Dr Murali Krishna Mallepaku | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Murali Krishna Mallepaku

Assistant Professor
Hyderabad Campus,
Assistant Professor, School of Educational Studies

Chairperson, Centre for English Language and Development, School of Educational Studies

Qualification

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, Osmania University,
Master of Arts in English with specialisation in English Language Education, Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL now EFLU),
M.Phil. in English, CIEFL,
PhD. in English, University of Hyderabad

Contact

murali.krishna[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

muralikrishna.mallepaku@gmail.com

murali.krishna@tiss.edu

9491887417

Tata Institute of Social Sciences |Hyderabad Off-Campus

Brahmanapally Road, Turkayamjal, Nagarjuna Sagar Road|

Hyderabad-501510| Telangana State|www.campus.tiss.edu

Dr. Murali Krishna Mallepaku is Assistant Professor with TISS-Azim Premji School of Education. Dr. Murali Krishna got his academic qualifications in Social Sciences, English Language Education, Literature and Interdisciplinary Studies. He teaches courses in the stream of Education for Bachelors, Masters and Research students.

Dr. Murali Krishna developed the Centre for English Language and Development that offers customized non-credited short term and full term modular courses to nurture academic English competence and mentors students joining social science stream with diverse regional, social and educational experiences.

He received his MA and M.Phil from CIEFL, Hyderabad. His M.Phil. research grounded in auto-ethnographic study of dalit education is a first of its kind to focus on schooling and higher education of working class first generation dalits. This study interrogates the educational theory from margins. He received his PhD from University of Hyderabad for his research on Dalit autobiography as historical document of emancipatory politics in India. He was an ICSSR-CSDS institutional doctoral fellow (2005-2008) at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi.

Murali Krishna works towards building responsive systems to deliver social justice through dialogue for enriching academic experiences and diversity in the arena of higher education.

Murali Krishna served as the Chairperson, Social Protection Cell; Convener, SC, ST and Equal Opportunities Cell; Chairperson, Academic Programmes and Convener, Examination Cell, at TISS, Hyderabad Campus.

Before joining TISS, Murali Krishna taught courses at Delhi University and Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD).

Currently, Murali Krishna is involved in a series of research projects on migrant workers during the COVID19 crisis.

Core areas of research interests include Studies in Autobiography; Social Marginalities; Migrants and 'invisible' labor; Transformative Pedagogies; Subjectivity; Education for Social Change; Innovations in Teaching and Assessment; English for Social Science Education.

M. Murali Krishna (2012). 'Pedagogic Practice and the Violence Against Dalits in Schooling’ in Christine Sleeter et al. (Eds). School Education, Pluralism and Marginality. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan.

M. Murali Krishna (2022). 'The Story of My Silence' in Susie Tharu, A. Suneetha, Uma Maheshwari Bhrugubanda (Eds). A World of Equals: A Textbook on Gender. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan.

Ongoing: Introduction to Research Methods and Academic Language Skills in Social Sciences for TSWREIS undergraduate students as part of the 5 years MoU between TISS and Telangana Social Welfare Residential Edcational Institution Society (TSWREIS).

Lived Experiences of Migrant Workers during COVID-19: Narratives of Reverse Migration

Murali Krishna completed social studies textbook revision project with AP SCERT and assessment projects on enrolment and dropout trends in school education in backward regions of Telangana.

In the area of Cultural Studies, a project titled, 'Compilation of Theoretical Debates on Caste and Gender in Telugu' was completed in collaboration with faculty from Cultural Studies, EFLU, Hyderabad. The project was funded by the Research Council, TISS, Mumbai.

Courses Taught in the M.Phil. Programme:
Evolution of Indian Education System
Courses Taught in the M.A. Education Programme:
Sociology of Education
Language, Mind and Society (Elective)
Understanding Language (Core Course)
Teaching of English (Elective Course)
History of Education (Core Course
Education, Nation-State and Globalization (CBCS Course)
Understanding the Field of Education (Core Course)
Caste, Tribe and Education (Elective Course
Courses Taught in the BA Programme:
Modern Indian Language-Telugu
Understanding Education
English Language