Who's Who in India Supplement 1 (1912)/Kesava Sastri
Kesava Sastri, Mahamahopadhyaya, Professor of Sanskrit, Queen's College, Benares, was born on 5th November, 1847, and educated at the Government Sanskrit College, Benares. He is descended from an old Brahmin family who have been settled for the last three generations at Benares. He has been serving in the Educational Department for the last thirty-three years, and has acted as Professor in the Muir Central College, Allahabad, the Government Sanskrit College, Benares, and elsewhere. He has also been an Examiner in Allahabad University. His title was conferred on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his great services to education in the United Provinces. Publications: Translations into Sanskrit of Berkeley's "Principles of Human Understanding", and other works; translations of some well-known Marathi works into Sanskrit; and of other works into English. Address : Hathigally, Benares City.