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, l3engaluru and obtained Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is the recipient of many International awards. In 2003 he has received ‘Vedänga Vidvan’ award institited by Maharshi Sandipani VedavidyA Pritihthän (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.H has written extensively on Veda. Some of his widely read books on Veda are : ‘Rig Veda Samhita’ (12 Volumes), ‘Säma Veda’ (2 Volumesb ‘WhyRead Rig Veda’, ‘Rudra mantra-s’, Essentials of Rig Veda’, ‘Essentials of Yajur Veda’, ‘Essentials of Sama Veda’, ‘Work, Enjoyment & Progress’.He is the Honorary Director of Sri Aurobindo Kapâli Sastry Institute f Vedic Culture, Bengaluru.