Prabir Dalai teaches painting in the post graduation classes at Utkal University of Culture, a painter and teacher with his master degree in creative painting. Remaining active in the respective field for more than twenty years, he has participated in major state and national level art exhibitions, camps, and workshops. He is also a recipient of several prestigious awards, honors, scholarships, and fellowships from different government and non-governmental organizations. Now, he is staying at Bhubaneswar.