Prof. (Dr.) Yogendra Pratap Singh is Senior Professor in the Department of Hindi and Modern Indian Languages at the University of Lucknow, where he also served as Head of the Department from 2019 to 2022. He joined as a Lecturer in July 1993, became Reader on cadar post in 2000 and Professor in 2008, and has now completed 33 years of teaching and 30 years of research, the direction of which was set by his doctoral work on the intellectual tradition of Hindi's linguistic-cultural identity and the writings of Dr. Ramvilas Sharma (1992). He has published 30 research papers  and articles in ISSN and UGC-peer reviewed journals such as Hindustani, Bhasha, Shodh Sarita, Shodh Drishti, Sahitya Bharti,Hindi Anushilan , Lucknow Journal of Humanities and so many others reputed journals. Apart from this he has published 5 original books, edited 14 books and two special numbers of Hindi Asmita and Gyanshikha, edited for the University's centenary year, besides serving as language reviser for the two-volume Kuvempu Sahitya Sanchay and the two Kanakadasa Kavya volumes for the Kannada Book Authority, Bengaluru. 36 scholars have completed their Ph.D. and 35 their M.Phil. under his supervision, and he directed a UGC Major Research Project on the folk songs of the Hindi-speaking states. His work has taken him abroad on several occasions — a paper on Mahatma Gandhi's vision of language at the 9th World Hindi Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa (2012), a lecture on Hindi's contribution to Indian literature at the Indo-Norwegian Culture forum in Oslo, Norway (2009), and participation in the 10th World Hindi Conference at Bhopal (2015), among twelve World Hindi Conference and international seminar engagements alongside twenty-five national conferences and eight training workshops. At Lucknow University he has held charges including Rajbhasha In-charge (1993–98), Assistant Proctor (1999–2007), Provost of Habibullah Hostel (2013–15), Additional Proctor (2014–19) and Member of the Executive Council; beyond it, he serves on the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India (2023), was a member of the Hindustani Academy, Prayagraj (2019–22), sits on the Boards of Studies of several universities, and holds life membership of WAVES and the Linguistic Society of India, Pune. Among some twelve honours received for this work are the Dr. Udai Narayan Tiwari Samman (Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, 2016), the Father Kamil Bulke Samman (2018), the Mahatma Gandhi International Award from the Indo-Norwegian Cultural Forum, Norway (2021), and the Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Samman with a purse of ₹1 lakh from the U.P. Hindi Sansthan (2022).

Dr. Ashok Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics, University of Lucknow, with over 14 years of teaching, research, and academic administrative experience. He earned his M.Sc. in Statistics from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Delhi, with specialization in Design of Experiments.

Dr. Kumar has delivered numerous invited lectures across India on Statistics and its applications using R, Python, and SPSS. He has published over 30 research papers in reputed national and international journals, several book chapters, and authored three books: A Statistical Approach to Nutrition and Human Health, Emerging Trends in Statistics for Sustainable Agriculture, and Implementation of NEP 2020 and Its Impact on Higher Education. He is an active member of several academic and professional bodies and serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for reputed journals.

Prof. Siddhartha Kumar Mishra is a distinguished academician and researcher currently serving as a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Lucknow, India. With over 17 years of research and teaching experience, his career spans prestigious national and international institutions. He completed his B.Sc. at D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, M.Sc. at the University of Lucknow, and earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from CSIR-CIMAP in 2009. He has served as Associate Professor at C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur, and Assistant Professor at Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar. Internationally, he has worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher Ajou University and National Cancer Center, South Korea and Research Professor at Gachon University, South Korea. Prof. Mishra’s research integrates biomedicine, pharmacology, cancer biology, and nanopharmacology, with a specific focus on evaluating the anticancer efficacy of natural products and developing novel drug delivery systems like DNA nanotechnology. He has successfully executed multiple high-value research grants from DST-SERB, UGC, and MPCOST. Prof. Mishra has published over 85 international research papers with an average impact factor of more than five. Research citations are about 4400 with h-index 30 and i10-index 55. He has contributed about 100 abstracts to seminars and conferences. He has authored 8 book chapters and contributed to two patents (USA and Germany). He has received prestigious awards like the MS Swaminathan Young Scientist Award, Senior Scientist Award, IASc Research Fellowship, and ISCA-Science Communicator Award. He is member of several academic bodies and is on the Editorial and Review Board of over 30 international journals.

Prof. Pratibha Raj is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow, India, with over 17 years of teaching and research experience in sociological research, higher education, and inclusive development. She completed her http://B.Sc. in Electronics from Holkar Science College, Indore in 2002, M.A. in Sociology from DAVV, Indore in 2004, http://M.Phil. in Social Sciences from BANISS, Mhow in 2005, and Ph.D. in Sociology from CSJM University, Kanpur in 2017. Her research lies at the intersection of Sociology of Gender, Subaltern Studies, Research Methodology, and Development Studies, with a sustained focus on social exclusion, equity, and empowerment of marginalized communities. She has successfully completed two major ICSSR-funded research projects and is currently leading a Centre of Excellence Project sponsored by the Higher Education Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Raj has published more than 20 research papers in UGC-CARE listed journals and has co-edited a book on Research Methods. As a research supervisor, she has guided four Ph.D. scholars to the award of their degrees, with seven scholars currently pursuing research under her supervision.

