Professor Ramakanta Meher, a leading researcher and author, works at the Department of Mathematics, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India. He has authored six leading textbooks on Mathematics and published around 60 research publications in various reputed indexed international journals. Professor Meher has a combined career and research experience of more than 16 years. Fluid dynamics, linear algebra, differential and integral equations, and fractional differential equations are some of his research interests. He has supervised around 24 master's students and six doctoral students. He has coordinated over ten short term training/faculty development programs, and he has given over 20 invited speeches at several notable institutions. He is a member of several prestigious societies and a reviewer of more than 20 international journals.