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Prof K.

Purushotham
Department of English
KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY, Warangal, India
Contact Numbers: 0870-2542038 Mobile: 083414 40035 kpku61@gmail. com
PRESENT POSITION
Professor and Chairman, BOS
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
22 years
FORMAL EDUCATION

Ph. D. Osmania University, Hyderabad
M. Phil. Osmania University, Hyderabad
P.G.D.T.E. EFL University, Hyderabad
M. A. Osmania University, Hyderabad
B. A. Kakatiya University, Warangal
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Inclusive Pedagogy, Anti-caste Writing, Translations
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
1. English for Fluency. Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 2013. ISBN: 978 81 250 5224 1.
2. Black Lilies: Telugu Dalit Poetry, Ed. and Trans. New Delhi: Critical Quest, 2013. ISBN: 978 81 89524
91 3.
3. Oxford India Anthology of Telugu Dalit Writing, co-ed. (in Press).
4. Immigrant Experience in Daniel Fuchs Fiction, Hyderabad: New Vision Publications, 2008.
5. English Literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare, Ed. Warangal: SDLCE, 2007.

6. Objective English Literature, Bareilly: Prakash Book Depot, 1996. ISBN 978-81-7977-398-7.
7. Anthara: Introspection, Ed. and Trans. (Poetry of Raamaa Chandramouli). Karimnagar: Sopathi
Publications, 2013. ISBN: 978 81 922056 9 4.
GUEST EDITOR/EDITOR
1. Guest Editor, Special Issue on Dalit Aesthetics: Alternative Literary Strategies, Creative Forum, Vol.
26 No. 1 (Jan-Jun 2013).
2. Consultant Editor, Special Issue on Indian Dalit Literature, Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, Vol.
9 No. 1&2 (Jan-Dec 2009).
3. Guest Editor, Special Issue on Telugu Literature, Revaluations, Vol. 2 No. 2 (Autumn 1996).
4. Associate Editor, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies, Vol. 26 (2007-08). ISSN 0971-8877.
5. Associate Editor, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies, Vol. 27 (2009). ISSN 0971-8877.
6. Member, Advisory Board, Literary Vibes. Vol. II: No. 1 (Jan 2013). ISSN: 2320-6896.
PAPERS/CHAPTERS/SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS
1. Telugu Reserch in English: A Bibliographic Survey. Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 32
(2013): 64-74. ISSN 0971-8877.
2. Speakerly Text: Caste, Language and Dalit Writing. Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 32
(2013): 64-74. ISSN 0971-8877. Reprinted in Creative Forum, Vol. 26 No. 1 (Jan-Jun 2013).
3. Introduction. Black Lilies: Telugu Dalit Poetry. Ed. K. Purushotham. New Delhi: New Delhi, 2013.
ISBN: 978-81-89524-91-3: 1-7.
4. Telangana, Land, Dalits: A Literary Perspective, in Ed. Akut, The Idea of Telangana, Warangal:
Akut, 2013.
5. Telugu Dalit Short Fiction: Shift from Elite to Mud-House Narrative, Contemporary Issues in
Language and Literature. Vol. 2: No 3 (2012): 59 to 72. ISSN No 2249-9792, a peer reviewed journal.
Reprinted in D. Pulla Rao, Ed. Empowering Marginalised Categories in India: Problems and
Prospects. New Delhi: Serials Publications, 2012.
6. The Problematic of Telugu Dalit Writing, Voice of Dalit. Vol. 5: No 2 (July-Dec 2012): 163-71. ISSN
No. 0974-3545; e-ISSN No. 0976-3929, a peer reviewed journal.
7. "Love, Betrayal, Deceit: Deshpandes In the Country of Deceit, SVU Journal of English Studies. Vol.
11 (June 2012): 9-13. ISSN 2230-7923.
8. "Foreword, in Dalits and Social Marginalisation, ed. J. Bheemaiah. Jaipur: Avishkar Publishers,
2012: i-viii.
9. Our Exit from the left was the Beginning of Dalit Literature, an interview reprinted in Ed. J.
Bheemaiah, Dalits and Social Marginalisation. Jaipur: Avishkar Publishers, 2012: rpt. 201-212.
10. Centering the Margins: Vemula Yellaiahs Kakka, in J. Bheemaiah. Ed. Dalits and Social
Marginalisation. Jaipur: Avishkar Publishers, 2012: 1-9.
