Shri Krishnamani Tripathi is a respected Sanskrit scholar and former Professor and Head of the Department of Puranic History, Culture, and Geography at Shri Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi. He has authored numerous Sanskrit books, including `Raghu Bangsam` and `Abhijnanasakuntalam Surbharati Prakashan`. His works available include `अष्टादशपुराणपरिचय` (Astadasapuranaparichay), co-authored with Ajay Kumarnanda, which introduces the eighteen Puranas, and `पुराणेतिहासयोः सांख्ययोगदर्शनविर्मशः` (Puranetihasayo Samkhya Yoga Darshana Vimarsha), a discourse on Samkhya Yoga philosophy within Puranic and historical contexts.