Dillip Kumar Das, a well-known journalist and a writer too. He has been editing an English news magazine and also an English news paper 'World Watch' since 17 years. Besides that, he has been editing Odia literary magazine 'Prativa Darpana', 'Kabi O Kabita', 'Katha O Kathakar'. He writes prose, poetry and articles both in English and Odia language. He is a founder secretary of 'Odisha Prativa Puja Sansad', a socio-cultural and literary organization established over 24 years ago. He has received many awards in the field of literature, journalism and social activities.