FULL NAME: Susanta Mohanty
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 August 1964
FAMILY: Father (), Mother (), Wife (Sabita Mohanty), Son (Soumyajeet Mohanty)
HOME ADDRESS: Cuttack, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Completed Graduation (BA) at Christ College, Cuttack in 1984. Earlier studied at Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack
PROFESSION: Journalist

WORKING EXPERIENCE AS JOURNALIST:
*     Started career as Cuttack district correspondent at Press Trust of India (PTI) in 1993.
*     After working for five years at PTI, joined The Samaja as sub-editor in 1998.
*     Discharged responsibility as Editor (Working) of The Samaja for two terms (2014-2017 and 2020-2022).
*     Before retiring as Editor (Working) of The Samaja on 15 August 2022, functioned as News Editor, Chief News Coordinator, Edition In-charge and Executive Editor.

OTHER ROLES PLAYED:
*     Jury member of the Biju Patnaik Sports Awards Committee, under the Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha from 2019 to 2022.
*     External member of the Board of Studies for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Ravenshaw University from 2021 to 2022.
*     Member of the syllabus and content generation for the Department of the Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur from 2016-17.
*     Member of the Anti-Ragging Committee of Ravenshaw University.
*     Had interest sports and covered international cricket matches and other sports events held in India.
*     Functioned as vice-presidnet of Odisha Sports Journalists Association.
*     After his retirement from The Samaja, Odisha Government appointed him as State Information Commissioner on 9 February 2023.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 14 March 2023