Born in the state of Odisha Dillip Kumar Dash went to Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and graduated from SCB Medical College, Cuttack. He† completed his post graduation in psychological medicine at TN Medical College, Mumbai in 1994. He then shifted to Delhi, where he worked for four years. Since 2001,†††† Dr. Dash has been a practicing psychiatrist with the Apollo Hospitals group. He is currently posted at Apollo Hospital Bilaspur (CG).

Dr. Dash has earlier authored five books. One of his books titled Talking to Self, published by Penguin Random House (Partridge India) received a positive review from the famous book reviewer The Kirkus Reviews, Texas. His other books are Inner Path (English), Anrar Path (Hindi) and Antar Alap (Hindi). His books are heart-touching, meditative and unequivocal descriptions of life, garnished with a touch of Sufism.

His other prominent books are ñ Examination, Stress and itís management, ëLOVEí the Awakened ëSoulí.