• Ph.D., Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari (2025)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social Work, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry (2008)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Centre for Distance & Online Education, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada, Odisha (October 2024 – Present)
• Assistant Professor (GF), Department of Social Work, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada, Odisha (June 2022 – October 2024)
• Program Manager, Integrated Development Foundation, Patna (July 2014 – June 2017)
• Senior Executive – CSR, Adhunik Alloys & Power Ltd., Kandra, Jharkhand (March 2011 – October 2011)
• Counsellor, Tata Steel Rural Development Society, Jamshedpur (August 2008 – November 2010)
• Special Educator & Office Administrator, R.P. Patel Cheshire Home, Jamshedpur (November 2004 – June 2006)
• Field Supervisor, Sarvoday Gram Vikas Trust, Jamshedpur (September 1998 – October 2002)

Total Publications (count): 09

Journals:

• Adult Education: Abating the Tradition of Witch Hunting in the State of Jharkhand, India, published in the “Explorations, ISS e-journal”, Vol. 8 (3), p. 106-125, ISSN No. 2581-5741. Published under UGC-CARE list
• Adult Literacy, A Critical Measure to Facilitate Tribal Women Empowerment published in the “Tribal Studies: A Journal of COATS”, Vol-X, Issue No-1, June 2022. ISSN No. 2321-3396. UGC Care list Journal.
• New experiences in access to Virtual Education from Home: Challenges & prospect of impact of Corona Crisis on Education Sector published in “Education India: A Quarterly Refereed Journal of Dialogues on Education”, Vol-10, Issue-5, November 2021, ISSN 2278-2435. UGC-CARE list.
• Women Self Help Group intensifies Economic Empowerment of Women along with Economic Development of Rural Areas: A Psychological Analysis published in “PRERNA Inspiring Social Change”, Volume-11, 2020/001, 2020–2021, ISSN 2319-989X.
• Natural Post Disaster Effects on Children: A Psychosocial Analysis ‘Life Of Buds?’ published in “Bihar Research Journal”, Year-4, Issue-8, July–Dec 2012, ISSN 0975-4288.
• Family Problems and Breakdown of Socialisation Effects on Street Children: A Psychological Analysis published in “Bihar Research Journal”, Year-4, Issue-8, July–Dec 2012, ISSN 0975-4288.

Book Chapters:

• Impact of Education on Tribal Adolescent Girls: A Study of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha published by
  Raghav Publication, New Delhi,
  in edited book “Gender Equity and Equality: Pathways to Empowerment”, Year 2026, ISBN 978-93-49122-90-1.
• Adult Literacy Programme: An Effective tool for Empowerment of Tribal Women in Jamshedpur published by
  A S Publishers, Telangana,
  in “Contemporary Issues And Challenges In Management & Social Sciences”, Year 2021, ISBN 978-81-931595-9-0.
• Impact of Swach Bharat Mission–Gramin Scheme Increased Life Protection And Self Dignity Of Rural Women After Using IHHL: A Case Study of Saraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand published by
  Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi,
  Year 2019, ISBN 9788179196549.

Conference/Seminar publications

• Published an article titled A Folkdance Is An Identity of A Tribal Community of Jharkhand: A Case Study of West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand in the two days National Seminar on “Tribal Development through Preservation of their Culture: Contemporary Issues and Discourses” held on 8th & 9th March, 2025, organized in collaboration with the Central University of Odisha, Koraput, and the Council of Analytical Tribal Studies (COATS), Koraput, Odisha.
• Published in a Conference Proceeding in an “International Conference On Women And Millennium Development Goals: A Social Work Response” from 13th–14th Feb’2014 organized by Faculty Of Social Work, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India.
• Article ‘Dealing with Empowerment: The Role of Adult Literacy among Tribal Women of Contemporary Jamshedpur, Jharkhand’ in the International Seminar on Bridging Theory and Praxis: Reclaiming and Reimagining Sociology held on 4th–5th March 2025, at Dept. of Sociology, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar.
• Published a research paper titled ‘CSR: Adult Literacy Empowering The Tribal Women of Jamshedpur of Jharkhand State, India’ as a single Author in the National Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility and Tribal Welfare organized by BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar and sponsored by Odisha Professional Social Workers Association (OPSWA) on 11th Feb’2023.
• Published a paper on the topic ‘New experiences in access to Virtual Education from Home: Challenges & prospect of impact of Corona Crisis on Education Sector, Reference to Jamshedpur City of Jharkhand’, in the National Webinar on “Emerging Trends, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities Post Corona Crisis” held on 30th and 31st May 2020, organised by Department of Management Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar.

• Life Member – Indian Academic Researchers Association (IARA), Tiruchirapally, Tamil Nadu (Lifetime Membership)
• Member – National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI)

• INCHARGED AS A SWAYAM-MENTOR FOR A SWAYAM-MOOCS COURSE FOR THE MSW STUDENTS OF THE DEPT. OF SOCIAL WORK, MSCB UNIVERSITY, BARIPADA, MAYURBHANJ, ODISHA.
  From: 2024
  To: 2026
• MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF STUDIES OF MSW (REGULAR COURCE & CDOE) FOR THE SESSION 2024-25 AND BOARD OF CONDUCTING EXAMINATIONS IN SOCIAL WORK FOR PG 1ST AND 4TH SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2024 AND 2025
  From: 2024
  To: 2025
• FIELD WORK SUPERVISOR FOR MA IN SOCIAL WORK FOR DISTANCE AND ONLINE EDUCATION
  From: 2025
  To: 2026