Studies, Social Work, in Bhubaneswar, and as chairman of Utkal University Board of Studies, Social Communication and Journalism. He also served as a member of the Jawaharlal Nehru University finance committee in New Delhi. Nayak has also held academic positions in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. He served as visiting fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, UK. In the US, Nayak served as visiting professor at the University of Georgia in Athens, Department of Anthropology, and as guest speaker at the University of Louisiana and Columbia University in New York. He was also a guest speaker at the South Asian Institute of Heidelberg University in Germany, and member of the World Council of Political Scientists at the International Political Science Association (IPSA) in Paris. Professional qualifications Between 1960 and 1962, Nayak earned a variety of professional diplomas and certificates from Orissa Administrative Service (OAS), Orissa Education Service (OES), Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Administration Service (IAS). Public office within the Government of India Nayak has held positions in many public offices over the years. From 1996 to 1997 he served as secretary of the Inter-State Council Secretariat in the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi. From 1994 to 1995 Nayak was secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development within the Department of Rural Employment and Poverty Alleviation, prior to which he served as managing director of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development from 1993 to 1994. This office came under the Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) within the Ministry of Welfare. During the 1980s Nayak held a variety of roles with the Government of Orissa in Bhubaneswar. As special secretary to the Government Administration Department, he was charged with dealing with capital administration, parliamentary affairs, personnel and training, as well as administrative reforms, vigilance and all India and Orissa civil services. Prior to that he served as secretary to the governor of Orissa, His excellency Professor Saiyid Nurul Hasan, and as chairman of Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Controversies In October 2007, the Kandhamal district Kui Samaj Coordination Committee demanded his resignation. The rationale for the demand was Nayak's support for classifying Panas as Kui tribals, a move that the KSCC opposed. In October 2008, Nayak was accused by local Hindu groups, including the chapters of the BJP and VHP, of being behind the murder