Somasundara Rao, Professor (Retd.), obtained an M.A. (History and Archaeology), M.A. (Hons.) and Ph.D. from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, and specialized in the ancient and medieval history of
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan was a trade union leader and the former general secretary of the Communist Party of India, one of the oldest political parties in India.