KalingaInstitute of Social Sciences (KISS) is the world largest fully-free fully-residential institute for tribal children providing education from KG to PG, room and board, medical care, vocational and sports training to 70,000 indigenous children (30,000 students in KISS, Bhubaneswar, 20,000 Alumni and 20,000 students in various satellite centers) from 62 different tribal groups.Founded in 1992-93 by eminent educationist and social activist Prof. Achyuta Samanta, the institute has brought a silent revolution among tribal population to eradicate poverty through education. KISS has become the first exclusive tribal deemed to be university in the World, the status accorded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. It has been in special consultative status with ECOSOC since 2015 and works in close collaboration with the United Nations and its agencies and organs. KISS has produced more than 5000 athletes and sportspersons participating and winning in various national and international ev...