Durgashankar Kevalram Shastri (DurgÃÂsaá¹Âkara KevaḷarÃÂma à ÂÃÂstrë) (January 24, 1882 â 29 November 1952) was a Gujarati historian and Ayurveda practitioner. Shastri was born in a Praà ÂnoràNÃÂgara Brahmin family; his father was the teacher in the Sanskrit PÃÂá¹Âhaà ÂÃÂḷàin Gondal, India. From his father he studied Sanskrit, and also studied Gujarati and English literature. In Bombay he was employed by Jhaá¹Âá¸Âu Pharmaceuticals, and his coworkers shared his interest in literature. He authored works on the political and religious history of Gujarat which were published by Gujarati literary institutions. à Âukla considers Shastri to be the first Gujarati historian to use systematic historiography to evaluate the quality of sources and view events objectively. Shastri also served as the editor of Ayurveda Vijnana, a monthly journal on Ayurveda.