11. The Rise of Telugu Novel: A Dalit Critique, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 31 (2012): 64-
74. ISSN 0971-8877.
12. C.P. Brown and Telugu Renaissance, Triveni. Vol. 81 No. 1 (Jan-Mar 2012): 12-14.
13. Prosifying Poesy: A Dalit Critique of Modernisation of Telugu, South India Journal of Social
Sciences. Vol. IX No. 2 (December 2011): 40-48. ISSN 0972 8945, a peer reviewed journal.
14. Movement Literature in Telugu: A Dalit Critique, in B. Krishnaiah, Ed. Dalit Movements and
Literature. New Delhi: Prestige, 2011: 123-37. ISBN 978-81-922089-6-1.
15. Social Movements and Identity Formation: A Study in Historical Outline, in B. Krishnaiah, Ed. Dalit
Movements and Literature. New Delhi: Prestige, 2011: 58-66. ISBN 978-81-922089-6-1.
16. Gendering Caste: Emergence of Dalit Feminism, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 30
(2011): 43-48. ISSN 0971-8877.
17. Two Sari-Ends in Two Telugu Poems: An Anti-Generic Critique of Feminism, Kakatiya Journal of
English Studies. Vol. 30 (2011): 114-23. ISSN 0971-8877.
18. Insurgency as History in Rushdies Shalimar the Clown, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 29
(2010): 83-86. ISSN 0971-8877.
19. Evolution of Telugu Dalit Writing, Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. ZLV No. 22 (May 29, 2010):
55-63.
20. Writing the Self in Telugu Dalit Literature, Journal of Literature and Aesthetics. Vol. 9 No. 1&2 (Jan-
Dec 2009): 277-88.
21. Telugu Dalit Poetry: An Overview, Triveni. Vol. 78 No. 2 (April-June, 2009): 53-56.
22. Kalyana Raos Untouchable Spring: A Conformist Dalit Novel, in Ed. D. Murali Manohar, Dalits
and Religion. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers, 2009, rpt: 111-20. ISBN 978-81-269-1267-4.
23. Our Exit from the left was the Beginning of Dalit Literature, Journal of Literature and Aesthetics.
Vol. 9 Nos. 1&2 (Jan-Dec 2009): 337-45, an interview.
24. Social Justice and Empowerment through English Education, in Ed. Ghanta Chakrapani, Education
and Social Empowerment in India. New Delhi: Milind Books, 2008: 277-82.
25. Creolisation as Social Empowerment: Towards a Postcolonial Pedagogy, Kakatiya Journal of
English Studies. Vol. 28 (2008-09): 25-32. ISSN 0971-8877.
26. Black Masks and Red Writing: A Reading of Kalyana Raos Untouchable Spring, Kakatiya Journal
of English Studies. Vol. 27 (2007-08): 63-71. ISSN 0971-8877.
27. Sociology of Literature: Defiance in Telugu Dalit Writings, Sociologist. Vol. 1 No. 2 (2007): 406-
14.
28. Telugu Dalit Poetry: an Overview, www.museindia.com, issue 16 (2007).
29. Phonological Features of the Influence of Telugu on English Sounds, ELTA Journal. Vol.2 No. 2
(2004): 23-28.
30. Learning to Use and Using to Learn: A Two-Way Approach to Communicative Skills, Teaching
Communication Skills: Proceedings of an UGC Sponsored Seminar held at Government Degree
College, Jammikunta, Karimnagar (2004): 28-30.
31. The Great Depression and American Literature, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 24
(2004): 27-31. ISSN 0971-8877.
32. Tamburlaine in 1935: Aspirations and Reality in Homage to Blenholt, Kakatiya Journal of English
Studies. Vol.23 (2003): 131-40. ISSN 0971-8877.
33. First World Within the Third World: The Universalist Fallacy in Criticism, in Ed. P. Mallikarjuna
Rao et al. Postcolonial Theory and Literature. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers (2003), rpt: 44-53. ISBN
81-69-0230-2.
34. Ambivalence in Summer in Williamsburg, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 22 (2002): 22-
27. ISSN 0971-8877.
35. Resisting Assimilation: A Reading of Daniel Fuchs Summer in Williamsburg, Kakatiya Journal of
English Studies. Vol. 21 (2001): 177-83. ISSN 0971-8877.
36. Shifting Centeredness from Teacher to Learner Through Self Instructional Material IN Ed. Satish
Rastogi in Educational Technology for Distance Education. New Delhi: Rawat Publications (2000).
