Vidvan M.S. Basavarajaiah is a scholar who has contributed to the study of classical Sanskrit literature. He is associated with the work श्री षडक्षरीशविरचितं कविकर्णरसायनम् (Kavikarna Rasayanam) of Sadakasharisa, which includes the Sudhodaya Commentary by Venganasudhi and Colabhupaliyam, published by the University of Mysore.