Faculty

The people who bring laurels to the department

Professors

Aparna Rayaprol, Ph.D (Pittsburgh) – Sociology of Gender, Indian Diaspora, Urban Sociology, and Qualitative Research Methods.

N. Purendra Prasad, Ph.D (Hyderabad) – Agrarian Studies, Sociology of Health.  (Head of the Department)

C. Raghava Reddy, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Science and Technology Studies, Sociology of Organizations.

Nagaraju Gundemeda, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Sociology of Education, Information Technology and Society. –> NAGARAJU_CV

Pushpesh Kumar, Ph.D.(Jamia, Delhi) – Gender and Sexuality, Shifts in Marriage, Family and Kinship, Globalization and Social/Cultural Changes, Theory and Pedagogy, Body and Culture, Ethnography

Tanweer Fazal, Ph.D. (JNU) – Sociology of Nationalism & Minority Studies, Historical Sociology, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology of Wars, Violence and Reconciliation

Lam Khan Piang, Ph.D. (JNU) -Ethnicity, Identity, nation and nationalism, tribal studies, border studies, health system research, and Quantitative Techniques

Satyapriya Rout, Ph.D. (ISEC, Bangalore) – Sociology of Environment, Natural Resource Management and Development.

Anurekha Chari Wagh(Pune) – Sociology of Gender, Development studies, Agrarian studies, Citizenship lights and Teaching and Pedagogy.

V. Janardhan, Ph.D (Hyderabad) – Sociology of Industrial Relations; Corporate Business and Societies.

Associate Professors

Hoineihing Sitlhou, Ph.D (JNU) – North East India, Religion and Culture, Post-Colonial Studies, Sociology of Culture

Assistant Professors

Neredimalli Annavaram,(MPHIL, JNU) –  Indian Sociology, The Disciplinary Histories of Social Sciences, Sociology of Development, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Disability

C. Naga Lakshmi, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad)– Sociology of Work and Organizations, Sociology of Science and Technology

R. Thirunavakkarasu, Ph.D. (JNU)– Ethnicity and Nationalism,  Social Movements, Caste and Colonialism

Asima Jena, Ph.D.(University of Hyderabad)- Sexuality Studies, Sociology of Health, Sociology of Gender