H. Krishna Sastri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1870
Place of Birth: Hoskote, Karnataka, India
Date of Death: 08-Feb-1928
Profession: archaeologist
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About H. Krishna Sastri
- Rao Bahadur Hosakote Krishna Sastri (16 September 1870 – 8 February 1928) was an Indian epigraphist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
- He is known for his work in deciphering Brahmi inscriptions of Asoka at Maski and inscriptions of the Pallavas.
- Sastri edited volumes XVII, XVIII and XIX of ‘’Epigraphia Indica’’ and authored a book titled "South Indian images of Gods and Goddesses". Krishna Sastri was also known for his pioneering work in deciphering Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions.
- In a 1919 paper co-authored with K.
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- Subrahmanya Aiyar, Sastri identified Tamil words in the Brahmi inscription found at Mangulam.
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