Prof. G. Nagaraju

Nagaraju Gundemeda holds a Ph.D. from the University of Hyderabad (2004) India. He joined the department as Assistant Professor in the year 2005. His areas of teaching and research interest covers Sociology of India, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Youth, Sociology of Marginal Groups and Information Technology and Society. He has carried out research on teacher agency, schooling of girls, educational achievements of children, and contested youth Identities- A case of India and South Africa.

Educational Qualification

• PhD-Sociology- University of Hyderabad- 2003

• MA-Sociology- University of Hyderabad- 1998

• Degree-B.Com- APRDC-Nagarjuna Sagar-1996

Number of years in University of Hyderabad

• Assistant Professor-2005-2010

• Reader-2011-2013

• Associate Professor-2014-2016

• Professor-2017

Areas of Research Interest:

• Sociology of Education

• Sociology of Youth

• Sociology of Caste and Race

• ICT and Society

Teaching Engagements:

• Approaches to the study of Indian society

• Sociology of Education

• Social Stratification

• Information Technology and Society

Distinctions:

• University of Hyderabad Chancellor’s Award-2018

• Senior Research Fellow- Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg- Johannesburg- South Africa-2018-2020.

• UGC-Junior & Senior Research Fellow-1999-2003

• Joint Secretary. Comparative Education Society of India (CESI-2011-12)

• Advisory editorial board member- Sociological Bulletin

Publictions:

Books Published:

• Education and Hegemony: The social construction of knowledge in the era of Globalization. London: Cambridge Scholars Publishing .2014.

Research paper publications

1. With S. Harinath (2021) Dalits and Choice of School: A Sociological study of Private Schools in Telangana State. Sociological Bulletin.70:21. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0038022921993969

2. Food choices and Social distinctions among University Students in Hyderabad. South Asia Research-2020- 40 (3), 344-36. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0262728020944279

3. Caste in Twenty First Century India: Sociological Reflections on University Students’ Perceptions in South India. Asian and African Studies, Volume 29, Number 1, 2020. https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/05281234AAS_20-1_Gundemeda.pdf

4. With Fancy Jamatia (2019) Ethnic identity and curriculum construction: a critical reflection on the school curriculum in Tripura. Asian Ethnicity. Vol.14.4.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14631369.2019.1568861?journalCode=caet20

5. With Ramsheena CA (2018) Education, employment and empowerment: A case study of Muslim women in Kerala. Social Action-Volume 68-No-1 pp.65-79. http://isidelhi.org.in/home/subpage/27

6. With Dutta Patnaik (2016) Push outs from schooling: A sociological study of Girls education in Odisha. Journal of Educational Planning and Administration,Delhi. Vol 30 (20)1-4.

7. Nagaraju Gundemeda .2015. The Idea of a University: A Sociological Study of a National University in India. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology. Volume 6(1) January 2015.99-112.

8. With Sahana Sen 2015. Classroom as a Site of Learning: A Sociological Study of a University in India. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology. Volume 6(1) January 2015. 113.124.

9. With P. Anthony Raj 2015. The Idea of Social Justice: A Sociological Analysis of the University Students’ Reflections on the Reservation Policy in India. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology. Volume 6(1) January 2015. 125-135.

10. With C. A. Ramsheena 2015. Youth and Marriage: A Study of Changing Marital Choices among the University Students in India. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology. Volume 6(1) January 2015. 137-147.

11. Nagaraju Gundemeda .2014. Information Technology (IT) Education in Andhra Pradesh: A Sociological View. Journal of Social Sciences 40(3): 333-342. 2014.

12. Nagaraju Gundemeda .2014. Vulnerability and Education: A Study of the Patterns of Discrimination in Government Schools in Andhra Pradesh. Social Action. Vol.-64 March, 2014 .48-62.

