Odia girl Baisali Mohanty who brought laurel to the State winning the prestigious High Profile Achievement Award as best graduate student at Oxford University, England, has again done Odisha proud being appointed as United Nations Policy Officer. She took charge of her new assignment on July 1.
After her Master’s Degree in International Studies from the Oxford University in 2016, Baisali was selected to join the International Civil Service of United Nations. From early 2018, she has been serving as the OIM Officer in the UN Mission for the Rohingyas at Cox’s Bazar on Myanmar-Bangladesh border where over 10 lakh Rohingya refugees are being taken care of by the UN in world’s largest refugee camp.
Baisali is the daughter of eminent women activist and author Manasi Pradhan and former Chief Engineer Radha Binod Mohanty. She completed her schooling at Blessed Sacrament High School, Puri and KIIT International School, Bhubaneswar. She did her graduation at the prestigious Lady Shriram College, Delhi and Master’s Degree at the Oxford.
