Dr. Raja Ram Mohan Roy earned his undergraduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University, USA. He moved to Canada as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Raja has conducted research and development in the areas of Extractive Metallurgy and Materials Processing for over twenty-five years. He has co-authored 40 research papers that have been published in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of international symposia. He has co-edited the book “Innovative Process Development in Metallurgical Industry.”
Raja has always had a fascination for ancient Indian civilization. He is the author of Vedic Physics: Scientific Origin of Hinduism, India before Alexander: A New Chronology, India after Alexander: The Age of Vikramādityas, India after Vikramāditya: The Melting Pot, Zero Points of Vedic Astronomy: Discovery of the Original Boundaries of Nakshatras, Zero Point of Jain Astronomy: The Origin of Malava Era, and An Alternative Timeline of Indian History: From Buddha and Mahavira to Bappa Rawal. Through his writings, Raja hopes to contribute towards the continuity and understanding of his civilization and, in the Indic tradition, repay the debt to his ancestors for their contributions and their sacrifices.