Prof. P. Kusuma Harinath, joined as Associate Professor in the Department with 21 years of experience as Lecturer in English and Assistant Professor. He is a bilingual translator and published two books. He worked as Principal, IASE, SV University, Tirupati. He acted as Chairman, BOS of the Department. He is a Member in various Boards of Studies in Universities / Autonomous Engineering Colleges and Member in different Committees of the University. He is also Special Officer for PG Examinations in the University
General Publications
Articles:
- Indian Writing in English flowers into its own, Deccan Herald dated 4th October, 1993.
- In Quest of a Language, Deccan Herald dated 14th March, 1994.
- Two Dravidian Poets: A River, Dravidian Studies, Vol IV, No. 1-4, 2006.
- Maranki: Sylph of Bamboos?!, SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol. 4 & 5, 2009.
- Five Short Fables of Anand: A Humanistic Concern, SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol. 7, 2010.
- The English Word and the World: Higher Education in India, SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol. 8, Jan, 2011, ISSN 2230-7923.
- Kanyasulkam or Bride Price: A Perfect Model of Telugu Performing Literature, Forum for Musings, The JNTUH Journal of English Studies, Vol. 5, No:2, April, 2011, ISSN 2231-0266.
- A Blend of Mystery, Tradition and Contemporaneity in Mrs. Anand Patnaik’s Select Short Stories, SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol. 9 & 10, Dec, 2011, ISSN 2230-7923.
- Culture and Culture Studies, SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol. 11, June, 2012, ISSN 2230-7923.
- Religion and Culture in Indian Literature through Ages, Literary Vibes Vol 2, Issue 1, January, 2013, ISSN 2320-6896.
- Culture: Indian Woman, SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol. 12, Jan, 2013, ISSN 2230-7923.
- Mulkraj Anand Vouchsafing Gandhi in Critical Responses to Indian Literature in English, ed by J. Samuel Kirubakar et al., and Published by V.H.S.N.College, Virudhunagar in Dec 2012 ISBN: 978-93-81723-08-1.
- Agony, Betrayal and Remorse in Mahesh Dattani’s play Bravely Fought the Queen in SVU Journal of English Studies Vol. 13-14, June 2014 ISSN 2230-7923.
- Vocation: An Important Aspect in Shobhaa De’ s Fictional Canvas in SVU Journal of English Studies Vol. 13-14, June 2014 ISSN No 2230-7923.
- Reading Difficulties in English: Influence of Certain Socio economic Factors in English Language and Soft Skills: Problems and Perspectives published by ELT@I Tirupati Chapter April 2014. ISBN No 978-93-5126-355-5.
- Revisioning and the Indian Politics in Shashi Tharoor’ s The Great Indian Novel in Indian Writing in English: Current Critical Approaches Vol. 2 edited by M.Solayan and published by Universal Publishers, Chennai, June 2014 ISBN No 978-93-80400-16-7.
- Dynamics of Marriage:A Cognisant Contour of Custody and The Stone Angel in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Sciences special issue entitled Cultural Spaces: Canada & India, December 2014, ISSN 2229-5801
- Quest for Identity in De’s Fictional Canvas published in SVU Journal of English Studies Vol. 15, January 2015, ISSN 2230-7923.
- Nabokov’s Ada: A Different Love Story published in SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol. 15, January 2015, ISSN 2230-7923.
