Harnamdutt Shastri (1843–1915) Library of Congress catlog was a scholar of Sanskrit grammar, born in Jagadhri (in present day Haryana), India. His father’s name was Muraridutt. He received his education in Varanasi and became a Bhasyacharya (Sanskrit: instructor in the rules of language) of Sanskrit language Vyakaran Shastra (grammar). Later on he became a famous teacher of the Panini Vyakaran (rules of grammar established by Panini) based in Churu, Rajasthan.Sarasvat, Parmanand (1984) Sahityasrashta Shri Vidyadhar Shastri, Ganu Prakashan, Bikaner p2 The Sanskrit school he established in Churu was known as the Pandit Harnamdutt Sanskrit Paatshala.
