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Dr. Radhamadhab Dash, b. 1957 Dist. Balasore, Orissa; father: Shri Ramanarayan Dash, Mother: Smt. Savitri Devi; Education: College education (1973-79) from Fakirmohan College, Balasore, Post Graduation (1977-79), M.Phil. (1984) and Ph.D. (1991) from Utakal University; LLB (1995) from University Law College, Bhuaneswar; Specialisation: Classical Literature along with the certificate degrees in Russian (1980, German (1991) and spoken Japanese (1994), Advanced Course in Pali, Prakrta & Apabhramsa languages and Literature (1993). Research & Publications: Personal research in the branch of Sanskrit Grammar, about 50 research papers published in national Journals besides the following books: Bharatiya Sahityara Srsti O Vikasa: Pali O Apabhramsa (in Oriya), Bhubaneswar, 1988, Idioms in Kasika, Delhi, 1996, Idioms of Panni Bhubaneswar, 2002, Tattvadhara (in Sanskrit), Bhubaneswar, 2003, Aspects of Sanskrit Language Literature and Culture and edited 5 volumes research paper. Guided: 30 M.Phil students and 6 Ph.D. students awarded Ph.D. degree under his guidance. Availed: UGC Research Award for Post-Doctoral Study, Feb. 2002-Jan. 2005, and selected by ICCR for Visiting Professorship in Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris in 2004 on deputation.

The author, Dr. Madhusudan Mishra (born 1964), passed his post-graduation in Sanskrit from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (1985) securing the first class first position. A brilliant student throughout his career, he had his M.Phil (1987) and Ph.D. (1993) from the University of Poona. He also worked in the Vaidika Samshodhana Mandala, Pune, the premier Vedic Research Institute in India, in the Avesta and Kanva Samhita projects from 1987-1992. A regular contributor to the leading search journals, he continues to write on Puranic Mythology and traditional Archaeology, Indian Linguistics, Vedic literature and folk culture. He has already published three books and is presently engaged in his mega-project: Ganesa: Fictions and Facts.