DP Kothari Author & Editor

D.P. Kothari is Director Research, Gaikwad Patil Group of Institution, Nagpur. He obtained his BE (Electrical) in 1967, ME (Power Systems) in 1969 and Ph.D. in 1975 from BITS, Pillani, Rajasthan. From 1969 to 1977, he was involved in teaching and development of several courses at BITS Pillani. Earlier Dr. Kothari served as Vice Chancellor, VIT, Vellore, Director in-charge and Deputy Director (Administration) as well as Head in the Centre of Energy Studies at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and as Principal, VRCE, Nagpur. He was visiting professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, during 1982-83 and 1989, for two years. He was also NSF Fellow at Perdue University, USA in 1992. Dr. Kothari, who is a recipient of the most Active Researcher Award, has published and presented 780 research papers in various national as well as international journals, conferences, guided 42 Ph.D scholars and 65 M. Tech students, and authored 42 books in various allied areas. His is the recipient of several prestigious awards during his tenure.

B.S. Umre is Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. He obtained his BE, M. Tech and Ph. D. degree from Nagpur University, Nagpur. He has 28 years of teaching experience in VNIT, Nagpur. His area of interest is in Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Modeling and Simulation, Torsional Oscillation. He has published