Kripa Shankar Shukla (10 July 1918 - 22 September 2007) was a historian of Indian mathematics. He was awarded the DLitt degree by Lucknow University in 1955 for his thesis on “Astronomy in the Seventh Century India: Bhāskara I and His Works” which was completed under the guidance of A. N. Singh. He retired in 1979.[1][2]
Shukla published several important source works in Indian mathematics and astronomy with translations, notes, explanations. He also authored a large number of research papers bringing out many previously unknown facts about the historical development of mathematics in India. He continued his active research even after retiring from his official position in Lucknow University. Shukla supervised the research work of several research scholars including that of Yukio Ohashi (1955 - 2019) from Japan whose dissertation was titled "A History of Astronomical Instruments in India".[3][4]
The important source works brought out by Shukla include the following:
Aditya Kolachana, K. Mahesh and K. Ramasubramanian have brought out a 754-page volume containing a collection of selected articles by Shukla under the title "Studies in Indian Mathematics and Astronomy" in 2019.[5]
The awards and prizes conferred on Shukla include the following:
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