Manoj Kumar Jena is a Professor of Sociology and Chairperson at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He is the International Global Studies Programme Coordinator at JNU. His writings have appeared in various national and international peer-reviewed journals. His recent publications include Sociology of Covid-19 Pandemic in India: Education, Digital Divide, Work and Wellbeing (ed.), (2022) and Ways of Being Indian: Essays on Religion, Gender and Culture (ed.), (2024).