Radha Krishna Sinha (1 January 1917 – 27 August 2003) was an Indian scholar ofEnglish literature. He came from a family of elite intellectuals and academics.^[1] He was aDPhil from theUniversity of Oxford and the head of the Department of English,Patna University.^[1] All his children and grandchildren teachEnglish Literature.^[1]

Sinha was born in an affluent family on 1 January 1917 atMaheshpur in the district ofMunger inBihar.^[2] He was a gold medallist at his university for his Master of Arts (English) degree and obtained a DPhil from theUniversity of Oxford in 1950, he had been teaching at theUniversity of Patna from 7 July 1938 to 31 January 1979, the topic of his research wasLiterary Influences onD H Lawrence.^[2] His guide wasLord David Cecil, an authority on Victorian novels.^[2] Sinha did research from October 1946 to December 1949 under his supervision.^[2]

• A P J Abdul Kalam,Rashtrapati Bhawan,New DelhiR K Sinha was an eminent and outstanding English Professor of Patna University.^[2]
• Lt GeneralS K Sinha,Governor of Jammu and Kashmir,I had the privilege of being taught by R K Sinha, he commanded respect, by his sincerity, depth of knowledge and teaching ability, he became a colossus, in English literature.^[2]
• Dinesh Nandan Sahay,Governor of Tripura,Dr Sinha, whose student I had been a legend in his lifetime, a versatile Professor of English of the Patna University, was a living encyclopaedia of English literature and an ocean of knowledge.^[2]
• Kailashpati Mishra,Governor of Gujarat,The noteworthy academic contribution of the late Dr R K Sinha, would long be remembered.^[2]
• Alison Richard, TheVice Chancellor,University of Cambridge,Dr Sinha served his country, his University, and scholarship with great distinction and imbued generations of students with love of the English language and its literature.^[2]
• Randolph Quirk, Former Vice-ChancellorUniversity of London,It, commemorative volume is a thoroughly worthy objective, for the eminent Professor R K Sinha.^[2]

• Radha Krishna Sinha,An Epitome of English Literature; A Commemorative Volume in Honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha (A Festschrift), Srishti Publishers & Distributors (2005) (Paperback).
• Radha Krishna Sinha, Rāmacandra Prasāda, Awadhesh Kumar Sharma,Modern studies and other essays: in honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha, Vikas Pub. House, 1987.

• Indian literary critics
• English-language writers from India
• Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
• Scholars from Bihar
• 1917 births
• 2003 deaths
• Academic staff of Patna University
• People from Munger district
• 20th-century Indian biographers
• Indian expatriates in the United Kingdom

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