Advocate, Trade Unionist, Social Worker, Educationist and Cultivator
Positions Held: 1982 onwards Chairman, Orissa Pradesh Congress (I) Labour Cell 1985-87 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Orissa Legislative Assembly 1985-90 Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly Government Deputy Chief Whip, Orissa Legislative Assembly 1986 onwards President, I.N.T.U.C., Orissa Branch 1993 onwards National Vice-President, Indian National Metal Workers Federation National Vice-President, I.N.T.U.C. July 1998 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1998 onwards Convener, Congress Party in Parliament, Orissa State 1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forest 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Labour