Dr. Satya Prakash Dash is Head, Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Sambalpur University, Odisha. Earlier he had worked as a Fellow in Council for Social Development, New Delhi, and as Research Assistant in Odisha Legislative Assembly. He has visited China, Thailand and Sweden on different Fellowships. He has published research articles and two books and edited a book on Constitutional and Political Dynamics on the research articles of late Prof. Shreeram Chandra Dash, Former Professor, Utkal University, and Senior Advocate, Orissa High Court.