Kashinath Mishra is a Sanskrit scholar who writes on Indian philosophy and poetics. His works include उपमाविवेकः (Upamavivekah), a detailed study of the treatment of simile (upama) in Sanskrit literary theory, and उदयनाचार्यः (Udayanacharyah), a monograph on the life and work of the great Nyaya-Vaisheshika philosopher Udayanacharya.