PhD in Economics from Utkal University, 2016. Thesis Title: 'An Analysis of Business Strategy for Apparel Export Organisations in SMEs Sector: A Cluster Analysis Approach'

Postgraduate in Economics with Honours in statistics from Ravenshaw College in 1995

Graduation in Economics, Ravenshaw College, 1992

MBA-Marketing and GEMM course from NIFT, Delhi

Tarai, S., & Shailaja, K. (2020). Consumer perception towards sale of second-hand clothes in the localities of Odisha, States of India. J Text Eng Fash Technol.

Tarai, S. (2020). Entrepreneurial development in handloom sector through effective strategy formulation: an empirical study in Odisha, state of India. Journal of Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology, 6(4).

Tarai, S. K., & Shailaja, K. (2023). Integration of E-Commerce in Handloom Sector: Consumer Perspective in Odisha, India. Journal of Textile & Apparel Technology & Management (JTATM), 11(4), 1.

Tarai, S. K., & Soundarya, M. (2022). Study on the new business strategies for the Indian apparel industry post-covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology, 8(3), 64-69.

Tarai, S., Tripathy, A., & Nanda, T. K. (2020). Designing fashion merchandise: a roadmap to sustainable future. International Journal of Textile and Fashion Technology, 10(4), 27-40.

Tarai, S. (2020). Expressing Life in Textiles: A Study of Culture and Fashion in Odisha. Bhartiya Manyaprad, 83.

Tarai, S., Shailaja, K. and Soundarya, M. (2021). A study on the Supply Chain Management Strategies of Structured, Unstructured Apparel Companies and Handloom Sector during Covid-19 and Solutions. Journal of Textile & Apparel Technology & Management (JTATM), v. 12, p. 1.

Tarai, S. (2020). Export Competitiveness in South Asian Apparel Economies in POST-WTO Regime: A Study of Indian Perspective, JIGYASA, 13, issue III, 87-96.

Tarai, S. (2018). Challenges and Opportunity for Handloom Sector in Odisha- A Case Study of Nuapatna. Annals of Multi-Disciplinary Research, 8, Issue I, p. 904-908.

Tarai, S. and Sen, B. (2013). Challenges and Opportunities of Apparel Exports SME Cluster in Okhla- A Case Study. TRANS Asian Journal of Marketing & Management Research, 2, issue-9, p. 11-27.

Batra, D. K., and Tarai, S. (2005). Resurgence of the Indian Textile Industry: Post-WTO Prospects. Fashion & Beyond, A quarterly magazine of National Institute of Fashion Technology, April-June/July-Sept., Vol 3 & 4 Issue 4 & 1.

Tarai, S. and Sen, B. (2014). Perception of Apparel Exporters in Indian SME towards Export Growth: An Empirical Study, Published in Conference proceeding of International conference on Fashion, Retail & Management at Hyderabad (BSP publication), p. 9-11.

Tarai, S. (2020). Apparel Export & Business Strategy in India. Navyug Books International, Delhi.

Published a book titled Apparel Export Sector and Business Strategy in India in 2020.

one of the Editor in a case Handbook of Fashion, Retail and Management in 2017

Worked as a project assistant for the World Bank-funded project titled “Universalization of Upper Primary Education in India: An Analysis of School Facilities and Their Cost Implications” under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) N. V. Varghese and Prof. (Dr.) Arun Chandra Mehta at the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi (1998-1999).