Hari Prasad Shastri

Hari Prasad Shastri

Founder of Shanti Sadan, Hari Prasad Shastri (1882-1956) was born into a Brahmin family in Bareilly in India. He received a traditional education, distinguishing itself as a Sanskrit scholar and pundit. Professor of Sanskrit in Varanasi (Benares) University, also studied literature, history, philosophy and Persian, Chinese and Japanese