Name of the faculty member

NAGARAJU GUNDEMEDA

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.

School & Department

Department of Sociology-School of Social Sciences

Designation

Professor

Education

Ph.D.-   Sociology- University of Hyderabad- 2004

MA-    Sociology- University of Hyderabad- 1998

Degree-B.Com- APRDC-Nagarjunasagar-1996

Number of years in this University-

16 Years

• Assistant Professor-2005-2010
• Reader-2011-2013
• Associate Professor-2014-2016
• Professor-2017

Teaching courses

 (Pl. list them in bullet points)

• Approaches to the study of Indian society
• Sociology of Education
• Social Stratification
• Information Technology and Society 

Distinctions

 (up to top ten in bullet points)

• 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

Research Interests

 ( Up to five research interests in bullet points)

• Sociology of Education,  
•  Sociology of Youth
• ICT and Society,    
• Marginality and Society

Research paper publications

 (Up to top 15 in bullet points)  

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.  

Books published (Up to top 10 in bullet points)

Education and Hegemony: Social construction of knowledge in India in the era of Globalization.  London: Cambridge Scholars Publishing .2014.  http://www.cambridgescholars.com/education-and-hegemony

Consultancy Projects if any (top 10 in bullet points)- National

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

1. 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.
2. 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

Degrees                          Awarded                           Under progress

Ph.D.                                 06                                                 06

M.Phil                              19                                                  03

Reviewed books for sociological Bulletin and other social sciences journals-Reviewer for Professional journals in the field of Sociology and Education

Conferences/workshops organized

Conferences- 02  Seminars-01- Workshops-03

No of Lectures/talks

Abroad-10        India-65- Academic

Delivered 45 Lectures on National Education policy

Administrative positions

Warden-2006-2009

Deputy DSW-Alumni Affairs- 2011-2013

Chief warden (2015-2016)

Faculty contact details (Phone, email id etc)

Prof. Nagaraju Gundemeda,

Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences

University of Hyderabad, Central University-Post-

Hyderabad-500046- INDIA.

 Phone Contact No: 91-40-23133263

Email: ngss@uohyd.ernet.in  or nagarajuhcu@gmail.com 

Student of the Name

Ph.D. Title

STATUS

1

Siliveru Harinath

Social Location and School Choice:

A Sociological Study in Telangana

2016

2

Khobu Tsolo

Information Technology Social mobility and new middle class: A Study of Software Professionals in Hyderabad

2016

3

Ganesh Digal

Tribe-Caste and  Religion: A  Study of Kandha-Pano Relations in Kandhamal  Odisha

2017

4

Ramsheena C.A

Gender and Higher Education: Mapping the experiences of Muslim women in Kerala

2018

5

Sahana Sen

Curriculum, Pedagogy and Cultures Of Learning: An Ethnographic Study Of Buddhist Institutions In South India

2019

6

Sreeramulu Gosikonda

Mapping the private school choice in a Telangana Town: A Sociological Study

2020

7

B.Rajender

Sociology of Migration and Education

Under

progress

8

Abash Kumar Ganda

Social Background and Vocational education: A case study in Hyderabad

Under

 progress

9

Anirudha Naik

Science Curriculum and Pedagogy: A Sociological Inquiry

Under

progress

10

Nymath Hussain

 Islam and Ethnicity- Dudekula Muslims in the Telugu States

Under

progress

11

P Anthony Raj

Culture and Politics of Language: Critical debates on making of language in Tamil Nadu

De-registered

12

R. Lalhruahailiana

Curriculum and Pedagogy: A sociological study of Education Mizoram

Deregistered

Sl.

No.