37. Jewish Assimilation in Daniel Fuchs Summer in Williamsburg (co-authored with M. Naveen),
Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol.19 (1999): 138-43. ISSN 0971-8877.
38. Rushdies Image of Bharatiya Nari in Midnights Children, rpt. in Ed. P. Mallikarjuna Rao and M.
Rajeshwar, Indian Fiction in English. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers (1999).
39. Six Hundred-and-Thirty-Five-Day-Long-Midnight: Rushdies Representation of Indira Gandhis
Emergency, rpt. in Ed. R.A. Singh and V.L.V.N. Narendra Kumar, Critical Studies on Indian Fiction in
English. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers (1999), rept: 64-75.
40. First World Within the Third World: The Universalist Fallacy in Criticism, Kakatiya Journal of
English Studies. Vol.18 (1998): 25-33. ISSN 0971-8877.
41. Translating Anti-Hegemonic Writings, a review article in Kakatiya Journal of English Studies.
Vol.18 (1998). ISSN 0971-8877.
42. Six Hundred-and-Thirty-Five-Day-Long-Midnight: Rushdies Representation of Indira Gandhis
Emergency, Revaluations. Vol. 3 No.1 (1997): 25-38.
43. The Case for Nativism in Literary Criticism, New Quest. Vol. 116 (1996) 126-28.
44. Metaphor as a Stylistic Discourse in Rushdie: Inadequacies in Decoding, Revaluations. Vol. 1 No. 3
(1995) 80-85.
45. ESL Materials: Syntactic Dislocations and Implications for Pedagogy, Kakatiya Journal of English
Studies. Vol. xiv (1994): 91-96. ISSN 0971-8877.
46. Rushdies Image of Bharatiya Nari in Midnights Children, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol.
xiii (1993): 90-103. ISSN 0971-8877.
TRANSLATIONS
SHORT STORIES
1. G. Kalyana Rao, "Untouchable Spring. English for Fluency. Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 2013:
79-80. ISBN: 978 81 250 5224 1.
2. Raama Chandra Mouli, Lament of the Land, Ed. C.L.L. Jayaprada and P. Jayalaxmi, Beauty of
Grotesque. Bengaluru: Prism Books, 2013: 33-45. ISBN: 81-7286-766-2.
3. Gumpula Venkateswarlu, Byagarollu, Oxford India Anthology of Telugu Dalit Writing. New
Delhi: OUP India, forthcoming.
4. Kannaram Jhansi, Revenge with Marbles, Oxford India Anthology of Telugu Dalit Writing. New
Delhi: OUP India, forthcoming.
5. Vemula Yellaiah, She Fastened her Chastity with a Hearty Hope, Journal of Literature and
Aesthetics, Special Issue on Indian Dalit Literature, Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 2 (Jan-Dec, 2009): 293-99.
6. M.M. Vinodini, Black Ink, Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, Special Issue on Indian Dalit
Literature. Vol. 9 Nos. 1 & 2 (Jan-Dec, 2009): 315-20.
7. Chilukuri Devaputra, Gurudakshina, (Teachers Fees), Journal of Literature and Aesthetics,
Special Issue on Indian Dalit Literature. Vol. 9 Nos. 1 & 2 (Jan-Dec, 2009): 321-25.
8. Raama Chandra Mouli, The Disease, Triveni. Vol. 77 No. 3 (July-Sep, 2008). Reprinted in
Beauty of Grotesque. Bengaluru: Prism Books, 2013: 81-92. ISBN: 81-7286-766-2.
9. P.V. Narasimha Rao, Golla Ramavva The Quest. Vol. 22 No. 1 (June 2008): 20-34.
10. Madduri Nageshbabu, Mosquito Net, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. Vol. 19 (1999): 40-
44. ISSN 0971-8877.
11. Volga, A Political Story, in Triveni. Vol. 65 No. 1 (Jan-March, 1996).
POETRY
A list of 36 Telugu poems of Raama Chandra Mouli, translated and published in English anthologies:
When You Have Departed
Reminiscences of a Father
The Same Soil
The Addictive Agriculture
When You Penned me a Letter
The Slumber
Your Own Feet
The Enlivening Memories
An Attack on Her
A Lion is Asleep
Where are thesein this Country?
