Prof. K. Sumakiran, joined the Department as Assistant Professor with 10 years of experience as Lecturer in English. He acted as deputy warden and Warden of the University Hostels for Men and acted as co ordinator, Remedial Coaching for SC., ST., and Minorities (UGC merged scheme) . He is the Director of PET centre SV University, Tirupati. He is a Member in various Committees of the University. He is a Member in various Boards of Studies in Universities / Autonomous Engineering Colleges.
General Publications
- Journal Of English Studies Vol. 4 & 5, 2009, Department Of English, S.V. University.
Title: Emotional Incompatibility In Jai Nimbakar’s Come Rain, Pg. 112 – 117.
- Journal Of English Studies Vol. 7, July 2010, Department Of English, S.V. University.
Title: Feminist Perspective In Jai Nimbkar’s Temporary Answers
- Critical Expressions
A Festschrift In Honour Of Prof. D.J.P.N. Reddy, Mangalam Publishers And Distributors, Delhi – 10053, ISBN: 978-81-89972-38-7, Year 2011.
Title: Yogic Realism : The Indian Short Story Tradition
- Journal Of English Studies, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, Sri Venkateswara University, Vol. 9 & 10, Dec 2011.
Title: The Principle Of Compromise In Jai Nimbkar’s A Join Venture, Pg. 113-119.
- Literary Innovations, A Bi-Annual International Literary Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1. ISSN: 2379-0128,
Title: The Salient Features Of Indian English Feminism, 2013, Pg. 80-90.
- SVU Journal Of English Study, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Vol. 12, Jan 2013.
Title: Munivahanudu: A Masterpiece In Telugu Dalit Literature, Pg. 176-179.
- Showcasing The Author (A Collection Of Translations Of Prof. Kolakaluri Enoch’s Telugu Writings And Critical Essays On His Works) Yash Publications, Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-81130-12-4, Year 2013.
Title: A Poet With A Veiled Message: Kolakaluri Enoch’s Voice Of Silence, Pg. 42-48.
- SVU Journal Of English Study, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Vol. 13 & 14, 2014.
Title: Anita Desai’s Women: Victims Of The Malevolent Indian Tradition And Beliefs, Pg.184.
- SVU Journal Of English Study, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Vol. 15, Jan 2015.
Title: A Study On The Pangs Of Hunger In Bandhumadhav’s Poisoned Bread And Prof. K.Enoch’s Hunger, Pg. 86.
- Asia-Pacific Journal Of Social Sciences, No. 5, Dec 2014 Special Issue Cultural Spaces: Canada & India, International Society For Asia Pacific Studies.
Title: Emotional Connectivity Between The Aboriginal Literatures Of Canada And India: A Study, Pg 49 – 52.
- Literary Vibes, A Referred National Journal In English Studies Vol. 4, Issue – I, Jan 2015, ISSN: 2320-6896.
Title: Dalit Philosophy In Kolakaluri Enoch’s Ancestral Profession And Pawning The Sacred Thread, Pg. 66-75.
- Literary Vibes, A Referred National Journal In English Studies Vol. 4, Issue – I, Jan 2015, ISSN: 2320-6896.
Title: College Politics In M.V. Raman Sarma’s Farewell Party, Pg 188-194.
- SVU Journal Of English Studies, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Vol. 16, March-2016.
Title: Self Discovery In Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Oleander Girl, Pg. 53-58.
- SVU Journal Of English Studies, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Vol. 16, March-2016.
Title: Manjula Padmanabhan’s Escape: Meiji’s Towards Womanhood And Freedom, Pg. 26-30.
- SVU Journal Of English Studies, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Vol. 16, March-2016.
Title: The Narrative Technique In The Short Stories Of Prof. K. Enoch, Pg. 95-107.
- Literary Vibes A Referred National Journal In English Studies, Vol. V, Issue II, Jul. 2016, ISSN: 2320-6896.
Title: Arjun Dangle’s “Dalit Literature Past, Present And Future” And K.Enoch’s “Principle Of Dalit Literary Criticism: An Overview” Pg. 60-70.
- SVU Journal Of English Studies, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, Sri Venkateswara University, Vol. 17, Jan 2017.
Title: K. Enoch’s Village Well And Cattle Thief: The Undaunted Spirit Of Subdued Folk, Pg. 84-94.
- Indian Literature , Sahitya Akademi’s Bimonthly Journal, Sept-Oct 2018 – 307, ISSN: 0019580-4
Title: Awakened Soil By Kolakaluri Enoch (Review) Pg. 196-199.
- SVU Journal Of English Study, Peer Reviewed Biannual, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Tirupati,Vol. 18, July 2019.
Title: K. Enoch’s Voice Of Silence: The Voice Of Subalterns, Pg. 43-48.
