Smita Nayak
Reader & HEAD
political science
Utkal University
India
Biography
Teaching- 23 years. Lecturer, Pattamundei College, Pattamundei, from 7th May, 1990- August 5th-1990. Lecturer, S.D. Women’s College, Rajgangpur, 8th August, 1990-January 8th, 1992. Lecturer, Utkal University, 11th January, 1992- 31December, 1999. Lecturer, Utkal University, 31 December, 1999- 31st December 2004. Reader, Utkal University, 31 December, 2004 to present Research: ICCSR-Major Research Project (2015-2016), title ‘Poverty and Deprivation Tribal Women of Odisha: A Case Study of Rayagada District’.
Research Interest
Governance, Rural and Urban Development, Poverty and Food Security, Tribal Studies, Gender Studies
