Varanasi lawyer Acharya Shyamji Upadhyay has been doing all his judicial work in Sanskrit.

Advocate Acharya Shyamji Upadhyay from Varanasi has been practicing Sanskrit for about 38 years in his profession.

Advocate Acharya Shyamji Upadhyay from Varanasi has been practicing Sanskrit for about 38 years in his profession.Acharya Shyamji Upadhyay is the only lawyer from Varanasi who has been arguing and drafting his legal cases in Sanskrit since 1978. He has stated that he pleads his arguments and files the court applications and affidavits in Sanskrit. He has written about Sanskrit 60 novels and was awarded ‘Sanskrit Mitram’ by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development in 2003.

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