10 Facts About Vishwamurti Shastri

Vishwamurti Shastri is a Sanskrit scholar with knowledge of Vedic literature and related subjects.

Vishwamurti Shastri served as a principal of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Jammu.

Vishwamurti Shastri was appointed to Amarnathji Shrine Board in 2019.

Vishwamurti Shastri is director of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul, Katra.

Prof Shastri has written a number of books in Sanskrit.

Vishwamurti Shastri has delivered religious discourses from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan, which are telecast live on national TV channels during Navratras.

Vishwamurti Shastri was born in 1946 in a small village in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district to Pandit Anant Ram Jyotshi and Uma Devi.

Vishwamurti Shastri successfully completed Shastri in 1965 and Acharya in 1967 from Jammu and Kashmir University.

Vishwamurti Shastri was awarded the President's award for classical language scholars in 2009.

Vishwamurti Shastri was awarded the fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri by the Indian Government in 2022.