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[[Mahamahopadhyaya]] '''T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī''' (1860–1926) was a [[Sanskrit]] scholar who was editor of the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series, and discovered the plays of [[Bhasa]].{{sfn|Venkatachalam|1986}} He was also the principal of the Sanskrit college for some time, around 1903.<ref name=iri/>
His father name is Ramasubba Iyer. He was born at Taruvai in [[Tirunelveli]] District in 1860 A.D<ref name="raja">The contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature; K.Kunjunni Raja; University of Madras 1980; Page 257</ref>
[[File:T. Ganapati Sastri.jpg|thumb|T. Ganapati Sastri]]

While touring [[Kerala]] searching for Sanskrit manuscripts, he came across a palm-leaf codex in Malayalam in a village near Trivandrum. Although they carried no name, he deduced based on internal evidence that they were by the same author, and concluded that they were the lost plays of Bhasa.{{sfn|Venkatachalam|1986}} This produced a sensation in the scholarly world,<ref name=iri>{{citation | year=1984 | title = Indian culture: journal of the Indian Research Institute | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YmBDAAAAYAAJ&q=Ganapati}}</ref> and Ganapati Sastri's work was widely applauded.<ref>Gaṇapatiśāstrī (1985), preface.</ref> This has been considered "the most important event in the twentieth century Sanskrit literary scholarship".<ref>{{citation | year=1995 | title = History of Indian Literature | author1=Sisir Kumar Das | publisher=Sahitya Akademi | isbn=978-81-7201-798-9 | page=48 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC&q=Ganapati&pg=PA48}}</ref>

He was involved in bringing to light several other Sanskrit works as well. He discovered and edited the Trivandrum edition of the [[Arthashastra]] in 1924–25, with a Sanskrit commentary by himself.<ref>{{citation | year=1985 | title = The positive background of Hindu sociology: introduction to Hindu positivism | author1=Benoy Kumar Sarkar | edition=reprint | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass | isbn=978-0-89581-819-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JjIsAAAAIAAJ&q=Trivandrum}}</ref> He pointed out that the name was more likely ''Kauṭalya'',<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=2142992|title="The Indian Machiavelli" or Political Theory in India Two Thousand Years Ago | volume=44 | pages=173–192|last1=Gowen |first1=Herbert H. |journal=Political Science Quarterly |year=1929 |issue=2 |doi=10.2307/2142992 }}</ref> which has since been supported by other scholars.<ref>Trautmann 1971:67 'T. Burrow ("{{IAST|Cāṇakya and Kauṭalya}}", ''Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute 48–49'' 1968, p. 17 ff.)</ref> Sastri, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by [[University of Tübingen]], [[Germany]] for his edition of Bhasa plays.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oriental Research Institute and Manuscript Library|url=http://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/ori/aboutpage|publisher=www.keralauniversity.ac.in|access-date=4 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417130839/http://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/ori/aboutpage|archive-date=17 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He also wrote ''Bharatanuvarnana'', a history of India.<ref>{{citation | year=1968 | title = Contemporary Indian literature: a symposium | author1=Sahitya Akademi | edition=2 | publisher=Sahitya Akademi | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D__VAAAAMAAJ&q=Bharatanuvarnana}}</ref>

Sastri's contribution to architectural text is notable. His presentation of MayaMata is one of the rare texts to be found on the ancient Vedic text. His work has been further translated, interpreted and built upon by many authors, including Bruno Dagens.<ref>/https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.23940</ref>

==Life==
His father name is Ramasubba Iyer. He was born at Taruvai in [[Tirunelveli]] District in 1860 A.D
* At the age of 17 he composed the drama Madhavivasanta.
* In 1878 he joined the Travancore service. in
* 1889 he became the profession in Sanskrit college, Trivandrum, and later became its principal.
* 1908 he became the curator of the Oriental Manuscripts Library.
* 1918 he became Mahamahopadhyaya
* 1924 he received an honorary Ph.D of University of Tübingen
* Died in 1926.<ref name="raja"/>

==His works==
* 'Srimulacarita' about history of Travancore
* 'Bharatavarnana' describes India.
* 'Tulapurusadana'
* Aparnastava - Stotra on Goddess Parvati.
* Cakravarttini gunamanimala on [[Queen Victoria]]
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==References==
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==Sources==
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* {{citation | year=1986 | title = Bhāsa | first=V.|last=Venkatachalam|authorlink=V. Venkatachalam| publisher=Sahitya Akademi | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UetjAAAAMAAJ&q=codex}}
* {{citation | year=1985 | title = Bhāsa's plays: a critical study | author1=Taruvāgrahārām Gaṇapatiśāstrī | author2= Bhāsa | edition=reprint | publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XupjAAAAMAAJ&q=ganapati}}
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