- Review Of Research, Impact Factor: 5.7631 (UIF), UGC Approved Journal No. 48514. ISSN: 2249-894X, Vol. 8, Issue 7, April 2019.
Title: Dalit Short Fiction: The Thirst For A New Identify And Human Dignity, Pg. 1-4
- Review Of Research, UGC Approved, Journal No. 48514, International Online Multidisciplinary Journal, ISSN: 2249-894X, Impact Factor: 5.7631 (UIF), Vol. 8, Issue. 9, Jun 2019.
Title: Select Dalit Autobiographies: A Critical Approach, Pg. 67-72.
- SVU Journal Of English Study, Peer Reviewed Biannual, ISSN: 2230-7923, Department Of English, S.V. University, Tirupati,Vol. 18, July 2019.
Title: A Handful Of Rice: Hunger And Its Influences On The Poor, Pg. 82-86.
- International Journal Of Academic Research, Voice Of Intellectuals, Peer Reviewed Journal, ISSN: 2348-7666, Vol. 7, Issue: 10(1), Oct 2020.
Title: Women In Kolakaluri Enoch’s Village Well, Rama, of Course, is my Daughter and Drops of Tears: Embodiment of Self-Respect and Dignity, pg. 39-43.
Books
Authored:
- Divinity Thy Name is Mother, Yash Publications, Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-81130-11-7, Year 2013.
Editor:
- Showcasing the Author, Yash Publications, ISBN: 978-93-81130-12-4, Year 2013.
- The Gift of Forgiveness, Yash Publications, Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-81130-13-1, Year 2013.
- Skill Pro A Course in Commutation skills and Soft skills, Common course syllabus of B.A., B.com & B.Sc. for all universities of Andhra Pradesh Foundation course – 6 III Semester, Publishers: EMESCO Books, year 2016.
- Alms of Pardon, Trishul Publication, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Delhi, ISBN: 978-83823-44-4, year 2019.
Skills Enrich, A Course in communication and soft skills, APSCHE Prescribed Common Core Syllabus of B.A., B.Com, B.Sc., B.C.A., B.B.M., B.H.M. for all Universities of Andhra Pradesh. Maruthi Publications, year 2021.
Research interest
Research projects
The Portrayal of Dalit Peasant life in the Short Fiction of Telugu Literature.
Conference
- A Paper entitled “The Demanour and Disposition of Othello and Macbeth: An Overview” presented in International E-Conference on “Revisiting William Shakespeare” organized by Department of English, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, J&K and Government Arts and Commerce College Netrang-Bharuch Gujarat from 20th June to 22nd June, 2020.
- A Paper entitled “K.Enoch’s Awakened soil: The successful stories of the poor and the wretched” presented in The National Seminar conducted by Department of English & Directorate of Distance Education in Collaboration with The Association for English Studies of India (SVU), on on Recent Trends in English Literature and English language Teaching on 7-9 January 2019.
- A Paper entitled “Humanism in Telugu Dalit Poetry” presented in National Seminar on “Humanism in Indian Literature” (HIIL-2018) held on 18th & 19th September 2018 organized by Department of Education (DDE), Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.
- A Paper entitled “K.Enoch’s Voice of Silence – The Voice of subalterns” presented in The National Seminar conducted by Department of English, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati on Literature of the Marginalized on September 4th & 5th
- A Paper entitled “Bahujana Vaadham in K. Enoch’s short stories” in One Day Literary Forum on “Telugu, Kannada Bahujana Vaadha Sahityam” organized by Department of Telugu, Bangalore University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi on 30th November 2018.
- A Paper entitled “The life of Dalits and their small scale business in the shocks of Demonetization” in the National Conference on Demonetisation in India – Impact and Prospects held at Vikrama Simhapuri Post-Graduate Centre, Kavali, Andhra Pradesh.
- A Paper entitled “Reflection of Saivism in Ancient Poetry of Telugu” in the One day symposium on Telugu, Kannada, Saiva Sahityam (11th & 12th Centuries) Social perspective organized by Department of Telugu, Bangalore University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi, Bengalur on 27th November 2017.
- A Paper entitled “Reflection of Culture in the Gulliver’s Travels” in the UGC National Seminar on Cultural Studies held during 24-25 March 2017 at Sri Padmavathi Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati by Department of English.
- A Paper entitled “Societal Reflections in Manjula Padmanabhan’s ‘Escape’ and ‘Lights’ out” organized by ELT@I Tirupati Chapter in association with Sree Rama Engineering College, Tirupati on the 26th & 27th August 2016.
