Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid (1899 – 1950) was an Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of
Sanskrit literature.[1] Dravid (
Sanskrit: द्रविड) is a surname found in the
Tamil Brahmin community who migrated to the states of
Maharashtra and
Karnataka, India. A significant population has emigrated to
Madhya Pradesh and
Varanasi among other places.[2] Born in 1899 in the Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh, he was the author several books in
Sanskrit which included Sāṅkhyakārikā,[3]Bhāratīya-rājanīti-prakaśah[4] and R̥ṣikalpanyāsaḥ.[5] His brother, Raja Ram Dravid, was the author of The Problem of Universals in Indian Philosophy, a critique of
ancient Indian philosophy.[6] The
Government of India awarded him
Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1960.[7]
Udayana; Drāviḍa, Rajeśwara Śāstrī; Upādhyāya, Padmaprasāda; Śāstrī, Ḍhuṇḍhirāja; Varadarāja; Vardhamāna; Megha Ṭhakkura; Rucidattopādhyāya; Dharmadatta (1957). The Nyāya-kusumāñjali of Śrī Udayanāchārya; with four commentaries, the Bodhinī, Prakāśa, Prakāśikā and Makaranda (in Sanskrit). Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit series Office.
OCLC714224760.