Dr. Santosh Kumar Mohapatra

Associate Editor -JSDC

Leading Bilingual Columnist, Economist and Social Thinker based in Odisha

Profile Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/santoshkumar.mohapatra.182

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SantoshKuMohapa

Hans India: https://www.thehansindia.com/dr-santosh-kumar-mohapatra

Orissa Post: https://www.orissapost.com/tag/santosh-kumar-mohapatra/

For Correspondence:

Email: skmohapatra67@gmail.com

Mobile No.: 9437208762

Educational Details:

PhD: Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

Topic: Savings Behaviour of Salaried Individuals

PG: Department of Economics, Ravenshaw College (now Ravenshaw University), Cuttack

Professional Experiences:

1) In the last 21 years he has written consistently more than 1500 articles in both Odia and English including Orissa Post, Sambad English, Hans India, HT Syndication, Association for Democratic Reforms, and various journals and magazines and books

2) In 2022 alone he has written more than 100 articles

3) A prolific writer in both mainstream and social media

4) Some of his articles have been reproduced in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi papers too

5) The only columnist to be invited by the Finance Ministry of the Government of Odisha for pre-budget consultations

6) A frequent guest speaker on TV channel discussions on various economic, political and social issues and also to educational institutions

Additional Information:

1) Interest Areas: Political Economy, Socio-economics, Public Economics, Pure Economics, and other social and political issues involving women and children, relating to Odisha or at national and international levels

2) Awarded Best Columnist of the Year 2017 by the Odisha Media Award

3) Awarded International Educational Icon Award 2019 for his contribution to disseminating knowledge to society, the education community through his writings and making economics simpler for common people to understand and for his suggestions about how to make classroom teaching interesting

4) Awarded Krupajal Sanman 2019 by Krupajal Group of Institutions