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
Positions & Roles
• Director/ Nodal Officer – Association of Indian Universities – Sri Sri University- Academic and Administrative Development Centre
• Head (Public Relations and Social outreach)
• Professor
• Advisor, President of India’s Secretariat Rashtrapati Bhawan; New Delhi – 110004 +91 11 23015321 ; Ext: 4459 (On Deputation )
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
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
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
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.
