Dr Dhirendra Kumar Sarangi formerly principal of J.K.B.K Govt. College, Cuttack received his M.Sc., M. Phil., and Ph. D degree from the Utkal University. In the capacity of Reader in Zoology, he has more than thirty-five years of teaching experience in Govt. colleges of Odisha. He is a regular contributor of popular science articles to the Govt. sponsored Bigyan Diganta, and Odia Dailies.