Socio Cultural History of Marginal Communities in South India,

 Indigenous Belief systems and Knowledge Practices

Dalit and Adivasi Feminist Literature,

Gender and Contemporary Education

List of Publications

1. Sujatha Devarapalli (2022):  Book review of Gender and Education in India: A Reader ed.by Nandini Manjrekar, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, New Delhi ISBN- 0971 5215

2. Sujatha Devarapalli (2022): “Racial Discrimination in Higher Learning Spaces” in the Encyclopaedia of UN Sustainable Goals, Reduced Inequalities (ed) José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osorio de Andrade Guerra, Springers,  ISSN 978 3319710600

3. Sujatha Devarapalli (2022): “Caste Gender and Media" in Bhavaveena UGC Approved Journal (Telugu)July 2022 ISSN 24564702

4. Sujatha Devarapalli (2022): Adivasi Women’s struggle for Land Rights s Bhoomika UGC approved

feminist journal (Telugu). ISSN 2347 7369

5.. Sujatha D (2014) Re-defining Domestic Violence: The experiences of dalit women” is published by

Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai Nov.22nd issue, vol.no.47 in 2014 ISSN 00129976 (Scopus indexed)

6.. Sujatha D (2016)  ‘Family, Caste and Violence’ published in an edited book “Facets of

Gender”, by Ch.Swaroopa Rani, Cenre for Women’s Studies, Nagarjuna University, Guntur

7..Sujatha D (2009): A research paper is published in an edited Book titled “Dalits and Religion” by Murali Manohar. The title of the paper is ‘Continuity and Change in the Worship of Local

Goddesses: A Study on the Protest Religion of Marginal Communities of Coastal Andhra

Pradesh ’, Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi,

8. Sujatha D (2024): Understanding Gender and Buddhism in Ancient India: The Role played by Dhamma and Sangha for the Liberation of Women and other downtrodden , accepted by Peer reviewed Journal of Humanities, Mahayana Buddhist Studies, ANU Guntur

Translations from English to Telugu

1.       Sujatha D (2021):  Translation of “Organized Informality: The Politics of Recruitment in

Durgapur ‘ by Srimoyee Ghosh in “ State Capital Nexus: Implications of Labour , Anveshi bilingual Qaurterly ,ed. By Padmini Swaminathan and Uma Rani, Hyderabad

2. Sujatha D (2017) : A translation of parts of “Parliamentary Debates on Hindu Code Bill”, the 14th Volume of Writings and Speeches of Dr. Ambedkar is published in March 2018 by Peoples Trust of

India, and Telugu Academy Hyderabad

3. Sujatha D (2020): “Ayodhya was once a Buddhist City called Saketh” published in June 2020 Mulnivasi Times ,Telugu Hyderabad

4. Sujatha D (2020) : “English as Medium of Instruction in the Government Schools” An Ambedkarite

Analysis April-May 2020 Mulnivasi Times, Telugu Hyderabad

5. Sujatha D (2015): The Joys and Vows of Woman Reporter by P.Srinivas and Ranjith,in The Media, Bilingual Quarterly ,  Anveshi Braodsheet Hyderabad

6. Sujatha D (2013): Invisible and Harassed by Reem Shamshuddin in Sexuality and Harassment Bilingual Quarterly Anveshi, Hyderabad.

7. Sujatha D (2014): Translated Syed Mustafa Kamal’s “Hyderabad Medical School” and Interviews of Junaid Zakir and Khalid Sayid on the development of Urdu as medium of instruction in Deccan

from English to Telugu for the Broad sheet of Anveshi on Langauge, Region and Community, Hyderabad

8. Sujatha D (2012): A translation of the article by Rajan Shukla titled “What do People need from Aarogya Sree” Is it delivered? How Comprehensive is treatment under AarogyaSree –published in Bilingual Quarterly ,Anveshi Broadsheet on Contemporary Politics ,VOL.2,no.1,

9. Sujatha D (2013): A translation of ‘Visakha Guidelines’ and the provisions of “The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013” from English

to Telugu published in Anveshi Broad Sheet , Hyderabad

• .‘Learning from Gender Transformative Programmes: Assessing UNICEF’s Interventions in Osmanabad’ Maharashtra. (2023)

            Project Lead: Dr.Sujatha Devarapalli

                 Sponsor: UNICEF

•  Domestic Violence and Dalit Women.  (2013)  

            Project Lead: Sujatha Devarapalli with Gogu Shyamala , B.Sattemma and M. Madhavi

            Sponsor: Oxfam India and Anveshi Women's Studies Research Centre Hyderabad

• Dalit Women and Rural Power Structures.   (2007)

          Project Lead: Sujatha Devarapalli

          Sponsor: HIVOS Netherlands and Anveshi Women's Studies Research Centre Hyderabad      

• Perfromance and Social Change in Andhra Pradesh (2002)       

            Research Officer of the project led by  Dr.Simon Charsley, University of Glasgow , Scotland

          Sponsor: ESRC, U.K 

        The study focussed on the shifting nature of traditional performances such as Pagati Veshalu, Garaga Nrutyam, Social Drama , Bhogam Melam etc; in Andhra Pradesh and the contemporary socio economic conditions of performers in general and women performers in particular with the decline of these traditional perfromances.                                

Teaching: Currently teaching the following courses

M.A 1st Semester:

FoundationCourses-

1.Understanding Gender and Sexualities

  2.Tribal Situation in India

2. Development Feminist Politics and Praxis

M.A 2nd Semester

1.Women and Work

3rd Semester

1. Women's Literature in South Asia: Representations Practices and Perspectives

2. Womens Issues in Tribal and Indigenous Communities 

4th Semester

3. Gender, Ideology and Education 

6. M.Phil: Social Science Discourse and the Feminist Engagement 

Ph.D: Fundamentals of Research Writing and Technicalities