Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi is a Professor and Head of the Department of Baudha Darshana (Buddhist Philosophy) at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi. He is an authority on Buddhist philosophy and has authored works such as बौद्धदर्शन और मार्क्सवाद (Buddhist Philosophy and Marxism) and बौद्ध धर्म दर्शन एवं धर्मनिरपेक्षता (Buddhist Philosophy and Secularism). His work बौद्धदर्शनतत्त्वविमर्शः (Bauddhadarsanatattvavimarsah) further explores the essence of Buddhist philosophy.