A Hearty Language
The Daydream of a Maid Servant
The World Bank
A Piece of Paper in the Whirlwind
The Discreet War
The Augmenting Progeny
A Flood of Memories
Behind the Closed Doors
Existence
The Flute is Unseen, but Tunes Heard
The Question
An Indian on the Platform
The Inseparable Bond
He is in a Train that is within Himself
The Empty Man
An Inspiration to Reach the Goal
A Red Signal in the Rain
Something is Lost Somewhere
The Trodden Pathway
An Empty Boat on the Bank
An Ocean in the Bedroom

A list of 58 Telugu dalit poems translated and posted in www.museindia.com Issue 16 (2007):
The Flag Kids Craving
The Turn Throw Open the Door
Colourless Apologies
The Black Lily The Index Finger
Motherly A Corpse that Awoke
I will Conquer the World The Humans
I was Murdered Come and Rape us If You Can
History in Progress Come Lets Bathe
Hey Lord, Descend as a Dalit Strange Shit
What if You have so many Dalit Dharma
A Dalit Song The Rug
The Elephant Apple Its me who Lost Everything
Untouchable Verse Public Proclamation
Our Hut Away from me
To Hang the Execution Beware of Maoism
They My Hereditary Rights
The Burning Huts A Dalit Manifesto
Panchama Veda A Dalit Love Letter
Awareness of an Era Rainbow in a Rice-bowl
A Bare Hut Weapons
Destitutes we are A Fly in the Cog
Womanhood Shambhukas Era
Sobbing Khairlanji The Curse of a Heavenly Voice
Footprints The Mole
Muddy Hands The Unfertilised Ovum
The Mould Begaronni
What was my Caste? Come into the Verse as a Pioneer
A feathered Crown Those that Dont Accompany us
Unabashed Sharpness
I am Within You
PRODUCTION OF COURSE MATERIAL
COORDINATED MATERIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING COURSES
English Literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Literature
Nineteenth Century Literature
Twentieth Century Literature
English Phonetics
Literary Criticism
Indian Writing in English
Regional Literatures in Translation
Methods and Approaches to Language Teaching
Classroom Applications
General English Paper I (Under-Graduation)
General English Paper II (Under-Graduation)
COURSE MATERIAL EDITED
English Literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare, Warangal: SDLCE, 2007.
COURSE MATERIAL AUTHORED
Authored 63 lessons in SIM mode on English literature, Indian Writing in English, literary criticism, ELT,
spoken English and communication skills for the School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education
(SDLCE), K.U. on the following topics:
Longinus On the Sublime
Geoffrey Chaucers Prologue to Canterbury Tales
Edmund Spensers The Fairy Queen
William Shakespeares Hamlet, Twelfth Night I, Henry IV Part I
T.S. Eliots The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Journey of the Magi, The Waste Land
W.B. Yeats Poetry
Virginia Woolfs Mrs Dalloway
Salmon Rushdies Midnights Children
Shashi Deshpandes That Long Silence
Teaching of Poetry
Teaching of Reading Skills
Teaching of Writing Skills
Management of Large Classes
Teaching Mixed Groups
English Language Teaching: Terms and History
History of E L T
Theories of Language Learning: Behaviorist Theory, Cognitive Theory, Practical Application
Grammar Translation Method
Direct Method
Pronunciation I: Letters, Sounds and Symbols (UG)
Phonetic Transcription (UG)
Historical Survey, Methods and Approaches (for PT Univ.)
INVITED LECTURES, CHAIR, SEMINARS
INVITED LECTURES, CHAIR
1. Chaired Valedictory Session, Contesting Tribal Subalternity: Social and Economic Challenges in
India. Orgsnised by Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad, July 29-30, 2013.
2. Chaired Technical session III in National seminar on Bhakti Literature and Social Reform
organised by Department of English, Kakatiya University, Warangal under SAP-DRS-1 during 20-21
march 2013.
3. Plenary talk on Sub-National Realism: Dalit Autobiography as a Challenge to Hegemony in the
International Conference on Negotiating Margins: African, American and Dalit Writings, organised
by Osmnia University Centre for International Programmes (OUCIP), Osmnia University,
HyderabadDec 18, 2012.
4. Plenary talk on Reverse Influences: The Poetics of Little Literatures in the National Seminar on
Comparative Aesthetics in Bhasha Literatures, organised by the Centre for Comparative
Literature, University of HyderabadNov 9-10, 2012.