Student of the

Name

Title of the M.Phil Dissertation

Year

1

Siliveru

Harinath

Dalit Women and Dropout Rate in Collegiate Education-A Case Study in Warangal District (AP)

2008

2

Ahammedul

Kabir A.P

Globalization and Its Impact on Higher Education: A Case Study of Kerala

2008

3

KhobuTsolo

Social Exclusion in School Education: A Case Study in Nagaland

2008

4

Dutta Pattanaik

Socio-cultural dimensions of girl dropouts in primary and secondary schools: A study in rural Orissa from social exclusion perspective

2009

5

Srinu Bhattu

empowering the masses: an overview of the community radio initiatives in India

2010

6

Nometo Kin

Community participation in Education: A case study of a school in Nagaland

2011

7

Ramsheena C.A

Making of Muslim Womanhood in Kerala

2011

8

Sreeramulu

Gosikonda

Education among Weavers:  A case study of Siricilla town  in Andhra Pradesh

2011

9

P Anthony Raj

English Language as Cultural Capital in Tamil Nadu:

A Review of Literature

2011

10

SahanaSen

‘Quality’ in Elementary Education: A Review of contemporary debates

2011

11

R. Lalhruahailiana

Construction of Mizo Identity in  School Textbooks

2012

12

Bianca Daw

Debates on National curriculum Framework

2014

13

B.Rajender

Political participation of Indian diaspora in Canada: a  sociological study

2015

14

Aparna Ayyan

Access to Special Education: A Case Study Visually Challenged Students in Kerala

2015

15

Rahul Jambulkar

The emergence of Dalit Entrepreneurs: A Study of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI)

2015

16

Aniruddha Naik

The Curricular Construction of Odiya Identities: A Study of School Textbooks in Odisha

2017

17

Yogananda Kumbhar

Atrocity and Resistance: A Study of                                                    Dalit Assertion in Odisha

2017

18

Fancy Jamatia

The Construction of National Identity in Curriculum: A Study of  School Textbooks of Tripura

2018

19

Muhammed Shabeer T M

The social context of preschool education in Kerala:  

A study in rural north Malabar

2020

20

Anusha Renuguntla

Science Education and Women: A study of Women Ph.D. Scholars of Life Science in  HCU

2021

21

Najla PV

Science Education and Women: A study of Women Ph.D. Scholars of Chemistry in  HCU

