Soumendra Mohan Patnaik

Soumendra Mohan Patnaik (or S. M. Patnaik) is an Indian academic and the current vice-chancellor of Utkal University, Odisha, India.[1]

Soumendra Mohan Patnaik
Occupation(s)Academic, researcher
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropology

Education

Patnaik pursued his Ph. D in anthropology in 1994 from University of Delhi. He also pursued M.Sc (1983) and M. Phil (1986) in anthropology from the same university.[2]

Career

Patnaik is a professor of anthropology and has experience of teaching for more than two decades. In July 2017 Patnaik was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Utkal University, India. He replaced Ashok Das in this position.[3] Before that he was working as a professor of anthropology at University of Delhi. He held the president's position at Indian Anthropological Association.[4]

Publications

Patnaik has authored 3 books and has published more than 30 research papers.[4] The books he has written are:

  • Culture, Identity and Development ISBN 9788131601280
  • Displacement, rehabilitation, and social change: the case of the Paraja highlanders ISBN 9788121003575
  • Indian Tribes and the Mainstream ISBN 9788131601037

References
  1. "Soumendra Patnaik takes over as Utkal University VC". KalingaTV. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Patnaik, Prof. Soumendra M. University of Delhi" (PDF). University of Delhi. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. "SM Patnaik, new Vice-Chancellor of Odisha's Utkal university". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. "Prof. Dr. Soumendra Mohan Patnaik appointed as Vice-chancellor for Utkal University". OdishaDiary. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2020.


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