Kalika Prasad Shukla

Kalika Prasad Shukla (1921–1993) was a Sanskrit scholar and poet who served as Professor and Head of the Departments of Vedanga and Vyakarana at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 1986 for his epic poem Śrīrādhācaritamahākāvyam. His scholarly work spans Sanskrit grammatical theory, including studies on the nature and power of the word (shabda) and editorial work on Nagesa Bhatta's Vaiyakaran Siddhant Manjusha, both published by Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.