- Robert Frost’s Poems: A Symbol of Emotion in International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities, Vol III Issue VIII, October,2015
ISSN: 2321-7065, pp150-155 SJIF 2014=4.287
- Naturalistic Art in the Poems of Robert Frost in International Journal of Applied Research, 2015 1 (10), ISSN: 2394-5869 pp629-630, Impact Factor 5.2
- Social Relations in Robert Frost’s Writings in International Journal of English
Research, Vol 2 Issue 1 Jan 2016 ISSN :2455-2186 pp8-9 RJIF 5.32
23 .Archetypal Scapegoats: India and China in India and China Relations; Historical, Cultural and Security Issues published by UGC Centre for Southeast Asian & Pacific Studies, S.V. University, Tirupati,2016 ISBN 978-81-926904-8-3 pp68-74
- Social Media and Rural Students in Media and English Language in rural India Published by Raja publications, Tiruchirappalli, Jan 2016 ISBN 978-93-80394-76-3 pp 104-110
- Array of Communication in Professional Organizations in SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol 16 March 2016 ISSN 2230-7923 pp130-133
- Psycho philosophical life in Maupassant’s Simon’s Papa and A dead Woman’s Secret in SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol 16 March 2016 ISSN 2230-7923 pp76-83
- 27. The Role of Literature in Teaching Values and Ethics – A Study of Kunal Basu’s The Japanese Wife in Teaching English Language and Literature: Innovative Methods and Practices published by Research India Press, New Delhi, August 2016 ISBN 978-93-5171-101-8 pp224-225
- Towards the Right Perspective published in SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol 17 January 2017 ISSN 2230-7923 pp44-49
- Relevance of Historical Fiction in English in Roots Vol 3 published by International Society for Research Activity, Feb 2017 ISSN 2349-8684 pp99-101 Impact Factor 0.811
- The Clash of Two Cultures in Kunal Basu’s The Opium Clerk- A Cross cultural Study published in Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, Vol 1 Special Issue 8, July,2017 ISSN 2456-5571 pp47-49 Impact Factor 1.014
- Kunal Basu’s Kalkatta- A Postcolonial Reading published in Roots International Journal for Multidisciplinary Researches Vol 4 Special Issue 6, August 2017 ISSN 2349-8684 pp44-46 Impact Factor 3.487
- Society and Representations of the Marginalised in the Novels of Kunal Basu published in LangLit Vol 5 Issue 4, May 2019 ISSN 2349-5189 pp 240-243 Impact Factor 5.61
- Humanism in Telugu Literature in SVU Journal of English Studies, Vol 18 July 2019 ISSN 2230-7923 pp99-105
Conference Proceedings:
- Of Africans, But for the World, in Exploring Fourth World Literatures ed by Raja Sekhar Patteti and published by Prestige Books, New Delhi, 2011, ISBN-81-7851-081-2.
- Medley of Marginality in Kanthapura, Published by Dept. of English, Sri Vasavi College, Erode in association with Global Academic Society of India, 2013, ISSN 0976-2876.
- Figures of Speech: A Tool to Whet Aesthetic Sensibility and Cognitive Skills in New Trends in English Language Teaching Conference Proceedings, Published by Govt. College for Women, Sri Kalahasthi, Aug 2014.
- Gandhi’s Religious Thought: A Beacon to the Modern World in Select Proceedings of Indian Philosophical Congress 88th Session 2014 published by The Associated Publishers New Delhi, 2016 ISBN978-81-8429-120-9 pp 659-664
Books
- Learning Disabilities in English, Published by Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi, 2007, ISBN: 978-81-8356- 214-0.
- Street Plays of Kangundi Kuppam: A Technical Study, An English Translation of Kangundi Kuppam Veedhi Natakalu: Shastranusheelanam, Published by Dravidian University, Kuppam, 2011, ISBN: 978-93-81112-25-0.
- Communication and Soft Skills: Vol.I published by Orient BlackSwan Private Limited, Hyderabad, 2015 ISBN:978-81-250-6010-9
- Mantram : A book by Eknath Eswaran is translated from English to Telugu, published by Alakananda Publications 2017 ISBN:978-81-8294-093-2
Research interest
English Language Teaching, Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
Research projects
Conference
- a) International
- “New Millennium and Culture Clad Indian Woman” Presented at International Conference on Defining the Ethos of the New Millennium Literature from the United States of America and the Indian Sub-continent held at Dept. of English, Ethiraj College for Women (Autonomous), Chennai in association with U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, during 12-13 March, 2009.