5. Chaired a session on Arts and Literature in Telangana in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar
on History, Region and Identity: A Study of Telangana, organised by the Department of History,
Osmania University, HyderabadMay 28-29, 2012.
6. Delivered a lecture on Multiculturalism and Literary Criticism in a Refresher Course on American
Civilization organised by OU Centre for International Programmes, Osmania University,
Hyderabad.
7. Delivered a Keynote Address on Workshop on Communicative Skills in Present Scenario of
Education, organised by the Department of English, Satavahana University, KarimnagarNov.
24, 2011.
8. Chaired a session on Marathi Autobiography, at the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on
Contextualising Marathi Dalit Lived Lives, organised by the Centre for Comparative Literature,
University of HyderabadFeb 17-18, 2011.
9. Delivered a lecture on English through Core Subjects, at a workshop on Ability of English
Language: Converting Potential to Performance organised by Vagdevi Engineering College,
Bollikunta, Warangal.
10. Chaired a session on Margins and Media in a National Seminar on Theorising the Margins and
the Other, organised by the Centre for Comparative Literature, University of HyderabadFeb
17-19, 2010.
11. Delivered a lecture on Teaching Employability Skills, at an Orientation Course organised by
Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Warangal.
12. Delivered a lecture on Translating Indian Culture in a Refresher Course in Comparative
Literature organised by the Center for Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, University of
HyderabadJan 16, 2008.
13. Conducted an interactive session on Communication Skills in a Workshop on Techniques of
Communication organised by Andhra Pradesh Residential Educational Institutions (APRIES)Dec
29-30, 2008.
14. Chaired a session on Religion and Identity at a U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on Personal
Narratives of Dalits and their Religion(s), organised by the Department of English, University
of Hyderabad, HyderabadOct 16-18, 2007.
15. Delivered a lecture on Non-Canonical Literatures at a Refresher Course on New Literatures
organised by the Department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
International Seminars
1. Diversity in Language: Dynamics of Change in English, at the U.G.C. sponsored
international seminar on Diversity in New Literatures, organised by the Department of
English, Kakatiya University, WarangalDec 16-18, 2010.
2. Indigenising Literary Criticism: The SAARC Context, in a Conference on English
Literature of the SAARC Countries organised by the Department of English, Banaras
Hindu University, VaransiFeb 23-25, 1998.
3. Grammar without Grammar, in Second International Seminar-cum-Workshop on
English Grammar organised by the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages,
HyderabadJune 29-July 5, 1998.
4. Situational Grammar, in First International Seminar-cum-Workshop on English
Grammar organised by the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages,
HyderabadAug 4-5, 1997.
5. Screening the Novel: Khushwant Singhs Train to Pakistan, at a U.G.C. sponsored
International Seminar on Indian Literatures and Films, organised by the Department of
English, Kakatiya University, WarangalSept 24-26, 1992.
National Seminars
6. Mapping the Land Question in Telangana Dalit Writing, at a U.G.C. sponsored National
Seminar on History, Region and Identity: A Study of Telangana, organised by the
Department of History, Osmania University, HyderabadMay 28-29, 2012.
7. Subsumed Little Cultures at a U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on Multi-Culturalism
in Indian Literatures, organised by the Department of English, Kakatiya University,
WarangalOct 5-6, 2012.
8. Return of Ambedkar: Emergence of Identity Writing, at a U.G.C. sponsored National
Seminar on Socio-Political Philosophy of Dr B.R. Ambedkar organised by Dr B.R.
Ambedkar Study Centre, Kakatiya University, WarangalNov 4-5, 2011.
9. Fiction Versus Fact: A Reading of Sharankumar Limbales Hindu, at a U.G.C. sponsored
National Seminar on Contextualising Marathi Dalit Lived Lives, organised by the Centre
for Comparative Literature, University of HyderabadFeb 17-18, 2011.
10. Emergence of Dalit Feminism at a U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on Gendering
Indian Narratives, organised by the Department of English, Kakatiya University,
WarangalMar 22-23, 2010.
11. Movement Literature in Telugu: A Dalit Critique at a U.G.C. sponsored National
Seminar on Dalit Movements and Literature in Post-Ambedkar Era: Emerging issues
and Challenges, organised by Dr B.R. Ambedkar Study Centre, Kakatiya University,
WarangalOct 5-6, 2010.
