Education
Patra had passed M.Sc (Zoology) and The Master of Philosophy from Utkal University. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology from Berhampur University in 1975 on a topic entitled "Ecology of the Earthworm".
Patra had passed M.Sc (Zoology) and The Master of Philosophy from Utkal University. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology from Berhampur University in 1975 on a topic entitled "Ecology of the Earthworm".
He was head of the Department of Zoology at Ravenshaw University (formerly Ravenshaw College). He started his teaching career as a lecturer in Zoology at Shri Krushna Chandra Gajapati College, Paralakhemundi and after a long stint at various government colleges, he retired from Ravenshaw University in 2001.
He was a valuable member of the Zoological Society of Odisha State.
