Dr. Vishwa Prakash Tripathi has obtained the degree of Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) in Nyaya-Darshan from Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi. Currently he is working as Research Assistant (Contract) in the Dictionary Department of CIHTS and he is teaching philosophy and literature in the Sanskrit Department of the Institute. Dr. Tripathi is involved in the lexicography, editing, translation and transliterates the ancient manuscripts.