B.B. Kumar, former Principal, Science College, Kohima, was member, Executive Council, Academic Council, University Court, College Development Council, Examination Committee, School Board of Physical Sciences and other numerous committees of the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (India). He was founder secretary of Nagaland Bhasha Parishad and Thinkers Forum, Nagaland and Governing Body member of the Nagaland Peace Centre, a voluntary organization founded by Jai Prakash Narayan. Indian Council for Cultural Relations sponsored his lectures on cultural and linguistic links between India and Central Asia in the universities/institutes of Tashkent and Samarkand. He has written edited, co-edited and co-authored more than 120 books and number of articles and research papers. Presently He is editor of the quarterly journals Dialogue and Chintan-Shrijan.