DYNAMICS OF SOCIO-POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN ODISHA by NAROTTAM GAAN, SUMANT SWAIN, DIPAK KUMAR DASH and MAMATA KHANDAYATRAY

The State of Odisha has progressed in all spheres in comparison to the past. The social and political development of Odisha is a model for other states. The international organizations and agencies praised the role of Odisha in facing natural disasters and management of natural crises. In this background, this work is an attempt to focus on different aspects of social and political development of Odisha. Several significant wide-ranging issues like women’s emancipation, good governance, sustainable development, COVID issue, welfare of tribes, panchayati raj system, rehabilitation is addressed in this book. We are sure that this volume containing the research articles of a group of contributors who have done excellent work in the different dimensions of social and political development of Odisha will meet the expectations of readers.

Prof Narottam Gaan (b.1955) Professor and former Head, Department of Political Science and Human Rights, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (Central University), Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India. He is an eminent and widely acclaimed scholar in Political Science and International Studies and having 42 years of teaching experiences. He has published more than 100 research papers in international and national peer reviewed journals of high repute and written 21 books. He was the recipient of Austrian Government Fellowship and  he has been adorned with Ambassador of Peace Award by Universal Peace Foundation, South Korea on 10th September 2014.

Dr. Sumant Kumar Swain (b.1977) is a Deputy Director of Eurasian Foundation and Executive Editor of Eurasian Report, New Delhi, India. He is a faculty at International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), New Delhi, India. Dr. Swain has awarded Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was a visiting scholar (2007, 2010) to Institute of Oriental Studies under Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia under Indo-Russian Cultural Exchange Program by Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, India. He has published one book, eight edited books and many research papers in different disciplines.

Dr. Dipak Kumar Dash (b.1979) is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Christ College (1944), Cuttack, Odisha. He has awarded Ph.D. from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha and completed M. Phil, PGJMC and MJMC.  He has membership in various associations related to academics like OPSA, Centre for Third Voice Studies and Journal of Research and Innovations in Social Sciences. He is in the Editorial Board of the journal Third Voice: Reality and Vision and Journal of Research and Innovations in Social Sciences. He is the author of seventeen textbooks, one reference book, one edited book and seven chapters in edited books.

Dr Mamata Khandayatray (b.1986) is working as Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Political Science, Paradip College, Paradip, Odisha. She has completed her M.A and M.Phil from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha. She did her PGJMC and MBA from IGNOU. She completed her Ph.D from Utkal University, BBSR, Odisha. She has membership in various associations related to academics. To her credit, she has contributed several research papers in journals and books of high acclaim.