- “Of Africans But for the World” Presented at UGC Interdisciplinary Global Seminar on Understanding and Interrogating Fourth World Literatures held at Dept. of English Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur during 7-9, September, 2009.
- “Gandhian Philosophy in English Literature” presented at the International Congress of Social Philosophy held in Dravidian University, Kuppam during 12-14, November, 2009.
- “The Credentials of Content Based Teaching / Learning” Presented at The International Conference on Teacher Development held at the School of Social Science and Languages, VIT University, Vellore in association with the English Languages Teacher’s Association of India (ELTAI) during 16-18, June, 2011.
- “Indian English Student in Cross-Cultural Context” presented at the International seminar on Teaching Literatures in English for cross – cultural communications sponsored by APSCHE & UGC, held at Dept. of English & Communications, Dravidian University, Kuppam during 8-10, August, 2011.
- “The Immigrant Experiences in Manju Kapur’s The Immigrant” Presented at the International Conference on Women’s Writings in English sponsored by APSCHE & ICSSR held at Dept. of English, Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswavidyalayam, Tirupati during 28-30, January 2012.
- “The Place and Role of Indian Woman in the Literatures of Marginality” presented in UGC Interdisciplinary Global Seminar on Exploring the Cultural & Literary Nationalism of Fourth World (Natives / Aboriginals/ Dalits) held at Dept. of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur during 14-16, December, 2012.
- “Medley of Marginality in Kanthapura” presented in the International Conference on Post-colonial Aesthetics in Modern Indian Fiction held at Dept. of English, Sri Vasavi College, Erode during 24-25, January, 2013.
- “Freedom from Custody and Independence in The Stone Angel” in International Conference on Cultural Spaces: Canada and India organized by Dept. of English, S V University, Tirupati during 27-29 January 2014.
10.”Archetypal Scapegoats-India and China in International Conference on India-China relations: Implications for Peace and Prosperity of Asia organized by Centre for SEAP Studies, S.V. University, Tirupati during 11-13 October 2014.
- “Multiculturalism in M.G. Vassanji’s The Gunny Sack” in International Conference on Gender and ICT: Opportunities and Challenges organised by Dept of Communication and Journalism, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswavidyalayam, Tirupati during 24th & 25th February,2016.
12.”Historical milieu in Khushwant Singh’s Delhi: A Novel” in International conference on Contribution of Khushwant Singh to Journalism, History and Literature organised by Dept of English Sri Venkateswara College of Education,Peravurani during 29th & 30th March, 2016
- “The Role of Literature in Teaching Values and Ethics – A Study of Kunal Basu’s The Japanese Wife” in International Conference on Teaching English Language and Literature: Innovative Methods and Practices organized by English Language Teachers’ Association of India, Tirupati Chapter during 26-27, August, 2016
14.”Relevance of Historical Fiction in English Language Teachimg” in International Conference on Innovations in English Language Teaching and Literary Studies organized by PG and Research Dept of English, Auxilium College (Autonomous), Vellore,Tamil Nadu on 17th February,2017.
- “ The Clash of Two Cultures in Kunal Basu’s The Opium Clerk- A Cross cultural Study” in International Conference on English Language, Literature and Linguistics organized by Research Department of English,The American College(Autonomous), Madurai on 26th July 2017.
- “Kunal Basu’s Kalkatta- A Postcolonial Reading” in International Conference on English Language, Literature and Education organized by St. Charles College of Education, Madhrai on 27th July 2017.
- Resource person in the International Conference on eEnglish Literature- A Tool for Social Upliftment organized by Dept of English, Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam, Tamil Nadumon 7th March, 2018
- b) National
- “Mrs. Ananda Patnaik’s Select Stories: A Blend of Mystery, Tradition and Contemporaneity” presented at UGC National Seminar on Trends and perspectives in Indian English Short Story, held at Dept. of English, S.V.University, Tirupati during 28-29, March, 2008.
