Hi ! I’m Sumitra Parhi AKA Mitra, born and brought up in a small coastal village of Bhadrak District, Odisha, India on 13th July 1985. I’m a full-time freelance Artist, Author and Researcher. For last 10 years I am doing research in the field of Alternative Education, Child Psychology, Literature as well as Traditional Art, Craft and Culture. As a result I write articles on practical experiences of alternative learning, alternative style of living, psychological dilemmas of children, parents, students, teachers and other groups of people in contemporary times as well as individual journey of people. I make YouTube videos on art, craft, food, culture, travel; take counselling sessions of people; do workshops on different issues with parents, teachers and students; prepares learning materials for children etc.

At the same time I give some time to make my own artworks and hand painted things; so that I can afford to continue doing all these works while being able to live a simple life.

These are the things what I love to do and what I feel most passionate about. So here in this website, I am trying to put all my creative things together to the greater world.