honors==
* [[Sahitya Academy|Sahitya Academy award]]
* D. Lit of [[Mysore University]]

==Writings==
===Novels===
* ''Vachana bharata'' - Rated as the best translation of [[Vyasa]]'s [[Mahabharata]] to [[Kannada]] and very popular in the state of [[Karnataka]], India.
* ''Nirmalabharati''

===Biographies===
* ''Sri [[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]] charitre''
* ''[[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay|Bannkim Chandra]]''

===Short story collections===
* ''Shreepatiya Kategalu''
* ''Kathaamrutha - Kannada translation of [[Kathasaritsagara]]''

===Plays===
* ''Samskruta Nataka''
* ''Harischandrakavya Sangraha''

===Other===
* ''Alankara ( kannada handbook on Alankara shastra - 1927, Mysore university)'' - [http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Ala%E1%B9%85k%C4%81ra-%C5%9B%C4%81stra Alaṅkāra-śāstra]
* ''Bhasa Kavi ( A critique on Sanskrit playwright [[Bhasa]] - Central college Karnataka Sangha - 1922)''
* ''Sarvajnana Kavi''
* ''Bhashanagalu Mattu Lekhanagalu ( Speeches and Writings )''
* ''Nagamahashaya (Author: [[Sarat Chandra Chakravarty]]) translated from Bengali to Kannada - 1937''

==See also==
* [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
* [[Kannada literature]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://ark.sirinudi.org Complete works of Prof. A R Krishnasastri]
*[http://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/blog/a_r_krishnasastry.htm Prof. Krishnashastry on Kamat's potpourri]
* A.R.KrishnaShastry, Kathaamrita (1952) (Kannada: ಕಥಾಮೃತ), Geetha Book House, K.R. Circle, Mysore 570 001, India
* A.R. Krishna Shastri - A monograph in Kannada by T.V. Venkatachala Sastry, Sahitya Akademi, Year 2000, {{ISBN|978-81-260-0721-9}}
* [http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Ala%E1%B9%85k%C4%81ra-%C5%9B%C4%81stra Alaṅkāra-śāstra]

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