- “Dravidian Roots in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura” presented at the National Seminar on Dravidian Literatures in English and English Translations, held at Dept of English & Communications, Dravidian University, Kuppam during 15-16, April 2008.
- “The English word and the World”: Higher Education in India” presented at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Vocationalisation of Higher Education and Emerging Job Opportunities in India & Abroad, held at B.T. College, Madanapalle, during 12-13, November 2008.
- “Religion and Culture in Indian Literature through Ages” presented in the 45th Annual conference of Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata, held at Dept. of History, S.V.University, Tirupati, during 6-8, March, 2009.
- “Religion as a Theme in the poems of Annamaiah and Hopkins” presented at the National Seminar on Tallapaka Annamacharya’s Philosophy & Vaishnava Bhakti held at Oriental Research Institute, S.V.University, Tirupati in association with Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi during 12-14, March 2009.
- “Dalit Literature: An Unknown facet of Indian Social Reality” presented at UGC sponsored National Seminar on Literatures of Marginality: A Study of Dalit Writings in India and Afro – American writings in Africa and America, held at Research Centre in English, V.H.N.S.N. College, Virudhunagar, during 30-31, March 2009.
- “Matrix of Communication in Professional Organisation” presented at the National Seminar on Organisatinal Communication held on 4th April, 2009 at Dept. of Management Studies, S.V.University, Tirupati.
- “Quality Matters in Distance Education” presented at DEC National Seminar on Distance Education: Quality and Technology Initiatives, held at Directorate of Distance Education, S.V.University, Tirupati, during 24 -25, July 2009.
- “Gandhian Religious Thought: A Beacon to the Modern World” presented at the National Seminar on Mahatma Gandhi and Comparative Religion sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, held at Dept. of Philosophy, S.V.University, Tirupati, during 30-31, January and 01, February 2010.
- “The Poetic Grandeur of Sri Krishnadevaraya” presented at Sri Krishnadevarayala National Seminar held at SVU Oriental Research Institute, Tirupati in association with Dravidian University, Kuppam during 13-14, September 2010.
- “Contemporary Society in Indira Parthasarathy’s Aurangazeb and Girish Karnad’s Tuglaq” presented at the UGC National Seminar on Modern Drama: A Comparative Discourse held at Dept. of English, S.V.University, Tirupati, during 24-25, March, 2011.
- “Culture Bound Modern Indian Woman” presented at the National Seminar on Women in Indian Literature Sponsored by Bhasha Sangam, A.P. in collaboration with Central Institute of Hindi, Agra, held at S.V.University, Tirupati on 31st March, 2011.
- “Nostalgia in Broken Columns of Shiv K. Kumar” presented at the UGC National Seminar on Contemporary Poetry: Critical Perspectives held at Dept. of English Language & Literature, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati during 28-29, June, 2011.
- “Impact of Socio – Economic and Psychological Conditions on Teachers” presented at the Regional Seminar on Trends in Teacher Education Sponsored by UGC and held at Dept. of Adult and Continuing Education, SV University, Tirupati, during 21-22, December, 2011.
- “Tagore’s Rakta Karabi: A Conflict between Tradition and Modernity” presented at the UGC National Seminar on Rabindranath Tagore: A Sesqui Centenary Rendezvous held at Dept. of English, S.V.University, Tirupati, during 1-2 March, 2012.
- “Depiction of Children in the novels of Dickens: A Study” presented at the UGC National Seminar on Charles Dickens: A Novelist Par Excellence held at Dept. of English, S.V.University, Tirupati during 27- 28 September, 2012.
- “Moral Vision and Irony in the poems of Robert Frost” presented at 42nd Annual Conference of Indian Association for American Studies (IASS) held at Dept. of History, S.V.University, Tirupati during 29-31, July 2013.
