M.A. (1991) and M. Phil (1993) in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; Ph.D in Sociology (2025), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Thesis titled "Impoverishment Risk Mitigation in Involuntary Displacement- A Case Study of Tata Steel Kalinganagar Project."

UGC- Junior Research Fellowship (1991-1995). UGC- NET: January 1991.