Prof. Sachidananda Mohanty was formerly Professor and Head, Department of English, University of Hyderabad, [an Institution of Eminence], Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Odisha and Governing Board Member of Auroville Foundation, administered by the, MHRD, Government of India. He was a Member of India’s Commission of Education to the UNESCO, and Senior Academic Associate at the American Studies Research Centre, [ASRC], Hyderabad.