- ”The Voice of Draupadi in Chitra Banerjeee Divakaurni’s The Palace of Illusions” presented at the UGC National Seminar on Narrative Literature in English and Sanskrit held at Dept. of English, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati during 3-4 September, 2013.
- Revisioning and the Indian Politics in Shashi Tharoor’ s The Great Indian Novel in International Conference on Indian Writing in English: Current Critical Approaches organized by Sri Venkateswara College of Education , Peravurani, Tamil Nadu on 15 March 2014.
- “Reading Difficulties in English: Influence of Certain Socio economic Factors” in the annual conference of ELT@I Tirupati Chapter on English Language and Soft Skills: Problems and Perspectives on 26 April 2014.
21.”Figures of Speech: A Tool to whet Aesthetic Sensibility and Cognitive Skills” in New Trends in English Language Teaching organized by Dept. of English, Govt. Degree College, Sri Kalahasthi during 22-23, August 2014.
22.”Raja Rao: Gandhian Theories and Practices” in Indian Philosophical Congress 88th Session organized by Dept. of Philosophy, S.V. University, Tirupati during 17-19 October 2014.
23.”Scapegoat: A Panoramic Understanding from Roots to Fruits” in Contemporary Literatures in English: Critical Perspectives organized by Dept. of English Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam, Tirupati during 7 -8, January 2015.
24.”RUSA in Andhra Pradesh: A Comprehensive Study” in The Role of RUSA in Improving Higher Education organized by Sri Venkateswara College of Education, Peravurani, Tamil Nadu during 23-24, January 2015.
25.” Women Characters in Contemporary Telugu Short Stories” in Delineation of Feministic Principles in Modern Dravidian Literature organized by Sri Venkateswara College of Education, Peravurani, Tamil Nadu during 2-3, February 2015.
- Acted as Compere in Indian Literary Historiography, two day National conference organised by Sahitya Akademi, New Dwelhi during 28-29, September 2015
- “Social Media and Rural Students” in National seminar on Media and English Language in Rural India organized by Dept of English, Shevaroys College of Arts & Sciences, Yercaud, Salem on 29th January 2016
- “Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Kalidasa’s Sakunthalam: A Comparative Study” in National seminar on Re-reading Shakespeare organized by Dept of English, S.V.University, Tirupati during 28th & 29th March,2016
- Chaired a Session in RUSA sponsored National Conference on Pedagogy of Literature(s) in English and/ or English Literature in Indian Classroom Context: Notions, Opportunities and Challenges organized by Dept of English & Communications, Dravidian University, Kuppam during 29-31, August 2016
- “Kunal Basu’s Kalkattta: A New Historical Reading” in National Seminar on Contemporary Indian Literature: Trends and Movements organized by Centre for Publications, Dravidian University, Kuppam during 01-02 March 2017
- “Women in Maupassant’s Short Stories: The Vendetta, Crash and Artist’s Wife”in National Seminar on Women in Literarure organized by PG Dept of English, Sethupathy Govt. Arts College, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu on 16th March.2017
- “Familial Relationships in French Culture” in National Seminar on Cultural Studies organized by Dept of English, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati during 24-25 March 2017
- Influence of mother Tongue on English Teaching & Learningin National Seminar on Mother Tongue- An Effective Tool of Modern Context organized by PVKN Degree college, Chittoor on 22nd & 23rd February, 2018
- Special Lecture in Plenary Session on Humanism in Indian Literature organized by Dept of Education, DDE, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu held on 18th & 19th September, 2018
35.Society and Representations of the Marginalised in the Novels of Kunal Basu in AESI annual conference on Recent Trends in English Literature and English Language Teaching organized by Dept of English & DDE, SV University, Tirupati during7-9, January 2019
c) Attended Seminars/ Conferences / Workshops
- Attended the five day Training Programme on Listening and Speaking Skills organized by Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education, held at Dravidian University, Kuppam, during 6-10 September, 2006.
