Chittaranjan Subudhi is working as an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu (by an Act of Parliament) Thiruvarur, India. He has Bachelor Degree in Commerce and Master Degree in Social Work from the Utkal University of Odisha, India. He is also pursuing Ph.D. in Mental Health from Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. He has conducted research in various areas like Health and Mental Health, Medical Anthropology, Family and Child Welfare, Disability studies, and Tribal Health issues. He teaches Psychiatric Social Work, Working with Individuals and Communities, Qualitative Research, ICTs in Social Development and Health System Management. He has written many articles including conference papers and published in national and international reputed peer-reviewed journals. He has extensive professional experiences in university teaching; research consultancy; extensive fieldwork supervision, mentoring postgraduate students; conducted various soft skill training and professional development programmes; organised various national, international conference. He is also associated with various National and International organizations and associations.