Dr. Ajaya Kumar Penthoi, Ph.D. in Education from Utkal University, Odisha in 2006, has been carrying his teaching profession for the last twenty-one years. Dr. Penthoi is presently associated with Eastern Dooars B.Ed. Training College, affiliated to West Bengal University of Teacher Training, Education Planning and Administration, Kolkata as an Associate Professor in Education. He has to his credit many research papers and articles published in national and international journals. His areas of interest include Adult and Non-Formal Education, Population Education and Special Education.