Prof. Narendra Kumar Singh is presently serving as Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Lucknow with more than 26 years of teaching and research experience. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1998 from B.H.U., Varanasi and further continued as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and Post-doctoral Fellow (RA) in the same institution upto 2003. Before joining the Lucknow University, he gave his services at Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi and Govt. P. G. College, Gopeshwar (Chamoli) as a faculty member.

Prof. Singh has strong interdisciplinary research expertise in material science He actively involved in the synthesis of nanomaterials & their composites and further characterization towards water splitting, fuel cells, supercapacitor and energy storage technologies. He published over 75 research paper in the journals of international repute having high impact and has h-index 19 and i10-index 34. Dr. Singh guided 08 Ph.D. students & 13 M.Sc. dissertation in the field of water splitting, alcohol fuel cells and energy storage. One of his Ph.D. scholar, Dr. Prakhar Mishra, awarded most Prestigious world fame Marie-Curie Postdoctoral fellowship in 2025. He has contributed as corresponding author in 06 book chapter published by CRC Tailor & Francis and Springer. He is awarded by Prof. S. T. Nandibewoor Award and Uddeepan Award from Indian council of Chemist, Agra and University of Lucknow, respectively.

Prof. Singh has so many administrative assignments as Director, M.Sc. Food Processing & Food Technology, Member of the Board of Studies and Faculty Board, Provost, Superintendent & Assistant Superintendent in examination, etc. He also attended various training programme related to Total Quality Management & ISO/NABL. He is actively involved as Member, DST constituted National Expert Advisory Committee (NEAC) to review and finalize the DST funded projects since 2022 and other various commissions. Prof. Singh also given his services as reviewer of various international journals

Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar is a distinguished academician and researcher currently serving as Professor in the Department of Botany at the University of Lucknow, India. He has over 16 years of research and teaching experience in microbiology, medicinal plants, nanotechnology, and food sciences. He has published more than 125 research papers, authored 10 books, and contributed 42 book chapters in reputed international publications. His research has attracted over 13,500 citations with an H-index of 52, reflecting his significant scientific impact. He has successfully secured multiple research grants from agencies such as SERB, DBT, UPCST, and UPHEC. Prof. Kumar has held prestigious research positions in Israel, South Korea, and India, contributing to cutting-edge research in biotechnology and plant sciences. He has received numerous national and international awards, including the SERB Early Career Research Award and the PBC Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Government of Israel. He has guided several Ph.D., M.Tech., and M.Sc. scholars and actively contributes to academic administration through various leadership roles at the University of Lucknow. His research focuses on sustainable agriculture, bioactive natural products, phytoremediation, and nano-biotechnology for human welfare.

Dr. Anand Ballabh Joshi is an Associate Professor in the department of Mathematics & Astronomy, University of Lucknow, with more than 13 years of experience in teaching, research, academic administration, and student mentoring. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics (Cryptography) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He is also CSIR-NET qualified and a recipient of the CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

His research interests include Cryptography, Number Theory, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Image Security, and Artificial Intelligence applications in Mathematics. He was awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, funded by the European Commission, to conduct research in Germany. He also served as a Visiting Research Fellow at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, for one and a half years.

He has published more than 40 high-quality research papers in reputed SCI/SCIE-indexed international journals published by Springer, Elsevier, IEEE, Taylor & Francis, World Scientific, and other leading publishers.

He is actively engaged in academic research, curriculum development, institutional administration, research supervision, and mentoring undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students. Two research scholars have successfully been awarded the Ph.D. degree under his supervision, and five research scholars are currently pursuing their Ph.D. under his guidance.

He is the recipient of three Best Research Paper Awards in recognition of his outstanding research contributions. He has been invited as an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences and has delivered expert lectures in Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs), workshops, refresher courses, and academic training programmes.

Dr. Urvashi Sirohi an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Lucknow. She successfully completed her Ph.D. from Department of Economics, I.I.T Bombay, where she studied the efficacy of public health insurance schemes in India. Prior to that, she earned her M. Phil degree for her dissertation on Center-State fiscal transfer in India from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

In 2017, she was awarded the Faculty Research Fellowship of RBI for her work on Finance Commissions. In addition to that, she has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences in her research area.

Dr. Shikha Chauhan is a Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lucknow. She holds a PhD from Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research lies at the intersection of public policy, health governance, digital governance, environmental governance, and implementation research, with a particular focus on state capacity, democratic accountability, and sustainable development. Her recent work explores digital public infrastructure, traditional medicine governance, climate adaptation, and health systems in India and the Global South. She has published in national and international forums and actively supervises research in public policy and governance.

Dr. Sanjay Singh Yadav is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, University of Lucknow. He holds a Ph.D. in Education from Banaras Hindu University and has qualified UGC NET-JRF in Education. He has teaching experience at school, college, and university levels. His areas of specialization include Educational Research, Educational Psychology, and Technological Interventions in Education. He has published more than 20 research papers and book chapters, and presented around 25 papers at national and international seminars. He is also actively engaged in research supervision and academic administration.