Ram Karan Sharma (1927 – 18 December 2018) was a Sanskrit poet and scholar.
[citation needed] He earned a PhD in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of Murray B.
Apart from his literary works he has also translated and edited books on Indian medicine, epics, and Puranas.
He also contributed research papers in various seminars, journals and books in the field of Indology.
He received the 2005 Krishna Kanta Handique Memorial Award,[2] given in recognition of his contributions to promote the cause of Sanskrit language and literature.