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'''Dahyabhai Shastri''' is an Indian scholar of [[Sanskrit]] and the founder of ''Brahmarshi Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya'', [[Nadiad]].<ref name="Gujarat CM attends Mudra Tula function of Shri Dahyabhai Shastri at Nadiad">{{cite web | url=http://103.20.104.96/en/gujarat-cm-attends-mudra-tula-function-of-shri-dahyabhai-shastri-at-nadiad/ | title=Gujarat CM attends Mudra Tula function of Shri Dahyabhai Shastri at Nadiad | publisher=Chief Minister of Gujarat | date=1 March 2015 | access-date=August 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821042401/http://103.20.104.96/en/gujarat-cm-attends-mudra-tula-function-of-shri-dahyabhai-shastri-at-nadiad/ | archive-date=21 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Dahyabhai Shastri">{{cite web | url=http://huntnews.in/p/detail/772431771862571?xlang=en&uc_param_str=dnfrpfbivesscpgimibtbmntnijblauputoggdnw&pos=1459163861419&channel=employment&chncat=category_english | title=Dahyabhai Shastri | publisher=Hunt News | date=28 March 2016 | access-date=August 5, 2016}}</ref> He is also a former president of the Gujarat state unit of the [[Vishwa Hindu Parishad]].<ref name="Tribute to K.K. Shastri">{{cite web | url=http://organiser.org/archives/historic/dynamic/modules69a6.html?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=150&page=32 | title=Tribute to K.K. Shastri | publisher=Organiser | date=1 October 2006 | access-date=August 5, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Born in Vasai Dabhla, a small village in [[Mehsana district]] of Gujarat and did his studies in Sanskrit in [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Varanasi]], Shastri chairs the Veda Centre, [[Pardi]].<ref name="3 Gujaratis get Padma Shri">{{cite web | url=http://tatkalnews.com/news/93007-3-Gujaratis-get-Padma-Shri.aspx | title=3 Gujaratis get Padma Shri | publisher=Tatkal News | date=26 January 2016 | access-date=August 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816071358/http://tatkalnews.com/news/93007-3-Gujaratis-get-Padma-Shri.aspx | archive-date=16 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is known for contributions in interpreting [[Sanskrit grammar]] and literature and is a recipient of Gujarat State Award.<ref name="3 Gujaratis get Padma Shri" /> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2016, for his contributions to Literature and education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=January 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | archive-date=August 3, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Sanskrit grammar]]<br />
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* {{cite web | url=http://deshgujarat.com/2016/03/28/nadiad-based-dahyabhai-shastri90-receives-padma-award-video/ | title=Nadiad based Dahyabhai Shastri(90) receives Padma Award (video) | publisher=Desh Gujarat | date=28 March 2016 | access-date=August 5, 2016}}<br />
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