Dr. Anil Kumar Rai is currently Professor in Mass Media – Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha (Maharashtra) since 07th July 2009 to till date. He holds Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Berhampur University, Berhampur, Orissa. He has been Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, District – East Champaran, Bihar since 29th October 2018 to 17th December 2019. He has also been Vice-Chancellor (I/c) - Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, District –East Champaran, Bihar since 15th November 2018 (A/N) to 13th April 2019 (F/N). He has attended several positions at different institutions. He has attended Leadership for Academicians Program (LEAP) of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi organized by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (India) from 23rd September 2019 to 6th October 2019; and Singapore from 8th October 2019 to 12th October 2019. He has received several honour/ awards. He has authored and published several books and research papers in national and international publications.