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Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri
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His career as a teacher started in 1930, when he was selected as tutor in the Department of History, Mysore. 5 years hence, in 1935,
he was promoted as Lecturer in
the same department and was
later remembered for his vast repertoire of historical data-something which enabled him at times to tutor students of Kannada & Sanskrit Honours courses! Serving in the same faculty for
the next 19 years, he would be elevated to the post of Professor of History in 1954 under the
Vice-Chancellorship of K.V.Puttappa (Kuvempu). He would ultimately
Dr S.Srikanta Sastri with students at their graduation
retire as Head of the Department of History in the year 1960. In all
Dr S.Srikanta Sastri had completed 32 years as a teacher. Always
simple in his ways, Dr S.Srikanta Sastri would most often be seen
by his students in an open coat, an old fashioned shirt and a white
dhoti.
Alongside his work as tutor at University of Mysore, Dr S.Srikanta Sastri got himself involved quite deeply in the freedom struggle during the early 1940s. His
weapon being his pen, Dr S.Srikanta Sastri would often make sound yet undeniably scathing criticisms of the British rule in India. This attracted the attention of Great Britain’s adversary-Germany early on. It was 1941 and Nazi Germany was knee deep in II World War. It was announced on Berlin Radio “..British rule in India has been criticised by Dr S.Srikanta Sastri and Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan..” The British knew who Dr
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Radhakrishnan was, but had little idea as to Dr S.S.Sastri’s identity!
The investigation ensued with earnest and the British duly came upon
Dr S.Srikanta Sastri’s foreword to Y.G.Krishnamurthi’s “Independent India and New World order” where he had criticised the British rule.
Dr S.S.Sastri’s arguments being sound, the British could do precious
little other than issuing an official warning.
5 November, 1904
Nanjanagud, Mysore
British India
10 May 1974
Bangalore
Independent India
University of Mysore
B.A., M.A., D.Litt
Bharathiya Samskruthi
Purathatva Shodhane
Sources of Karnataka History, Vol I
Geopolitics of India and Greater India
Early Gangas of Talakad
Mysore, India
Srikanthika-Felicitation Volume
Kannada Sahitya Parishta Award, 1970
Mythic Society Diamond Jubilee Honour
Honour by Governor of Karnataka Mohanlal Sukadia
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His legacy continues today in a vast bastion of students whom he schooled and nurtured and who have become prominent personalities themselves. Many of them occupy high positions in various Government bodies while others are distinguished writers, historians and intellectuals alike. Still many have passed away leaving behind their works as testament to their greatness. All of these students remember and cherish Dr S. Srikanta Sastri's classes and it is in their remembrance that the ultimate homage is paid to this great intellectual's memory. Here is a list of some of his notable students:
His Notable Students
1. Dr T. V. Venkatachala Sastri
2. Dr S. R. Rao
3. Dr U. R. Ananthamurthy
4. Dr Chidanandamurthy
5. H. Y. Sharada Prasad
6. Prof G. Venkatasubbaiah
7. Dr A. V. Narasimhamurthy
8. Dr P. N. Narasimhamurthy
9. Dr Javare Gowda
10. Dr B. Sheikh Ali
11. R. K. Laxman
12. R. K. Narayan
13. Chaduranga - Dr Subramanya Raje Urs
14. H H Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar
15. Mirle Krishnamurthy
16. R. Sathyanarayana
17. R. Visweswaran
18. Dr M. V. Srinivas
19. Dr B. R. Gopal
20. Dr S. Shettar
21. M. V. Rajashekhara Murthy
22. Prof Jayalakshmiammani
23. V. S. Samputhkumaracharya
24. S. Sreenivasachar
25. K. Narasiaha
26. Dr Venkatarathnam
27. Ms. Karunaratne
28. Dr Ramanna
29. Prof Shankaranarayan
30. Dr Parameshwar Bhat.K.V
