Anil Dey

An engineer by profession, Anil Dey undertakes studies on temples in Odisha. His work is his passion, and he has spent over 60 years thusly engaged. This book is the culmination of his long and arduous research. An avid traveler through the Himalayas, he has to his credit five travelogues, and a number of short stories and articles. He has also authored a book on Konark in the Odia language. Of late, Mr Dey has been involved in promoting the Kalinga Heritage Preservation Trust (KHPT), with the...See more

An engineer by profession, Anil Dey undertakes studies on temples in Odisha. His work is his passion, and he has spent over 60 years thusly engaged. This book is the culmination of his long and arduous research. An avid traveler through the Himalayas, he has to his credit five travelogues, and a number of short stories and articles. He has also authored a book on Konark in the Odia language. Of late, Mr Dey has been involved in promoting the Kalinga Heritage Preservation Trust (KHPT), with the aim of constructing a Global Sun Temple in Konark. G.C. Mitra is a Memeber of the Institute of Structural Engineering (UK) and holds a doctorate from IIT, the Indian Institute of Technology. His previous position was as Engineer-in-Chief, with the government of Odisha. He has also worked as Professor-in-Charge at IIT Kharagpur, Bhubaneswar Campus, and as Vice President of the Indian Road Congress. He has been awarded the Padmashree by His Excellency the President of India. See less