12. Does Shit Smell when Written?: Scatological Narration as Dalitisation, at a U.G.C.
sponsored National Seminar on Theorising the Margins and the Other, organised by the
Centre for Comparative Literature, University of HyderabadFeb 17-19, 2010.
13. Yes! They too Wrote a Story Together at a Sahitya Akademy Sponsored Workshop
on Translating Humour, organised by OU Centre for International Programmes, Osmania
University, HyderabadOct 23-24, 2009.
14. History-Fiction Interface: A Reading of Rushdies Novels at a U.G.C. sponsored
National Seminar on Re-Presentation of History in the Recent Indian English Fiction,
organised by the Department of English, Kakatiya University, WarangalMar 30-31,
2008.
15. Untouchable Spring as an Imitative Dalit Novel, at a U.G.C. sponsored National
Seminar on Personal Narratives of Dalits and their Religion(s), organised by the
Department of English, University of Hyderabad, HyderabadOct 16-18, 2007.
16. Social Justice and Empowerment through English Education at a U.G.C. sponsored
National Seminar on Education and Social Empowerment, organised by the Centre for
Social Empowerment, Dr B.R. Ambedkar Open University, HyderabadJuly 5-6, 2007.
17. Towards Designing Course Material in English for Marginal Learners, at a National
Seminar on Changing Paradigms and Perspectives: Challenges of English Studies in the
Global Era, organised by the Centre for English Language Training Centre, Osmania
University, HyderabadDec 20-22, 2006.
18. All Living Language is Sacred: Towards a Postcolonial Pedagogy at a U.G.C.
sponsored National Seminar on The Praxis and Pedagogics of Postcolonial Literature,
organised by the Department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, GunturDec
12-13, 2005.
19. English Language Teaching at Tertiary Level at 44
th
All India English Teachers
Conference organised by Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Dec 20-22, 1999.
20. Translation as Re-location, at a U.G.C. sponsored National Conference on Translation
of Regional Literatures in English, organised by the Department of English, University
P.G. College, Kakatiya University, WarangalJan 30-31, 1999.
21. Globalisation and Localisation: The Use of Software for Teaching Spoken English at a
U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on The Teaching of English in the Era of Information
Technology Revolution and Globalisation: The Challenges Ahead, organised by the
Department of English, University Arts and Science College, Kakatiya University,
WarangalJan 23-24, 1999.
22. Re-Defining Womanhood: A Reading of Rushdies Shame at a U.G.C. sponsored
National Seminar on Perspectives on Womens Writings in English, organised by the
Department of English, K.U, WarangalFeb 15, 1997.
23. Learning English through ones Culture: Towards Indigenising Material at UG Level, at
42
nd
All India English Teachers Conference organised by the Department of English,
North Gujarat University, Patan21-23, 1996.
24. Pedagogy of the Underdogs: Towards Designing a Bridge Course for Under Graduate
Students at a U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on Study of Contemporary Society:
Emerging Trends, organised by the Univ. P.G. Centre (K.U.), Nirmal, Kakatiya University,
WarangalDec 23-24, 1996.
25. Rethinking the Curriculum of Literature at the Tertiary Level at a U.G.C. sponsored
National Seminar on New Directions in English Language and Literature organised by
the Department of English, Kakatiya University, WarangalAug 25-27, 1995.
26. Teaching through Conversation at Training-cum-Orientation Program for
Coordinators and Counselors, organised by SDLCE, Kakatiya University, WarangalAug
14, 1995.
27. Women in Rushdie at a U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on Women in Womens
Writing, organised by the Department of English, Sri Padmavati Womens University,
TirupatiMar 09-10, 1995.
28. Metaphor as a Stylistic Discourse in Rushdie: Inadequacies in Decoding at a U.G.C.
sponsored National Seminar on Issues in Stylistics and Literature, organised by the
Department of English, University of Lucknow, LucknowNov 10-11, 1994.
29. Indian and Canadian Literatures: A Comparative Approach at a Workshop on
Canadian Literature, organised by the Department of English & Indian Association for
Canadian Studies at the Department of English, K.U, WarangalMar 28, 1994.
30. Teaching without Burden, a symposium on Prof. Yashpal Committee Report
organised by the Govt. College of Education, WarangalJune 10, 1993.
31. Refresher Course for College Teachers organised by the Commissionerate of Higher
Education, Lal Bahadur College, WarangalSept 1992.
