Founder

Prof. Achyuta Samanta

Senior Functionaries

Mr. Satya S. Tripathi

Chancellor, KISS DU.
Satya S. Tripathi is Secretary-General of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet.
A development economist, lawyer and changemaker with over 40 years of varied experience, Mr. Tripathi is the Chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences - the world's largest

Mr. Dwiti Vikramaditya

Vice President, International Relations. Trustee, KISS, KISS-DU and KISS Foundation, India, UK and USA.
Aditya has worked in the social & economic sectors for various UN agencies, corporate houses, global foundations and grassroots organisations within the areas of monitoring & evaluation, displacement issues, tribal education, life skill issues, programme management, networking, institutional building, fundraising

Dr. Prashanta Routray

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – KISS Foundation. Registrar – KISS DU.
Prashanta is a social development specialist, who holds a Master Degree and Ph. D. in Psychology, with a specialization in cognitive development of children. He currently serves as CEO at KISS Foundation and Registrar, KISS Deemed to be University, wherein

Dr. Kanhu Charan Mahali, IPS (Retd.)

Director General, KISS DU

Mr. Pramod Kumar Patra

Dy. Chief Executive Officer, KISS
Mr. Pramod holds Master Degrees in History, Odia & Sociology, in addition to professional degrees in B.Ed and Law.
His association with KISS is more than 2 decades. As one of the Core Team Members of KISS, he has developed a

Prof Deepak Kumar Behera

Vice Chancellor, KISS DU
Deepak Kumar Behera hails from Sambalpur district in Odisha and is an internationally acclaimed anthropologist. Presently, he is serving as the Vice Chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Deemed to be University. Prior to joining KISS-DU, he served

Mr. W. Easwar

Finance Officer, Head - Human Relations
Easwar is a Chartered Accountant with over 42 years of experience in both public and private sectors.

Mr. Basanta Kumar Behera

Development Officer
Basanta is a seasoned professional responsible for day-to-day monitoring and supervision of infrastructure development work along with general administration of KISS. He also monitors infrastructure and developmental work of various branches of KISS established or being established in different districts

Mr. Rudrakesh Jena

Deputy Director, Sports
Rudra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and NIS in Health and Fitness. He has been pivotal in identifying sports talent at KISS, training our students to perform nationally and internationally since 2006. Under his tutelage, KISS boys won
Academics
College

Dr Snigdharani Panda

Principal

Dr Yasobanta Das

Vice-Principal
School

Mr. Sushanta Kumar Swain

Dy. Director (Academic & Administration-School)

Mr. Rasmi Ranjan Nayak

Head Master (Secondary)-Cum-Warden(Boys Hostel)

Mr Sanjeeb Kisan

Asst. Headmaster-Cum-Admission In-Charge

Mrs. Pramila Bala Roy

Asst. Head Mistress-Cum-Chief Warden (Girls Hostel)

Ms. Nayanbala Ray

Asst. Head Mistress (Secondary)
Dean of Schools

Dr Snigdharani Panda

Dean & Chairperson, Council of Deans, School of Tribal Resource Management

Dr Manoj Ku. Behera

Dean, School of Tribal Heritage and Tribal Indology

Dr Rashmi Mohapatra

Dean, School of Comparative Indic Studies and Tribal Sciences

Dr Ratnakar Mohapatra

Dean, School of Tribal Culture, Philosophy & Eco-spiritualism

Dr Yasobanta Das

Dean, School of Indigenous Knowledge, Science & Technology

Dr Rasmita Tripathy

Dean, School of Comparative Tribal Languages & Literatures

Dr Pragyan Mohanty

Dean (I/C), School of Tribal Legal Studies and Tribal Rights
Admission and Examination

Dr. Preetinanda Roy

Dy. Director (Admission)

Mr Sanjeeb Kisan

Asst. Headmaster-Cum-Admission In-Charge

Dr Srinibas Panda

Controller of Examinations, KISS-DU
Administrative Functionaries

Mr. Ajaya Kumar Nanda

Asst. Professor & Dy. Finance Officer.

Er Suvendu Panda

Nodal Officer (KISS-DU Green)

Ms. Tripura Mishra

Associate Professor cum Chief Warden

Ms. Mamata Sishu Goswami

Asst.Director (Handicraft)

Mr. Dharmapada Mohapatra

General Manager Production (Chemical)

Mr. Rabin Kumar Khandayatray

Chief.Librarian

Dr. Ramesh Pattnaik

Medical Officer

Dr. Mirabai Das

Medical Officer

Dr. Sushree Sangita Mohanty

Deputy Director (MTB-MLE)
Sushree holds an M.Phil and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Hyderabad, India. Her interests focusing on the impact of both socio-cultural & economic changes on the various indigenous/tribal populations of Odisha / India. As Deputy Director at KISS,

Ms. Sanghamitra Ray

Deputy Director, Projects
Sanghamitra is Deputy Director, Projects, KISS. She holds a Master and M.Phil degrees in Education with a B.Ed in Special Education. She has also completed PG diploma in Educational Administration and Management. She has worked in the social development

Ms. Sadhana Mishra

Social Development Officer, State Coordinator, Nua Maa.
Sadhana is the Social Development Officer, State Coordinator for the new project "Nua Maa" in the Rayagada district. Sadhana belongs to transgender community and has nearly two decades of experience in the development sector, working on HIV/AIDS, gender equality, maternal
KISS DU
Chair Professor

Dr. Jugal Kishore Mishra

Chair Professor (Madhusudan Das Research Chair)

Dr Harischandra Sahoo

Chair Professor ( Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi Research Chair)

