Vagish Shastri

Vagish Shastri
Born
Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi

(1935-07-15)15 July 1935
Khurai, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Died11 May 2022(2022-05-11) (aged 86)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationsSanskrit grammarian, linguist, yogi
SpouseRekha Tripathi

Vagish Shastri (born Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi; 15 July 1935 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian scholar known for his work in Sanskrit grammar, linguistics, tantra, and yoga. He developed a system of Sanskrit learning that he termed "Vagyoga", which aimed to simplify the process of learning the language.

In 2018, the Government of India conferred upon him the Padma Shri award in recognition of his contributions to literature and education.

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