State Level Seminars
32. Learning to Use and Using to Learn: The Two Way Approach to Communication Skills,
at a UGC sponsored zonal level seminar on Teaching Communicative Skills, organised by
Government Degree College, Jammikunta, KarimnagarAug 5-6, 2004.
33. Teaching Active Skills at a state level seminar on The Teaching of English Language and
Literature (SOTELL), organised by the Govt. Junior Lecturers Association, A.P. at R.E.C.,
WarangalSept25, 1997.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
1. Chairperson, BOS in English, Kakatiya University, Warangal.
2. Chairman, BOS in English, Satavahana University, Warangal.
3. Vice Principal, Univ. College, Kakatiya University, Warangal.
4. Director, Placement Cell, Kakatiya University, Warangal.
5. Director, Center for English Language Training (CELT), Kakatiya University, Warangal.
6. Joint Director, University Hostel, Kakatiya University, Warangal.
7. Coordinator, P.G. Programme, School of Distance Learning and Continuing
Education, Kakatiya University, Warangal for five years.
AWARDS, HONORS, GRANTS
MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED/ONGOING
1. Dalits in Indian English Novel: Emergence of a New Genre, an ongoing Major Research
Project with a financial assistance of Rs 8, 72, 500/- sanctioned by the UGC (2012-14).
2. The Pedagogy of the Tribes: Towards Designing Course Material for Tribal Students,
carried out as a Co-Investigator with a financial assistance of Rs 4, 00, 000/- sanctioned
by the UGC, (2007-10).
MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS
3. English for Engineers: Towards Designing Course Material for Engineering
Professionals, carried out with a financial assistance of Rs 90,000/- sanctioned by the
UGC, Southeastern Regional Office (SERO), Hyderabad.
4. E-English: A Study of Morphological Changes in English, carried out as a Co-
Investigator with a financial assistance sanctioned by the UGC, Southeastern Regional
Office (SERO), Hyderabad.
5. Screening the Novel: A Study of Film Adaptation of Khushwant Singhs Train to
Pakistan, carried out with a financial assistance sanctioned by the UGC Unit, Kakatiya
University, Warangal.
6. First World within the Third World: The Politics of Literary Criticism, carried out with
a financial assistance sanctioned by the UGC Unit, Kakatiya University, Warangal.
AWARDS, HONOURS
1. Qualified National Eligibility Test Conducted by the U.G.C. (1990).
2. Awarded Kanchanapalli Sahiti Samiti Puraskaram, in recognition of translations (April
2012).
3. Awarded Nomula Sahitya Puraskaram, in recognition of translations (Aug 10, 2011).
RESEARCH GUIDANCE FOR Ph. D. /M. Phil.
Ph. D: 13
1. Deepa Jyoti, Oral Traditions: A Study of Lambada Songs and Tales.
2. P. Laxmi Prasad, Image of India in the Raj Fiction. (633/E1/Ph. D./KU/2013, 11 -
06 -2013).
3. B. Srinivasulu, Corporate Communication: Towards Designing Course Material in
English for Management Courses (1097/Ph. D/Exams/E1/KUW/2012, Oct. 01, 2012).
4. G. Anitha, Telugu Short Fiction in English Translation: A Thematic Study of Select
Anthologies (329/Ph. D/Exams/E1/KUW/2012, Mar 28, 2012).
5. K. Yakaiah, Writing India: A Study of Indian Booker Prize Winning Novels (283/Ph.
D/Exams/E1/KUW/2012).
6. Bolleddu Sivanagaiah, Writing the Self: A Thematic Study of Select Dalit
Autobiographies, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur (2048/E1/KUW/2011, Feb 24,
2012).
7. T. Satyanarayana, History-Fiction Interface: A Study of Salman Rushdies Works
(2048/E1/KUW/2011, Dec. 19, 2011).
8. Tirupati Kalpana, Quest for Self in Select Novels of Shashi Deshpande: A Study
(2298/E1/KUW/2010, Oct. 08, 2010).
9. M. Koteswer Rao, Dalit Autobiographies in English Translations: A Select Study (Press
Note No. 1087/E1/KUW/2009, March 31, 2009).
10. P. Dinakar, Problems of Translation: A Study of Ranga Raos Classic Telugu Short Stories
(607/E1/KUW/2009, Feb. 02, 2009).
11. Ch. Indira Rani, Technical English: Methods, Materials and Testing in Engineering
Curriculum of Kakatiya UniversityA Case Study (260/E1/KUW/2008, Feb. 08, 2008).
