Born 23 rd September, 1960, Pradeep Kumar Panda has academic qualification of M.A (economics) and lives in the city of Cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha. He has been associated...view moreBorn 23 rd September, 1960, Pradeep Kumar Panda has academic qualification of M.A (economics) and lives in the city of Cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha. He has been associated as a writer-editor in the publishing of newspapers, periodicals and books and has written several essays to his credit. Besides, Mr Panda is a translator and grant writer. The short stories in this collection are his maiden published work of the type.view less