Girija Shankar Behera is born Bahanada village in Mayurbhanj district on 1st March, 1995. Due to financial issues, his father who is a farmer in occupation was not able to meet the expenses of the family.He underwent training in Fitter Immediately after the completion of his training in ITI he got recruited in Rourkela Steel Plant. During the 1year training period he received a stipend of Rs.6000/- per month. And a year later, his job was made permanent.