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Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi Mohanty

  • Director/ Nodal Officer - Association of Indian Universities - Sri Sri University- Academic and Administrative Development Centre

  • Head (Public Relations and Social outreach)

  • Professor
  • Professor

  • Advisor, President of India's Secretariat Rashtrapati Bhawan; New Delhi - 110004 +91 11 23015321 ; Ext: 4459 (On Deputation )
  • Qualification

    • PhD (Public Administration) – Utkal University
    • MSc (Physics) – NIT Rourkela, Topper
    • MBA – Utkal University
    • MA (Public Administration) – Utkal University – Recipient of two Gold Medals
    • LLB – Utkal University
    • Certified Yoga Trainer (Level-2) of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India

    Interests

    • Good Governance & Public Policy
    • Ethics, Human Values
    • Yoga/ Meditation
    • Ethical Political Leadership Training, Management Development Programmes, Training
    • Indian Knowledge Systems
    • Life Skills Training; Public Relations and Liaison
    • Serving the society
    • Team building

    What subject you teach at SSU ?

    • Good Governance: Understanding Eastern and Western Perspectives
    • Ethics and Research in Good Governance and Public Policy
    • Event Management & Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Good Governance & Democratic Society

    Other Accomplishments

    • Author of the Bestseller Book: ‘President Droupadi Murmu- A Reflection of Changing Bharat’ (English)
      & Rashtrapati Droupadi Murmu- Badalte Bharat ka Pratibimb (Translated to Hindi)
    • Joint Zonal Secretary (East), Indian Political Science Association (IPSA) for 2024-25.

    Awards

    • 7th Geetanjali Excellence Award- 2024 on Education on the State Conclave on Youth for Nation Building, Bhubaneswar on 23 December, 2024.
    • Higher Education Review Top 10 Promising Women Education Leaders – 2024.
    • Best Educationist-2024 by Aryabhata I Woman of Substance Award 2024 on 2 June, 2024 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
    • Navaratna Samman for Education – (25.12.2023) – by State Council for Artistic Research and Training, Odisha at Kalabikash Kendra, Cuttack, Odisha for exemplary contribution in Education.
    • Sebashree Samman- 2022 by Odisha Juba Sampadika Sangha and Chandinichowk Mandir Parichalana Committee on the auspicious occasion of Rath Yatra (1st July, 2022) in Chandnichowk, Cuttack.
    • Anant Kumar Mishra Smruti Samman from Parikrama in 2021.
    •  Award for Exemplary contribution in Education on 26 January 2018 on the occasion of Republic Day by the Rairangpur Sub Division, Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Odisha.
    • Makara Samman, Bhubaneswar in 2014
    • Utkal University Gold Medal for Public Administration in 2000
    • Rai Bahadur Durga Charan Das Memorial Gold Medal for Public Administration in 2000.
    • First member of Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha.
    • First Woman from Mayurbhanj to be the founding member of a Multidisciplinary University.
    • First Woman from Odisha to become the Advisor to the President of India.
    • She has degrees in four diverse disciplines which included three Master’s degrees and LLB