Soumendra Mohan Patnaik

Soumendra Mohan Patnaik
Occupation(s)	Academic, researcher
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Delhi
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology

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

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.

External links

• Soumendra Mohan Patnaik biography at University of Delhi website