Dr. Barada Prasanna Mohapatra is presently working as an Assistant Professor at ASBM University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He has more than a decade of rich experience in teaching and research. He has worked in industry for two years. His research work on " Measuring Effectiveness of Public Distribution System in Odisha" has earned him Ph. D degree from Sambalpur University. Dr. Mohapatra has to his credit more than a half dozen research publication in national and international journals. His areas of interest incudes Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Management and Corporate Accounting.