Shadakshari Settar (11 December 1935 – 28 February 2020) was an Indian professor and scholar who had conducted research in the fields of Indian archaeology, art-history, history of religions and philosophy as well as classical literature.
Settar studied in Mysuru, Dharawad, and Cambridge University.
[1] Works under Settar's personal authorship comprise four volumes on history of art, two on religion and philosophy, one on human civilization and four on historiography.
In 2008 Settar was presented with the Sham.Ba.
Joshi Award for his contributions to historical research.