Prof. Ramashray Roy is an eminent political philosopher who has, through his numerous writings, opened new vistas not only in different areas of social sciences but also in Vedic studies. Trained as a Political Scientist, Dr. Roy turned gradually to exploring deeper philosophical questions and their relevance today for man's existence and modes of knowledge construction.
He has published more than two dozen books and over fifty articles in Journals in India and outside. He worked as a Senior Fellow as well as director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi, Director of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi as well as its National Fellow and Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advance Study, Shimla. He is currently the Fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. He has also taught in a few American Universities such as, University of Texas, Austin, University of California, Los Angeles, etc. He is one of the recipients of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award of the Madhya Pradesh Government in Social Sciences.
At present, he is the Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Indian Traditions, Madhubani (Bihar) where he is seeking to build a bridge between the traditional and modern knowledge systems.