- Attended the three week Special Summer School – 2008 in Social Sciences, equivalent to one Orientation Programme organized by Academic staff college, S.V.University, Tirupati during 15-9-2008 to 4-10-2008.
- Attended Two – Day workshop on Preparation of Self Instructional Material (S/M) Sponsored by the Distance Education Council (IGNOU) and organized at Directorate of Distance Education, S.V. University, Tirupati during 24-25 July, 2009.
- Attended one – day workshop on “UGC – SAP” organized by Dept. of English, S.V. University, Tirupati on 31, December, 2009.
- Attended Two Day Programme of the North – East and Southern Writers’ Meet organized by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi and held at Dept. of English, S.V. University, Tirupati, during 15-16 October, 2011.
- Attended workshop on Preparation of Telugu Materials for Language, Land & Literature for On-line organized by the centre for literacy studies, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore held at Dept. of Telugu Studies, S.V. University, Tirupati from 24th December, 2011 to 2nd January 2012.
- Attended Two Day work shop on “Activating the ESL Classroom” organized by Regional English Language Office, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi & Public Affairs Section U.S. Consulate General, Hyderabad, held at Sri Padmavati Women’s University, Tirupati, during 23-24 May, 2012.
- Attended one – day state level workshop on Creativity in English Language Teaching organized by Dept. of English, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai on 11th October, 2012.
9. Two Day National Seminar on Indian Literary Historiography organized by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi at Dept. of English, S.V. University, Tirupati during 28-29 September 2015
Seminars Organized
- UGC National Seminar on Rabindranath Tagore: A Sesqui Centenary Rendezvous during 1-2 March, 2012 at Dept. of English, S.V. University, Tirupati.
- International Conference on Cultural Spaces: Canada & India, acted as organizing Coordinator, during 27-29, January, 2014 at Dept. of English, S.V. University, Tirupati.
Resource Person
- Resource Person for the workshop on NSS and Learning Disabilities among children organized by NSS Bureau, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati on 22nd September, 2007.
- Served as Resource Person to the Regional Refresher Course to the Judicial Officers, organized by Judicial Department, A.P. Government, held at Senate Hall, S.V.University, Tirupati on 15th December, 2007.
- Served as Resource Person during the 68th Orientation Program organized by Academic Staff College, S.V. University, Tirupati on 4th and 5th May, 2011.
- Served as Resource Person in the Six Day Training programme for U.G. Lecturers in Chittoor District sponsored by A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad, held at S.V. Arts College, TTD, Tirupati during 2-7 January, 2012.
Administration
- .Co-ordinator, Examination Section, Dravidian University, Kuppam from April,2006 to 22/08/2007.
- Co-ordinator, Refresher Course on Language and Literature-I organized by Human Resource Development Centre, S.V. University, Tirupati from 29th October, 2015 to 18th November, 2015.
- Deputy Warden, SVU College of Arts Men’s Hostels from Jan 2015 to Feb.2016
- Co-ordinator, Refresher Course in Languages II organized by HRD Centre, S.V. University, Tirupati from17th October 2016 to 5th November 2016.
- Officer in charge of Exams, S.V. University, Tirupati since June 2017
- Member, Board of Studies, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore,
- Member, Board of Studies, National Sanskrit University, Tirupati
- Member, Board of Studies in Sri Venkateswara college of Engg and Technology, Chittoor, Srinivasa Institute of Technology and Management Studies, Chittoor Sri Venkata Perumal College of Engg and Technology, Putttur, Annamacharya. College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupati
- Examiner for Paper Setting and Thesis Evaluation for various Universities and Deemed to be Universities of India
- Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept of English, S.V. University since October 2018
- Principal, IASE, S.V. University January 2020 to September 2021
- Head, Dept of English, S.V. University since June 2020