Radhavallabh Tripathi is one of the senior-most professors of Sanskrit in the country.  Widely acclaimed for his original contributions to the study of Natyashastra and Sahityashastra, he has published 129 books, 187 research papers and critical essays as well as translations of more than 30 Sanskrit plays and some classics from Sanskrit into Hindi.

He has received more than 25 national and international awards and honours for his literary contributions.   He has been authoritatively referred in various research journals on Indology. Some literary journals have published special numbers dedicated to his life and writings.