12. N.S. Rahul, Theme of Commitment in Select Plays of John Osborne and Arnold Wesker
(818/E1/KUW/2007, April 02, 2007).
13. M. Naveen, Humanism in Asif Currimbhoy: A Study of Select Plays (312
/E1/KUW/2006, Jan. 18, 2006).
M. Phil: 9
14. P. Kiran Kumar, Use of Communicative Approach in JNTU-H Colleges: A Study,
2012.
15. P. Premabai, Feminism in Select Modern Telugu Poetry in English Translation,
2011.
16. Rebecca Rani, Translation and a Critical Study of Boyi Bheemanna, 2010.
17. K. Yakaiah, A Study of Benjamin Jephaniahs Novels, 2009.
18. P. Sunanda, That Man on the Road: A Thematic Study, 2009.
19. Shyamala, Indian English Literary Criticism: A Critique, 2008.
20. Vidyarani, Comtech: A Study of Teaching English for the Students of Polytechnics,
2007.
21. G. Pentamma, Caste Configuration in Untouchable and God of Small Things, 2007.
22. M. Koteswar Rao, A Study of Select Novels of Namita Gokhale, 2007.
Registered for Ph. D.
23. Mohssen Amiri, Black Identity Crisis in Imamu Amiri Baraka: A Multi-Generic
Study, Orders No. 65/DFA/KU/2011, 06 Nov. 2011.
24. M. Venkat Reddy, English Curriculum Reforms at Tertiary Level in AP: A Case
Study.
25. D. Suvarna, Dalits in Indian English Novel.
26. Shameemunisa, A Study of Dalit Womens Autobiography.
27. Rebecca Rani, Untold Stories: A Study of Select Womens Autobiographies.
ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTION
TRANSLATIONS
Besides editing anthologies of translations, and translating a number of short stories and
hundreds of Telugu poems into English, I edited, co-edited, guest-edited special issues of
journals on translations accessing Telugu writings to the non-Telugu readers.
MATERIAL PRODUCTION
The course material I coordinated to produce, edited and authored has been widely in use for
several years now contributing to the expansion of higher education through the dual mode
system.
THEORETICAL MODEL FOR ESL AND LITERARY PEDAGOGY
The thrust of my work in ESL being Inclusive Pedagogy, I published textbooks suitable for first
generation English learners hailing from marginalised castes. For teaching English literature at
postgraduate level, I devised a novel technique of literature through language imparting the
language and literary competencies simultaneously to fist generation students.
CORPORATE LIFE/MEMBERSHIP
1. Expert Member of selection committee, Department of English, University of Mysore,
MysoreNov 26, 1012.
2. Expert Member of selection committee, Department of English, Dravidian University,
KuppamDec 03, 2012.
3. Expert Member of selection committee, Department of English, GITAM University,
Vishakhapatnam.
4. Member, Board for School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Swami
Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded2012.
5. Member, Governing Body, Vikas Degree College, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh.
6. Member, Governing Body, Sri Sai Balaji College of Education, Thorrur, Warangal District.
7. Member and Convener, Departmental Committee, Department of English, K.U,
Warangal.
8. Member and Convener, Advisory Committee, Centre for English language Training
(CELT), K.U, Warangal.
9. Member, Advisory Committee, Centre for English language Training (CELT), Osmania
University, Hyderabad.
10. Member, on four Inspection Committees, SDLCE, Kakatiya University, Warangal.
11. Convener of Joint inspection Committee, APSCHE, for Osmania University, Hyderabad
visited colleges in Hyderabad and Vikarabad as part of the inspection on April 19 & 20,
2012.
12. Convener of Joint Inspection Committee, APSCHE, Kakatiya University, Warangal
visited colleges in Madhira and Kothagudem as part of the inspection.
13. Subject expert for selections/promotions under CAS in CKM College, ASM College for
Women, Kakatiya Mahila Degree College and several other colleges.
14. Presiding Officer for conducting elections for service associations, Kakatiya University,
2011.
15. In-Charge Principal, University College, Kakatiya University.
16. In-Charge Principal, University P.G. College, Nirmal and University College, K.U.
17. Member on different committees of Kakatiya University convocations.
18. Member, Organising Committee, South-Zone Inter-University Handball Tournament
2011-12.
19. Life Member, Osmania University Centre for International Programmes (ASRC),
Hyderabad.

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