Sanghamitra Parida is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Ravenshaw University. Before joining here, she was working as an Assistant Professor at SBR Government Women’s College, Berhampur, Odisha. She has done her Master in Political Science from Utkal University. She has completed her MPhil and PhD in the Centre for Russia and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her PhD work was on the study of civil society in the context of Kazakhstan. She has received University gold medal for securing the first rank in M.A. (Political Science) from Utkal University, Odisha. She has five years of teaching experience.