Vedic scholar Malladi Sastry passes away

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Well-known Vedic scholar and almanac reader Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry passed away at his residence in Hyderabad on 14th January 2022. He became famous in undivided Andhra Pradesh for his Panchanga Sravanam.

• Sastry studied Vedas, Vyakaranam (grammar), tarkan (logic) and Indian spiritualism at an early age.
• Sastry established himself as an authority in Vedas and Astadasha Purana texts. 
• He was known for hosting Dharma Sandehalu on TV
• He was titled ‘Abhinava Vyasa’ for compiling and codifying the Vedas and Puranas texts. 
• He was also known as Purana Vachaspati