Matruprasad Mishra KIIT School of Humanities, KIIT University   B005 Krishna Towers NH 16 Nayapalli Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 India   1981044@kiit.ac.in     Biographical Sketch: A postgraduate in economics and diploma holder in management at present doing research in financial economics in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar after rendering service for 37 years in a nationalized bank in India.   Primary Research Focus: Bank Mergers and profitability.   JEL Areas: G1 : General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) G2 : Financial Institutions and Services: General