ABOUT THE AUTHOR R. S. Khurmi was born on 29 Aug 1939 in Sunam, a small town in Punjab. He completed his schooling in Sunam and then his professional studies from Phagwara and Delhi. He started his career in Punjab Irrigation Department as an Engineer. After guidance from Professor Das of Chandigarh Engineering College, he came to Delhi and took up teaching and writing Engineering Textbooks as a full time career. He had great respect for his Guru Shri B.L. Theraja, who introduced him to S. Chand and Company. His books got a good response, not only in India but also abroad. According to the survey of UNESCO, he is the leading and No. 1 author of Engineering textbooks in Asia. He wrote his first book when he was just 26 years old. People in teaching profession always referred to Khurmi's revolution in the way of writing Engineering Textbooks. He was one of the founder members in Executive Committee of Afro-Asia Book Council. He conducted Author Development Workshops at many places in India and abroad. He was very close to this organization and its members. He always thought about its development.