Anant Krishna Shastry

Shastry was the first scholar to extensively study and research manuscripts called Kadata.^{[citation needed]} He also studied more than a hundred thousand palm leaf and paper manuscripts.^{[citation needed]}

Shastry's research focuses on social, political, economic and religious aspects of Sringeri Dharmasamsthana in particular and Karnataka in general, during this time period.^{[citation needed]}

Shastry's major work involves reading, translating/transliterating from "modi kannada" Modi alphabet - an old Kannada script, and generating source material from these manuscripts. He has written several large volumes of source material books that capture these documents verbatim with commentary and analysis.^[1] Due to his work on Kadatas, he is known as "Kadata Shastry" in Karnataka's history circles.^{[citation needed]}

He has presided over several state and national level history seminars. He was a professor of history at MES's M. M. College of Arts and Science, Sirsi, affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad, from 1964 to 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Academic

• A History of Shringeri: Karnatak University, Dharwad. 1st edition 1982, 2nd edition 1999.
• Sringeri Dharmasamsthana (Kannada) : Sringeri Matha, 1983
• Sringeriya Itihasa (Kannada) : Karnatak University, Dharwad. Three editions
• France Deshada Mahakranti (Kannada): Karnatak University, Dharwad
• The records of the Sringeri Matha relating to Keladi: Keladi Museum, 2001
• Selections from the Kadatas of the Sringeri Matha: Unpublished, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, 1982
• A Catalogue of the Sringeri Records : Karnataka State Archives, Bangalore, 1995/1996
• Kannadadalli Kadatagalu: Kannada Sahatya Parishat, Bangalore, 1997
• Sirsi Talukina Itihasa (Kannada) : M.E Society, Sirsi, 1988
• Sri Sonda Swarnavalli Mahasamsthanada Aitihasika Dakhalegalu (Kannada): Karnataka State Archives, Bangalore, 1997
• Sri Swarnavalli Mahasamsthana (Kannada): Sri Sarwajnendra Sarasvati Pratishthana, Swarnavalli, 1997
• A History of the Swarnavalli Mahasamsthana: Sri Bhagavatpada Prakashana, Swarnavalli, 2004
• Sri Manjuguni Kshetrada Charitrika Dakhalegalu (Kannada): Karnataka State Archives, Bangalore, 1997
• The Historical Records Relating to the Kanara Districts: Unpublished, U.G.C, New Delhi, 2002
• Idagunjiya Sri Mahaganapati Mattu Sabhahitaru (English & Kannada): Lilaganapati Charitable Trust, Haldipur, 2004
• Sringeri Mathada Kadatagalalliya Aayda Charitrika Dakhalegalu (Kannada): Karnataka State Archives, Bangalore, 2003
• Ramrao Divgi - A Karmayogi : Divgi Family, Sirsi, 2005
• Kadambotsava Smarana Sanchike : Editor, 1996
• Sirsi Taluka Darpana : Editor, M.E Society, Sirsi, 1988
• The Karnataka Historical Review : Editor, Dharwad, Vol XXVI
• The Records of the Sringeri Dharmasamsthana : Sringeri Matha, 2009 (U.G.C New Delhi)
• The Records of Sri Chitrapur Matha : 2008
• Banavasi (English): Department of Archeology, Museums and Heritage, Bangalore, 2011
• Banavasi (Kannada): Department of Archeology, Museums and Heritage, Bangalore, 2010

Poems

• Upakhyana (Kannada), Sirsi, 1982
• Anisikegalu (Kannada), Pampa Prakashana, Sirsi, 1993
• Ananta Chutukugalu (Kannada), Sirsi, 2010
• Chuti Chutukugalu (Kannada), Sirsi, Bhavani Prakashana, 2012

• In 1998, a felicitation volume called 'Itihasa Samshodhaka', edited by Dr. G. M Hegde, was published
• In 2015, on the occasion of Dr. Shastry's 75th birthday, a felicitation volume called 'Ananta Krishna Charita', edited by Ganapati Bhat, Vargasar, was published