Ratan Shankar Mishra

Ratan Shankar Mishra (1918–1999) was an Indian mathematician and academic who was known for his solutions to the Unified fluid theory of Albert Einstein.

[3] Ratan Shankar Mishra was born on 15 October 1918 at Ajgaon, a small hamlet in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

[5] He was promoted as the dean in 1965 and in 1968, he joined Banares Hindu University as a selection grade professor and headed the maths and statistics department.

He guided several mathematicians for their PhD, DSc and DPhil research and introduced many new subjects such as Modern Algebra, Topology, Riemannian Geometry and Statistics & Probability into curriculum.

He was also instrumental in conducting conferences and seminars,[11] with financial assistance from the University Grants Commission where mathematicians from India and abroad like Jack P. Tull moderated the proceedings.

[5] Apart from several articles,[12] he is the author of twelve text books and a report for Indian Science Congress Association published under the name, Progress of Mathematics - A decade (1963-1972).

[1] He was a member of the board of directors of the United States Education Foundation in India and the nominating committee of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation.

[4] He also chaired the All India panel for writing text books in mathematics and sat on the committee of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

[4] Mishra was also active in academic circles and held the presidency of the Gorakhpur University Teachers' Association in 1958 and was the hostel warden during his tenure there.