FULL NAME: Dr Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
BORN: Deogarh
FAMILY: Not known

PRESENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar
TELEPHONE: 0674-2536793 (Office)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: MA, PhD
PROFESSION: Civil Servant (IAS)

OTHER PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DATA:

Appointed as the new State Sports Director by Government of Orissa on May 12, 2009.

He succeeded Narayan Prasad Das, who retired on January 31, 2009.

Before being appointed as the Director of Sports, Dr Pradhan was the Deputy Registrar of Puri Cooperative Society.