2021

22

Jishnu Das

Education and Social transformation in Kerala

2021

Paper presentations/ Invited Lectures

1. Epistemology of Phenomenology and Orientalism organized by Department of Sociology & Population studies -Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 15/6/2020.
2. Panel discussion on National Public Policy Discourse on Re-imagining Public Education” School of Education, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Champaran-Bihar on 26/6/2020.
3. Panel Speaker on Importance of Tribal Education in India organized by School of Social Services and Administration-KISS-KIT university- Bhubaneswar- Odisha on 7/8/2020.
4. Delivered a lecture titled Higher Education in COVID-19 organized by the Department of Sociology-SSS-Ravenshaw University- Odisha 13/7/2020.
5. Panel Speaker on NPE-2020 Webinar Series on Development Studies,  organized by Department of Sociology –Koti Women’s College- Hyderabad-7/8/2020
6. Delivered a lecture NEP-2020-Issues and challenges  organized by Vivekanand college-Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-Secundrababd on 12/8/2020
7. Delivered a lecture titled NEP-2020- Higher Education in India-in workshop for college lectures of  Mizoram-organized by Government Degree college- Aizwal- Mizoram  on  24/8/2020
8. Delivered a lecture titled Gender and Livelihood in the context of Covid-19-organized by GM Meher University-Sambalpur-Odisha -27/8/2020
9. Delivered a lecture titled University for 21st century India in NEP2020-organized by the Department of Political science-Palamur University-Mahabubnagar-Telangana-28/8/2020
10. Delivered a lecture titled Survey Methods  and Tools and Techniques of Qualitative Data  Analysis workshop organized by GNLU-Ahmedabad-29/8/2020
11. Delivered a lecture on NEP-2020- Epistemological Issues and Methodological Challenges- organized by the Department  of Sociology-HCU -3/9/2020
12. Delivered a lecture on NEP -2020-A  Sociology of Education Perspective in national webinar on Politics of Education organized by the Department of Political Science--CUG-Ahmedabad-Gujarat-8/9/2020
13. Delivered a lecture on Quality leadership for Reclaiming Viswaguru in HE in one week workshop on Leadership Development program organized by UGC-HRD from 15/9/-21/9/2020-HS Gour University- Sagar-MP-18/9/2020
14. Delivered a lecture on Technology for Sustainable Development-  organized by Government Degree College-Ravulapalem-East Godavari-Andhra Pradesh-19/9/ 2020
15. Delivered a lecture on the Idea of Vocational Education in NEP-2020- organized by HRDC-Pune University-on 23/9/2020
16. Delivered a lecture on Education and its sociological significance organized by the Geetham University- Hyderabad-23/9/2020.
17. National Webinar on Responding to COVID-19: School Education and its stakeholders organized by Department of Sociology- Pondicherry University-15/10/2020.
18. Delivered a lecture on Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education in NEP-2020- Perspective SC/ST  organized by  Centre for the study of Social Exclusion and Inclusion policy-SSS- BR Ambedkar Central University-Lucknow-2/11/2020.
19. Delivered an invited lecture titled Quality and Equity in Higher Education: Decoding Social Justice in NEP-2020 organized by NIAS-Bangalore on 12/11/2020.
20. Delivered a lecture titled Teacher Education in NEP-2020 in the 4th Refresher Course in Teachers Education organized by the UGC-HRDC-JNU-on 7/12/ 2020. 
21. Presented a paper titled Nationalization of democracy and democratization of Nationalism in one-day seminar Nationalism and Democracy: Issues and Challenges organized by the Department of Political Science-SSS- Osmania University- Hyderabad on 26/2/2021.
22. Delivered a lecture titled NEP-2020-Sociological assessment in a virtual “Refresher Course in Sociology organized by Department of Sociology, Pune University 13/1/2021.
23. Delivered a lecture titled Research Methodology: Context, usage and paradigm shift in contemporary parlance in a virtual “Research Methodology: Lecture Series” for Ph.D. scholars, organized by the Department of Sociology, the University of Calcutta on 29/1/2021.
24. Delivered a Keynote address in a virtual Research Methods & SPSS workshop for scholars in social sciences organized by the Department of Sociology & population studies, Bharathiar University- Coimbatore on 1/2/2021.
25. Delivered a lecture titled- Case study method in virtual Research Methods & SPSS workshops for scholars in social sciences organized by the Department of Sociology & population studies, Bharathiar University- Coimbatore on 5/2/2021.
26. Delivered a lecture titled- Sociology of Development: Epistemological Issues and Methodological Challenges organized by the Department of Sociology-SSS-MANUU- Hyderabad on 6/3/2021.
27. Delivered a lecture titled- Multidisciplinary Research Methodology in Social Sciences in an online seven-day international virtual Research Methodology course workshop organized by the CSSIEP-SSS-University of Hyderabad on 8/3/2021.
28.  Delivered a lecture Role of Education in achieving Sustainable Development Goals" in a Short-term course on “Sustainable Development Goals” organized by the UGC-HRDC-MANUU on 16th March 2021.
29. Delivered a lecture NEP-2020 and its pedagogical implications in teaching Social Sciences organized by Teaching Learning Centre (TLC), Central University of Punjab, Bathinda on 23/3/2021.
30.  Delivered a lecture titled Dr. B R Ambedkar’s vision on Education and Empowerment organized by the Department of Sociology-SSS-MANUU- Hyderabad on 14/4/2021.
31.  Delivered a lecture titled Dr. B R Ambedkar and Social Democracy in a national workshop on Dr. Ambedkar: Exploring the Unknown, revisiting the Known organized by the Department of History and Political Science,  The V.G Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce- Mulund East, Mumbai- Maharastra on 15/4/2021.