Rajesh Kumar Gautam passed M.Sc. in Anthropology with specialization in Physical Anthropology and M. A. in English from Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He obtained Ph.D. degree from University of Delhi. He is the recipient of Raman Fellowship for pursuing post-doctoral research in Montclair State University, NJ, USA. Currently Prof. Gautam is attached to the Department of Anthropology at Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.