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= Dr. Bimalendu Mohanty = Dr. Bimalendu Mohanty (born on 14 July 1937) is a well-known academician, civil servant, historian, writer, columnist, Major (NCC under the Ministry of Defence), and social activist with a career spanning over six decades. He is the former Vice Chancellor of the Utkal University of Culture, India's first-ever Culture University.

He is regarded as an authority on Buddhism and has written several books on Buddhist history, arts, and architecture both in English and Odia language. He has edited a pioneering research book on GURU PADMASAMBHABA, who is regarded as the second Buddha in the entire Himalayan mainland and the founder of Lamaism. He has written highly critically appreciated books on Buddhism, like Glimpses of Buddhist Legacy, Buddhist Heritage of Odisha from Kalinga to Sri Lanka, Dhauli: Past & Present, Buddhist Arts & Artefacts in Odisha, etc. He has written 20 books of relevance in Odia and 10 books in the English language in total. He was aptly awarded the 2nd Global Buddhist Literature Award at the International Buddhist Conference, at Bodh Gaya, in February 2019 and was felicitated for his contribution to the Buddhist World.