J.R.Kokandakar, born in1962, ia a science graduate and a retired bank employee. He has in his name 40 books on various subjects that include books on Mahatma Gandhi, Gurudev Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Bhagvad Gita and Education. Five of his books are published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and five by Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi.