Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid (1899 â 1950) was an Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of Sanskrit literature. Dravid () is a surname found in the Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community who migrated to the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, India. A significant population has emigrated to Madhya Pradesh and Varanasi among other places.
Born in 1899 in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he was the author several books in Sanskrit which included SÃÂá¹ khyakÃÂrikÃÂ, BhÃÂratëya-rÃÂjanëti-prakaà Âah and RåṣikalpanyÃÂsaḥ. His brother, Raja Ram Dravid, was the author of The Problem of Universals in Indian Philosophy, a critique of ancient Indian philosophy. The Government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1960.