I am a Graduate in Commerce from Ravenshaw Colllege, Cuttack, M.B.A. from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar and LL.B. from Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack.

Presently I am practicing law specializing in taxation, constitutional and consumer matters in the Orissa High Court. I have submitted my Thesis for Ph.D. in Financial Management to the Utkal University . I am also a grduate in Hindustani Classical Music, and a Radio and T.V. artiste.