Who's Who in India Supplement 1 (1912)/Har Narain Shastri
Mahamahopadhyaya Harnarain Shastri (70)
Har Narain Shastri, Mahamahopadhyaya, Professor of Sanskrit Literature and Theology, Hindu College, Delhi, was born on 24th October, 1870, and educated at Delhi, Bareilly and Benares. He passed the highest Sanskrit examination in the Punjab University in 1890, standing first in the University; in 1897 he passed the Diploma English examination, again heading the list. The Pundit received the title of Mahopadeshak, and later the title of Sahitya Bhushan with a gold medal, from the Bharat Dharma Mahamandal. He was appointed Examiner in the highest examinations of the Oriental Faculty of the Punjab Univesity in 1901. In 1906 he aided in founding the Rishikul Brahmachari Ashram of Hardwar, and is Secretary to the Educational Committee of the society; in 1910 he founded the All-India Mahopadeshak Association at Hardwar, whose aim is to preach loyalty to the British Raj. He is also Secretary to this Association. He is a Member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the Bharat Dharma Mahamandal. The Pundit has written many books and pamphlets in Sanskrit, also a number of poems. He received his title on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar. Address : Delhi.