- A Paper entitled “The Role of Familial Relations in shaping the self in one amazing thing of Chitra Benarjee Divakaruni” organized by ELT@I Tirupati Chapter in association with Sree Rama Engineering College, Tirupati on the 26th & 27th August 2016.
- A Paper entitled “Arjun Dangle’s Dalit Literature Past, Present and Future and Prof. K. Enoch’s Principle of Dalit Literary Criticism” in UGC Global Seminar on Celebrating the Ancient / contemporary wisdom of fourth world (Natives / Aboriginals / Dalits) organized by Department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur from December 14-16, 2015.
- A Paper entitled “A Study on Pangs of Hunger in Bandhu Madhav’s Poisoned Bread and Prof. K. Enoch’s Hunger” in the National Seminar on “Contemporary Literatures in English: Critical Perspectives” (sponsored by UGC) held during 7 & 8 January 2015 at Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati by Department of English, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam.
- A Paper entitled “Dalit Philosophy in Kolakauri Enoch’s Ancestral Profession “and “Pawning the sacred thread” in the 88th session of the Indian Philosophical Congress held on 17th to 19th October, 2014 at the Department of Philosophy, S.V. University by Department of Philosophy.
- A Paper entitled “Emotional connectivity between the Aboriginal Literatures of Canada and India: A Study” in International Conference on Cultural Spaces: Canada & India from 27-29 January 2014 by Department of English Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati & Indian Association for Canadian Studies.
- A Paper entitled “Social consciousness in Indian writing in English” in the International conference on Indian Writing in English: Current Critical approaches held on 15th March 2014 by Sri Venkateswara College of Education, Peravurani, Tamil Nadu and Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
- A Paper entitled “The Reflection of Black American Life in Toni Morrison’s Jazz” in the 42nd Annual Conference during 29-31 July, 2013 organized by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
- A Paper entitled “Nature in Kalidasa’s Kumara Sambavam” and Keat’s “Ode to a Nightingale” A Study in the National Seminar on Narrative Literature in English and Sanskrit from September 3-4, 2013 organized by The Department of English Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.
- A Paper entitled “Munivahanudu A Social Rebel” in the National Seminar on Dalit Literature in Telugu, organized by the Centre of Literacy Studies, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore in Collaboration with the Department of Telugu Studies, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati from 29th to 31st August, 2012.
- A Paper entitled “Munivahanudu, A master piece in Telugu Dalit literature” in the UGC Interdisciplinary Global Seminar on Exploring the cultural & literary Nationalism of fourth world (Natives / Aboriginals / Dalits) by Department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, December 14-16, 2012.
- A Paper entitled “Rhythmic Vitality in the Drawings of Rabindranath Tagore” in the Two Day UGC National Seminar on Rabindaranath Tagore: A Sesqui Centenary Rendezvous on 1st & 2nd March 2012 organized by Department of English, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
- A Paper entailed “The Dark Holds no Terrors: The Cry of the Silent Voice” presented in the International Conference on Women’s Writings in English (sponsored by APSCHE & ICSSR) held during 28-30 January 2012 by Department of English, Sri Padmavathi Mahila
- A Paper entitled “Aesthetic Sense in Kolakaluri Enoch’s Voice of Silence” in the UGC National Seminar on Contemporary Poetry: Critical Perspectives held during 28-29 June 2011 organized by Department of English Language & Literature, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati.
- A Paper entitled “The Role of English Teacher in a cross cultural classroom” in the APSCHE and UGC Sponsored International Seminar on Teaching Literatures in English for cross cultural communications during 8-10 August 2011 by Department of English and communications, Dravidian University.
- A Paper entitled “The triumph of Human Spirit in Prof. K. Enoch’s Munivahanudu” in the UGC National Seminar on Modern Drama: A Comparative Discourse on 24th & 25th March 2011 by Department of English, S.V. University.
- A Paper entitled “The Need of a Student” in the Regional Seminar on Trends in Teacher Education (UGC Sponsored) held on 21st, 22nd Dec, 2011 organized by the Department of Adult & Continuing Education, S.V. University, Tirupati.
- A Paper entitled “Enoch Sahityam – Vimukthi” in the National Seminar on Acharya Kolakuri Enoch Sahityam – Samajika Drukpatham 2 & 3 December 2010 by Department of Telugu, P.G. College Secunderabad.
- A Paper entitled “Hinduism and Common man: Whom Gandhi prefers most” in the National Seminar on Mahatma Gandhi and Comparative Religion held on 30-31 January and 1st February 2010 by Department of Philosophy, S.V.U. College of Arts, S.V. University, Tirupati.
- A Paper entitled “Potent Formula for Learning English” in the two day National Seminar on English Language Teaching organized by the Department of English, Sri Sai Baba National Degree College (Autonomous), Anantapur on 30 and 31st January 2010.