Dr. Bijayananda Singh

Chair Professor (Gopabandhu Das Research Chair)
Professor Emeritus

Siba Prasad Adhikary

Professor EmeritusÂ

Raghunath Panda

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Smarapriya MishraÂ

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Bijoy Kumar Satapathy

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Gopal Krishna Panda

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof N. Nagaraju

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Byomakesh Tripathy

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Ranjan Kumar Bal

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Jatindra Kumar Nayak

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Nirmal Chandra Dash

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof A.B. Ota

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof K.K. Misra

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Atanu Kumar Pati

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Asoka Kumar Das

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Aparajita Chowdhury

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Padmaja Mishra

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Swarnamayee Tripathy

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Sarat Chandra PanigrahiÂ

Professor EmeritusÂ

Prof Bana Bihari Mishra

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Prof Jagannath Lenka

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Prof Kanchan Acharya

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Prof Rajkishor Meher

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Professor of Practice

Smt Gurubari Sisa

Professor of Practice (Gadaba Dance-Dhemsa)

Smt Laxmi Sabar

Professor of Practice (Saura Painting- Idital and Traditional Healing)

Shri Pabitra Patra

Professor of Practice (Herbal Medicine)

Smt Sindhe Wadaka

Professor of Practice (Shawl Weaving-Kapadagandh)

Shri Laxman Sabar

Professor of Practice (Saura Painting-Idital)

Smt Sambari Sisha

Professor of Practice (Bonda Ethnic Costume)

Smt Dakhina Murmu

Professor of Practice (Santal Dance-Danta)

Shri Limbadhar Majhi

Professor of Practice (Kutia Kandha Music)

Shri Kanda Charan Naik

Professor of Practice (Ho Language-Warang Chiti)

Sardar Shri Hari Juang

Professor of Practice (Juang Dance-Changu)

Shri Masuram Gond

Professor of Practice (Gond Dance-Dandar / RelaRela)

Shri Kuda Naik

Professor of Practice (Bathudi Folk Narrative)

Shri Somme Toppo

Professor of Practice (Oraon Dance-Karma)

Shri Sobharam Padhan

Professor of Practice (Kisan Dance-Naadu Nalna)
Tribal Advisory Committee

Padmashree Dr. Damayanti Besra

Former Associate Professor, Baripada Govt. College, Mayurbhanj, Odisha

Professor S. N. Munda

VC, DSPMU, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Shri. Shyam Sundar Hansdah

Retd., IPS. Govt. of Odisha

Professor Johoni Xaxa

Professor in Political Sciences, Sambalpur University, JyotiVihar , Burla, Sambalpur

Professor Marry G. Bage

Professor in Sociology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

Dr. Jagannath Ambagudia

Dean, TISS, Guwahati Campus, Guwahati

Dr. Roshni Kujur

Associate Professor, Department of Pol. Sc., Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar , Burla, Sambalpur

Dr. Bhubaneswar Sabar

Assistant Professor in Anthropology, GM University, Sambalpur

Dr. Suresh Chandra Murmu

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Sambalpur University

Shri Niranjan Bisi

Social Worker, Bolangir

Smt Sumani Jhodia

Social Worker, Rayagada

Smt Akankhya Pradhan

Social Worker, Kandhamal

Ms. Sunita Muduli

Social Activist, Koraput

Mr. Nirakar Patra

Social Activist, Kalahandi

Mr. Akshaya Kumar Bhoi

Social Acitivist, Samabalpur

Mr. Kadey Soren

Dy. Director, KISS – Convener

Dr. Kanhu Charan Mahali, IPS (Retd.)

Director General, KISS DU
Centre for American Studies

Mr. Debendra Kumar Samal

Deputy Director - Research & Development. In-Charge, KISS District Offices
Debendra holds an M. Phil in Women’s Studies, an MBA in HR and IT and is currently pursuing a PhD in Sociology. Prior to joining KISS Foundation, Debendra gained over 6 years of work experience at UN agencies in collaboration

Mr. Suraj Roy

Deputy Director - Resource Mobilisation
Suraj brings diverse work experience from managing customers in Telecom sectors across US and UK, operating systems and networking to backend processing in the IT sphere. Follow this, he transitioned into client-based services and Diversity came along when he dabbled

Mr. Kadey Soren

Deputy Director (Academics)
Kadey is actively involved in initiatives involving the education of tribal children, primarily with issues including enrolment, mother tongue-based multilingual education and arresting drop-outs. He currently oversees the Employability Training Program funded by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), focusing on employability support

Ms. Nizni Hans

Deputy Director, Project & Research
Nizni is Deputy Director, Projects & Research at KISS. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai with a specialization in Urban & Rural Community Development. After completion of the course, she worked

Mr. Sabyasachi Rout

Sr. Project Manager, Life Skills Education. Project Officer, Mission UDAY
Sabyasachi holds a Master’s degree in psychology. He has over 22 years of experience on project management skills, particularly with respect to professional skills of Project Planning with Monitoring & Evaluation. . In the past, he has worked with different

Mr. Debendra Swain

Project Officer (Skill Development) – UNV
Debendra is a development professional with knowledge of project management, planning and capacity building in the areas of decentralized planning, livelihoods, Skill Development and Strengthening Community Resilience, etc. He has worked with community-based organizations, INGOs and UN Agencies. He supports

Mr. Apratim Tiwari

Dy. Director (RIS), KISS
Apratim is reviving and re-establishing the School of Leadership to mentor future leaders in the public and private sectors, primarily from the indigenous communities. Since joining KISS in 2019, he has strived to instil a competitive spirit in its students

Ms. Adiroopa Mukherjee

Project Officer, Social Media Manager
Adiroopa is a Project Officer and Social Media Manager at KISS. Her work primarily covers 2 areas - communications and sustainable development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Minnesota Morris, and a Double Master’s Degree