Dipak Kumar Adak passed M.Sc. in Anthropology with specialization in Physical Anthropology from Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He obtained Ph.D. degree from University of Gauhati and M.P.S. degree from International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. Presently he is attached to the Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata as an Assistant Anthropologist (Physical).