Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry
| Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 23, 1934 Chirivada, Krishna District, AP, India |
| Died | August 21, 2012 (aged 77) Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Known for | Archeologist |
Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry (23 October 1934 – 21 August 2012) was an archaeologist and historian in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Krishna Sastry was born on October 23, 1934, Chirivada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India to Veluri Partha Sarathi and Veluri Anasuya. He graduated from Gudivada College in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, and received his master's degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received his PhD from Karnataka University, Dharvar, Karnataka, India.
Sastry's name is associated with almost all the developments and achievements in the archaeology of Andhra Pradesh that happened from the 1970s to the 1990s. He is credited with the identification of a large number of prehistoric, historic and Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh. He is also considered the Grand Father of Nizam-Telangana History or Nizam-Telangana Charithra Pitamahudu. Amazingly enough, his own district of Krishna bore the brunt of the most unethical and ill-minded agitation of Nizam Telangana for Separate State which was proven as a politically motivated movement by the Srikrishna Committee on Telangana. His own district which was part of the Satavahana kingdom is now portrayed by the people of Nizam Telangana as not part of Satavahana. His deeds have been forgotten both in his birth state of Andhra Pradesh and the Nizam Telangana State. The man was a legend for his unmatchable contributions to the history of Nizam Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Sastry wrote over one-hundred papers in numerous research journals, and has also published ten books in his field.
A festschrift in his honour was edited by P. Chenna Reddy.
Sastry started his career as a scholar trainee at Nagarjunakonda with the Archaeological Survey of India, in 1959. 1961–68 he worked as a technical assistant for the State Department of Archaeology and Museums, Andhra Pradesh. 1968–79 Sastry worked as assistant director of archaeological excavations at the Department of Archaeology and Museums and as chief technical officer at the Department of Archaeology and Museums, from 1979–81. From 1981–92 he worked as director of the Department of Archaeology and Museums. From 1989 to 1991 he also officiated as director of State Archives and Oriental Manuscripts Library.
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