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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ajay Mitra Shastri<br />
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| birth_name = Mahendra Kumar<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|03|05}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Guna, India|Guna]], [[Central India Agency]], [[British India]] (now [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|01|11|1934|03|05}}<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
| occupation = academic, historian, numismatist<br />
| years_active = 1957–2002<br />
}}<br />
'''Ajay Mitra Shastri''' (5 March 1934 – 11 January 2002) was an Indian academic, historian and [[numismatist]] associated with the [[Nagpur University]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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A. M. Shastri was born on 5 March 1934 at [[Guna, India|Guna]] in [[Central India Agency]], [[British India]] (now [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]). Originally named Mahendra Kumar, he spent four years at [[gurukul]]s (residential schools) at Rajor (Faizabad) and [[Ayodhya]], where he chose the name "Ajay Mitra" from a list of names suggested by his ''[[acharya]]'' (teacher).{{sfn|S. P. Gupta|2002|p=ix}}<br />
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He subsequently joined a [[Sanskrit]] school at [[Baran, Rajasthan|Baran]] in present-day [[Rajasthan]], where he passed the ''Madhyama'' examination. He also passed the ''Visharad'' and ''Sahitya Ratna'' exams in [[Hindi]] language. Subsequently, he passed the Shastri examination from the [[Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi]], and adopted "Shastri" as his last name. During this period, he also passed Matriculation and Intermediate examinations. In 1953, he obtained the ''[[Shastri (degree)|Shastri]]'' degree (equivalent to [[Bachelor of Arts]]) with Sociology, History and Political Science specializations from the [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith|Kashi Vidyapith]]. In 1957, he obtained a [[Master of Arts]] degree in Ancient Indian History and Culture from the [[Banaras Hindu University]].{{sfn|S. P. Gupta|2002|p=ix}}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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In 1957, Shastri became a lecturer at the Department of Ancient History and Culture at the [[Nagpur University]]. There, he completed [[PhD]] on ''Brhat-samhita'' of [[Varahamihira]] in 1962. He held various posts at the Nagpur University until his retirement, including [[Lecturer]] (1957–1965), [[Reader (academic rank)|Reader]] (1965–1977) and [[Professor]] (1977–1994).{{sfn|S. P. Gupta|2002|p=ix}}<br />
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In 1980, Shastri suffered a [[retinal detachment]], and underwent multiple operations. Dr. Ishwarchandra, an eye specialist of Nagpur, and Dr. [[S. S. Badrinath]], an eye surgeon of [[Chennai]], advised him to stop reading and writing completely in order to save his vision. However, Shastri continued to engage in these activities, and wrote several books and articles, besides editing multiple journals.{{sfn|Jai Parkash Singh|2004|p=xi}} He died on 11 January 2002.{{sfn|S. P. Gupta|2002|p=ix}}<br />
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== Works ==<br />
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* {{cite book |author1=Ajay Mitra Shastri |author2=Varāhamihira |title=Ancient Indian Heritage, Varahamihira's India: Economy, astrology, fine arts, and literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RhVWAAAAYAAJ |year=1996 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-082-4}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=Varāhamihira and his times |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mf0MAQAAMAAJ |year=1991 |publisher=Kusumanjali Prakashan}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=India as seen in the Bṛhatsaṁhitā of Varāhamihira |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQAbAAAAMAAJ |year=1969 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=9780896842212 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=India, as seen in the Kuṭṭanī-Mata of Dāmodaragupta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zf-9tQEACAAJ |year=1975 |publisher=Motilal Banarasidass|isbn=9780842609548 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=Ancient North-East India: Prāgjyotisha : a Pan-India perspective, up to seventh century AD |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ezFuAAAAMAAJ |year=2002 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-219-4}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=An Outline of Early Buddhism: A Historical Survey of Buddhology, Buddhist Schools & Sanghas Mainly Based on the Study of Pre-Gupta Inscriptions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKTXAAAAMAAJ |year=1965 |publisher=Indological Book House}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=Coins and Early Indian Economy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vu0JAQAAIAAJ |year=1976 |publisher=Numismatic Society of India}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=Kauśāmbī Hoard of Magha Coins: A Study of the Magha Coinage Based on the Kauśāmbī Hoard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pw4aAAAAIAAJ |year=1979 |publisher=Nagpur University}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=Vākāṭakas: Sources and History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SVlmAAAAMAAJ |year=1997 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-123-4}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=The Age of the Vākāṭakas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tZvpAAAAMAAJ |year=1992 |publisher=Harman Publishing House |isbn=978-81-85151-51-9}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=The Age of the Sātavāhanas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRpuAAAAMAAJ |year=1999 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-158-6}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=The Sātavāhanas and the Western Kshatrapas: a historical framework |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S0puAAAAMAAJ |year=1998 |publisher=Dattsons |isbn=978-81-7192-031-0}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajay Mitra Shastri |title=Tripurī |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZc9tAEACAAJ |year=2009 |publisher=Madhyapradeśa Hindī Grantha Akadamī}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ajaya Mitra Shastri |title=Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins, and Somavaṁśins (Part I and II) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Idd9i5nP160C&pg=PA47 |year=1995 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=9788120806351 }}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite journal |author=S. P. Gupta |title=Obituary: A. M. Shastri |journal=Purātattva |year=2002 |publisher=Indian Archaeological Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gNxtAAAAMAAJ |page=ix }}<br />
* {{cite journal |editor=Jai Parkash Singh |title=Ajay Mitra Shastri – A Biographical Sketch |journal=The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India |year=2004 |publisher=Numismatic Society of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pk5mAAAAMAAJ }}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite book |editor1=R. K. Sharma |editor2=Devendra Handa |title=Revealing India's Past: Recent Trends in Art and Archaeology: Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri Commemoration Volume |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4c9MPgAACAAJ |year=2005 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-289-7 }}<br />
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