- A Paper entitled “Madigas Cultural contribution to Andhra Pradesh” presented in the 45th Annual conference during 6-8 March 2009 organized by Department of History, S.V. University and Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata.
- A Paper entitled “The Importance of Modern Technology in Distance Education” presented in the DEC National Seminar on Distance Education: Quality and Technology Initiatives, 24-25 July, 2009 by Directorate of Distance Education, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
- A Paper entitled “The life of Dalit in Dalit Literature” presented in the UGC Interdisciplinary Global Seminar on understanding & Interrogating fourth world literatures by Department of English ANU, during 7-9 September 2009.
- A Paper entitled “Yogic Realism: The Theory of Indian Short Story” in the two-day National Seminar on Trends and Perspectives in Indian English short story 28th and 29th March 2008 by Department of English, S.V.U. College of Humanities.
- A Paper entitled “Emergence of Literary Genres in English Literature: A Perspective” in the Seminar Sessions of Refresher Course in English from 3 September to 23rd September 2001 organized by Department of English and Comparative Literature, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur.
A Paper entitled “Jai Nimbkar’s Come Rain A Perspective” in the 43rd All India English Teachers Conference held at Anantapur on 9, 10 and 11th January, 1999 organized by Department of English and Comparative literature, S.K. University, Anantapur.
Extension Activities
BOS-Member
- Vikrama Simhampuri University, Nellore
- Degree College for Men, Anantapur
- KVR Govt. College for Women, Kurnool
- K.Govt. College for Women, Nellore
- PVKN Govt. Degree College, Chittoor
- Narayana Engineering College, Nellore
- Chadalawada Ramanamma Engineering College, Tirupati
Question paper setting
- Many Universities, Engineering Colleges of AP
Research Guidance: Awarded
1) PhDs – 11 (4 Submitted & Awaiting Evaluation Reports)
- Theme of Alienation and Oppression in Select Novels of Toni Morrison, Jan 2013 by Venkateswarlu Pellakuru,
- A Study of Post-Colonial Perspective in Select Novels of V.S. Naipaul, Feb 2014 by A.Madhusudhana Rao.
- The Select Novels of Shashi Deshpande: A Study, June 2014 by V. Gowthami.
- Women Exploitation in Select Works of Alice Walker, June 2015 by K.J. Padmavathhi.
- Thematic Concerns in the Selected Poems of of Sarojini Naidu, Sept 2015, by Ch. Sindhu.
- A Comparative Study of Women Characters in the Selected Novels of Shashi Deshpande and Anita Desai, 2016 by Ms. M. Sailaja.
- Humanism in the Novels of Rabindranath Tagore – A Study, 2016 by Mr. Podalapalli Babu.
- Ethical Idealism in Rama Sarma’s Novels, Dec, 2017 by Y. Raja Narayana.
- The Impact of Multimedia on the Reading Skills of First year B.Tech Students of Selected Engineering Colleges in Rangareddy And Hyderabad Districts, May 2018 by Maheepathi Srinivasa Rao.
- Thematic Concerns in the Select Novels of Chitra Benerjee Divakaruni, 2018 by T. Nagabhusana.
- Thematic Concerns in the Select Plays of Asif Currimbhoy, 2019 by Mrs. Swarna Latha.
2) M.Phils – 11
- Indianness in the Poems of Sarojini Naidu, 2008-2009 by T. Radhakrishna.
- The Select Poems of Rabindranath Tagore, May 2011 by A. Anjaneyulu.
- A Study on Rajarao’s Kanthapura, May 2011 by C. Kalyan Chakravarthy.
- The Narrative Art in Select Short Stories of R.K. Narayan, 2011 by Y. Kumar Raja.
- The Theme of Social Realish in Select Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore, 2011 by Ravi.
- Nativity in the Select Poems of Kamaladas – A Study, 2011, Kurapati Ramesh Babu.
- Themes in Sarojini Naidu Poetry, May 2011 by D.V. Adithya Joseph.
- Thematic Concerns in the Select plays of Girish Karnad, May 2011 by G. Goutham.
- English Language Teaching in India: An Assessment, Dec 2012 by Tirupathi Ramulu .Y.
- Role of English as the Global Business Language, Dec 2012 by R. Srinivasa Rao.
- Kolakaluri Enoch’s The Gift of Forgiveness: A Study, Nov 2016 by P. Sowjanya.
Services rendered to the University
1) Deputy Warden of SVU Men’s Hostel (2013-15)
2) Warden of SVU Men’s Hostel (2015-16)
3) Coordinator, Remedial Coaching for SC,ST, Minority (UGC-Merge Scheme) – since 2005.
4) Coordinator, PET Centre, SVU – since 2020