13. with E.Haribabu, Periphery in the service of the centre: IT Education and Training in India – A case of study of Andhra Pradesh, Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi. Vol. XVIII, No.3, 2004, pp.313-327. http://www.niepa.ac.in/download/Publications/JEPA_(15%20years)/JEPA%202004_Vol-18%20(1-4)/JEPA_JUL-2004-VOL18_3%20Final.pdf

Book Chapters:

1. With Ch. Krishna Rao (2020) Scheduled Caste children and secondary schooling: a sociological study of Andhra Pradesh in Education and Caste in India: The Dalit Question edited by Ghanshyam Shah, Kanak Kanti Bagchi and Vishwanatha Kalaiah. London: Routledge.116-126. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429317019-8/scheduled-caste-children-secondary-schooling-nagaraju-gundemeda-ch-krishnarao

2. Gender and Education Policy: A study of dropout girls from rural Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state in Mapping Human Rights and Subalterns in Modern India Edited (2016) by Jaganatham Begari Kalpaz Publishers.pp133-154.

3. .Information Technology and Marginalization: A Sociological Understanding of India in Nationalizing Crises: The Political Economy Of Public Policy in Contemporary India edited by Bhabani Shankar Nayak (2006) Delhi: Atlantic Publishers. https://www.amazon.com/Nationalising-Crisis-Political-Economy-Contemporary/dp/812690481X

Book Reviews:

1. Jacob Aikara- Education: A sociological perspective- Jaipur-Rawat Publication. Sociological Bulletin (2006) 55 (2), 314-315.

2. Jeebanlata Salam (2013) State, Civil Society, and Right to Education- Jaipur-Rawat Publication- Sociological Bulletin (2015) 64 (3), 405-406.

3. Subhadra M Channa & Joan P Mencher & Life as a Dalit: Views from the Bottom on Caste in India. Sage.2013- Journal of Intercultural Studies.36:4. (2015).

4. Nirmali Goswami, Legitimising Standard Languages: Perspectives from a School in Banaras. New Delhi: SAGE, 2017, 225 pp- Sociological Bulletin (2019)-68:3.

Research/Consultancy Projects:

1. Teacher Absenteeism in primary and upper primary schools in Andhra Pradesh (2008) sponsored by Department of Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

2. A Study of the functioning of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBVs) schools in the State of Andhra Pradesh (2010) sponsored by the Department of Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

3. A study of Discriminatory Practices and their Impact on Study Learning and Retention in Andhra Pradesh (2012). sponsored by Department of Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh

4. Student Achievement Survey in primary schools of Andhra Pradesh (2014) sponsored by Department of Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

5. Educational Achievements of Scheduled Castes in Andhra Pradesh. Sponsored by ICSSR-New Delhi (2012-2014).

6. With K. Laxminarayana and K.Ramachandrarao (School of Economics-UoH)- Flow of funds in HEI-A case of Telangana- Sponsored by NUEPA-New Delhi (2016)

International

7. Contested Youth Identities in Higher Education: A Comparison between Two Universities in India and South Africa supported by the Department of Sociology-University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad-2012-14.

8. With Prof.Aparna Rayaprol Challenges to Elementary Education: An Ethnography in Narayankhed, Medak District –Telangana State -sponsored by the Knowledge Community on Children in India (KCCI) program-2010. UNESCO-Hyderabad-India

Research Guidance:

PhD: 06 (Awarded); 06 (Under progress)

M.Phil.: 19 (Awarded); 03 (Under progress)

Administrative positions:

• Wardern-2006-2009

• Deputy DSW-Alumni Affairs- 2011-2013

• Chief warden (2015-2016)

Lectures Delivered:

• - Academic: Abroad - 10; India - 65

• Delivered 45 Lectures on National Education policy

Membership in Academic Units:

• Member- Board of studies -VIT-AP School of Social Sciences and Humanities (VISH)- Amaravati, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.2020-

• Member- Board of studies-Department of Sociology – Nagaland University- Nagaland-2019-2021.

• Internal Member- Board of Studies- School of Humanities, HCU.

• Member- Board of studies-Department of Theatre Arts- SN School-HCU.

• Member- Board of studies-Centre for the study of Indian Diaspora-School of Social Sciences-HCU.

• Member- Board of studies-Centre for Human Rights, School of Social Sciences-HCU.

• Member- Board of Studies- Department of History -School of Social Sciences-HCU.

• Member- Board of studies-Department of Education -School of Social Sciences-HCU.