Source: TW
Amaru, a goldsmith of Shudra lineage, wrote the beloved Amarushataka of love poetry quoted by Anandavardhana.
Shudra kings like Kataya Vema, Kumaragiri, and Komati Vema authored major commentaries on Kalidasa and the Nățya-Sāstra.
Temple servant Sankara Parasava produced the advanced mathematical Kriyakramakari on Bhaskarācarya’s Lilavati.
Grammarian Acyuta Pisarati (a sat-shudra) taught renowned Brahmin scholars.
Radhakănta Deva compiled the monumental dictionary Sabda-kalpadruma and blacksmith brothers Panchanan and Manohar Karmakar designed the first Devanagari Sanskrit printing typeface.
These brilliant contributions shatter the modern myth that Sanskrit belonged only to elites.
In fact, the Shudras were never ashamed of their place in the Varna system.
Reddi kings (Kataya Vema, Kumaragiri, Komati Vema) openly proclaimed themselves Shudras in their own royal inscriptions.
Tejah Simha and Shubharaja directly called themselves Shudra-born in the concluding verses/prologue of their own surviving manuscripts.