Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D awarded by the  Department  Political Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad ,on the theme titled  'Panchayati Raj Leadership and its Role in Rural Development: A Study of Warangal District in Andhra Pradesh’ under the  supervision of Prof. Yoga Jyotsna, in  December 2016
• JRF NET (UGC):  Received 1997 in  Political Science
• SLET (State Level Lecturer Eligibility Test Cleared): In Political Science Conducted by A.P. College Service Commission in 1995.
• Master Degree in Political Science: First Class from Osmania University in 1995.
• Bachelor Degree in Law: First Class from Osmania University in 1998 (Stood State Second in LawCET - 1995)
• Bachelor Degree in Education: First Class from Osmania University in 1994.
• Bachelor Degree in Arts: First Class from Osmania University in 1992.
• English Proficiency Test (NELT): Cleared the conducted by Orient Long man and CIEFL in 2001.
• Basic computer application an MS office 

Teaching Experience

Research experience

Orientation Programs Attended

• Four day orientation on understanding HIV and AIDS and mainstreaming it in development work during Agust 2009.
• Four day orientation programme of Gender justice and mainstreaming gender equity perspective in development.
• Ten days orientation On  Community Led Local Level Planning(CLLP)  conducted by PRXIS  in August 2007
• Five days training on Result Based Management in  July 2006
• Undergone three day orientation course on the concept and practice of social audit in NIRD in 2006 October
• Undergone a week long training on Quantitative Research Methods in Roda Mistry college of  Social science in 2005
• Training in Participatory Research Methods  as a part of training in VELUGU in 2001
• Underwent a Course on Research Methodology in Social Science sponsored by ICSSR and organized by Centre for Economic and Social Sciences, Begumpet, Hyderabad, in 2000.

Paper presentations in Seminars

(In ascending order)

• Presented a paper on Measures to tackle Financial Crisis in the University in a seminar on Resource Gap Options organized by Osmania University, Hyderabad July 1999.
• Presented a Paper on Panchayati Raj Institution as Democratically          Decentralized Self-Government Agencies organised by Prakasham Institute of     Development Studies at Ranga Reddy District's Zilla Parishad Hall, Hyderabad December 1999.
• Presented a paper on Role of Panchayati Raj in Democratic Transformation in a seminar on Panchayati Raj and Rural Development organized by at Kakatiya University, Warangal In March 2000.
• Presented a Paper on Drought People's Reactions and State's Response (A study in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh) in National Seminar on Social Movement and State's Response: Public Policy Perspective organized by Department of Political Science, in Osmania University, March 2000.
• Presented a paper on Democratic Decentralization in an Era of Liberalization: Implications at Grass root level (A case of Panchayati Raj Institutions in A.P.) in National Seminar on Liberalization and its impact on State and Society in India conducted by Department of Political Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, March 2002.
• Presented a paper on PRIs and Participatory Village Level Institution: Scenario in Andhra Pradesh in Conference of Citizenship and Governance organized by PRIA, New Delhi, and February 2003.
• Presented a paper on “Emergence of New Telangana Consciousness since early 1990s" Paper submitted in National Seminar on Regional History conducted by department of History Osmania University, Hyderabad in April 2004.
• Presented a paper on Dalit Women Panchayat  Representatives: Civil Society  Interventions  in a Seminar conducted by German Agro Action on Grassroots governance in Bangalore in 2005
• Presented a paper on Convergence between Gram Panchyats and Vana SamRakshana Samithis conducted by AP forest  academy in june2006
• Presented a Paper on the Role of Panchayths and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  In the seminar conducted   On  status of Democratic Decentralization  conducted by the  Department of Public Administration Osmania University  in June 2007
• Presented  a paper on Panchyathi Raj Institutions and Agriculture  : a Case of Andhra Pradesh in a seminar conducted on the changing Nature of the state in the era of Globalisation conducted by the department of political science Osmania University in March2007
• Presented a Paper on Natural Resource Management and Panchayti Raj Institutions in Andhra Pradesh” In December 2008 in a seminar conducted by MGNIRSA in Hyderabad.
• Presented a paper on  Panchayats and Natural Resource Management Post 73^rd Amendment Context in Andhra Pradesh in  seminar on “Resource management  and Village Panchayats: Experiences and emerging Concerns” conducted by MGNIRSA  on November 2008
• Presented a paper on Empowerment Fictitious and Real : A Case of PRIs in Andhra Pradesh in 2010 In a seminar conducted by Department of Political science in Osmania University
• Presented a paper titled Can Panchayats Deliver? A look in to the functioning Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh since 1995.In a Seminar Conducted on Rural development Governance  by the Department of Sociology ,Nagpur University  in March 2011
•  A paper titled Dignified Citizenship for All: Need for Addressing Exclusion from Human Rights Perspective in India, National seminar on Human Rights and Values in Education Organized by P.G. Department of Legal Studies & Research, on  30and 31March 2015, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AndhraPrdesh.
•  A paper titled ‘Limits of Linguistic Solidarity:Tectonic shift in the politics of Telugu Lands from mid 1990s in National Seminar on ‘Emerging Trends of State Politics in India: Retrospect and Prospect’ (21-22, January, 2016) going to be organized by MPISSR, Ujjain.
• Presented a paper on Nature of Regime and Panchayati Raj Institution in Andhra Pradesh. In an International Seminar Decentralisation Poverty and Marginalization in 2016 November, held at Kerala Institute of Local Administration ( KILA) in Thrissure, Kerala
• Presented a paper titled   Trends of Centralizations: An insight in to Democratic Decentralization in Telangana. In a national seminar On Politics and Prospects in State Governments, conducted by the Osmania University department of Political Science, Hyderabad in November 2017.
• Presented a paper  Social Sciences and the Society  , In a National Seminar on  New Trends in Social Science Research and Practice Conducted By the Kakatiya Degree College, in Warangal in November 2017.  
• Presented a paper on ‘Electioneering as Democracy: The Problem of Overemphasis in national conference on electoral Politics in Contemporary India: Emerging Trends’ by Department of Political Science, Moulana Azad National Urdu University, in February 2018, in Hyderabad.
• Presented a paper titled Dominant Castes and Electoral Politics and Democratic Deficiency in Telangana, in   National Seminar on Indian Democracy at Cross roads Conducted by the Department Of Political Science ,University of Hyderabad on January 23-24,2019.
• Presented a paper titled ‘Social Justice and Reservations: In the Context of New Constitutional Category of Economic Weaker Sections’, in National seminar on Reservations, Representation and Social Justice on 23and 24 March 2019. 

