Dr. R. L. Kashyap is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana in USA. He had his Master's degree from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and obtained Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is the recipient of many International awards. In 2003 he has received 'Vedanga vidvan' award instituted by Maharshi Sandipani Vedavidya Pratlshthan (Ujjain), an autonomous body of HRD, Govt. of India.He has authored more than 350 research articles of which 220 are published in scholarly journals and the rest were presented at conferences. He has guided above 50 doctoral students.He has written extensively on Veda. Some of his widely read books on Veda are Krishna Yajur Veda Taittiriya Samhita (3 Volumes) Rig Veda Samhita (12 Volumes), 'Why Read Rig Veda Rudra mantras 'Essentials of Rig Veda Essentials of Yajur Ved Essentials of Sama Veda Work, Enjoyment and ProgressHe is the Honorary Director of Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture, Bengaluru.