Acharya Chatursen Shastri (Hindi: ?????? ??????? ????????) (26 August 1891 – 2 February 1960) was an eminent writer of Hindi, and he wrote many historical fictions, including Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu adapted into a feature film (1948), Vayam Raksham (1951), Somnath (1954) and Dharamputra, which was adapted into (feature film| Dharmputra) (1961).