Ajay Mitra Shastri (5 March 1934 – 11 January 2002) was an Indian academic, historian and numismatist associated with the Nagpur University.
[1] He subsequently joined a Sanskrit school at Baran in present-day Rajasthan, where he passed the Madhyama examination.
In 1953, he obtained the Shastri degree (equivalent to Bachelor of Arts) with Sociology, History and Political Science specializations from the Kashi Vidyapith.
In 1957, he obtained a Master of Arts degree in Ancient Indian History and Culture from the Banaras Hindu University.
However, Shastri continued to engage in these activities, and wrote several books and articles, besides editing multiple journals.