Publications

     Articals in Journals

• Panchayats and Parallel Bodies in Andhra Pradesh: Understanding and Observations, in  Indian Journal of Social Science  Research, July September 2012 ,Volume 1 Number 4,Pno 42-54,ISSN no2277-2227
• Bhakti Movement in North India its context and contributions in Indian Journal of Social Science  Research, October  December 2012,Vol 1 No-5,Pno244-250
• Civil Society Organizations and The Panchayti Raj Institutions, A Possible Synergy ,  Coauthored with Sudarshan Bala Boyina in ,Local Government Quarterly, October –December 2013, Vol: LXXXIII,No 4 PP 95-104.
• Abhivruddi Pia Chacha Jaragali (There must be discussion on development) in Telugu in Veekshanam, Telugu Monthly, June 2016 ISSN 2231-6892 29-30 PP.
• Niyama Baddha Praja Swaamyam Kosam Poratam ( A struggle for Rule Based Democracy)  in) in Telugu  in  Veekshanam, Telugu Monthly , in  December 2016  ISSN 2231- 6892  PP55-57
• Nerpulu Bhasha ( Learning and Language) in  Telugu Monthly ,Amma Nudi ,June 2016,PP22-24

 Books

• Authored TELANGANA : VIPHALANDHRAPRDESH( an analysis of Telangana Problem), Sakala Publications Hyderabad  2010 
•  Co-authored 'Panchayati Raj Elections-2001 in Andhra Pradesh' (in Telugu) Suparna Publications 2004.

Translations

• Mahatma Jyothi Rao Phule's ‘Shet Karyancha Asud’ in to Telugu, for Hyderabad Book Trust, Hyderabad, in 2005.
• Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's ‘State and Minorities’ in to Telugu for Hyderabad Book Trust, Hyderabad, in 2005.
• ‘Minor works of Jyothi Baphule’ in to Telugu for Hyderabad Book Trust, Hyderabad, in 2005.

Edited

• Associate Editor in District Encyclopaedia Publication Unit, Hyderabad for volumes on Mahabubnagar, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Karimnagar, in 2004-05.
• Translated Right to Food – a Hand Book for German Agro Action  in to Teluge 2007

Chapters in Books:

• Published an Over view of International affairs with special reference to India in Telugu in a Monthly Udyoga Sopanam in 2004 and in 2005
• Chapter in Telugu on The  Progress of Movement for Separate Telangna State 1990s to 2014   for Intermediate Second Year  Civics  for students of Telangana state, published by  Telugu Acadamy  in 2015
• Contributed a chapter on Telugu Nationalism and Telagna Identity  (a Study of  Political Changes  from the early 1980s to early 1990s) in the book  Telangana Movement and Formation of the Telangana state Published by Telugu Acadamy  in 2016
• Contributed  two chapters namely   Media and Pressure Groups and On Right to information Act  in the Book on  Indian Government and Politics, published by the Telugu Academy in 2017   

Social Action

• Working with Vanthena  an unregistered  collective working in the area of career guidance and financial support for education with emphasis on the education of the girl child  since 2004.
• Worked with Osmania Unversity Forum for social Sciences for “Save History in Colleges campaign”   1997-99.
• Writing articles in Telugu dailies Praja Shakti, Andhra Bhoomi, Andhra Jyothi Nava Telangana, Manam,BBC  Telugu web Portal, etc on contemporary social issues.