Dr Gunti Ravinder, Head, Professor of Political Science, serving the department since 2002 to till date, he has coordinated 20 courses and edited 3 courses, developed 55 lessons/units. He has also produced 20 audio/video lessons and participated in 30 teleconferencing sessions. He has published 27 articles in several books/journals and papers presented in International Seminar in Poland and Australia. He has guided one PhD student, member of various renowned academic bodies. 

Research Projects 

Dr. Gunti Ravinder was a recipient of a Minor Research Project of the UGC, New Delhi, on the topic, “Review of Land Transfer Regulations in Historical Perspective: A Case Study of Tribal villages in Warangal and Khammam districts of Andhra Pradesh”, in 2011, which was successfully completed. He runs a quarterly journal in Telugu ‘Aadivasi Gontuka’, which publishes articles related to tribal studies. He associates with civil liberties and tribal groups.Dr. G.Lakshmi was a recipient of a Minor Research Project of the UGC, New Delhi on the topic “Peace, Disarmament and Gender Perspectives in South Asia”, in 2010, which was successfully completed. She has done PG Diploma in e-Learning (PGDeL), offered by STRIDE, IGNOU, New Delhi, as a university nominee. She was a recipient of scholarship of CEMCA, New Delhi, for doing the programme. She reaches out to the learners through her own YouTube Channel; and Research Gate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gade-Lakshmi/, and Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tqGa7ewAAAAJ&hl=en., wherein her publications (articles) are read and cited by researchers.

      The faulty has also done several audio-video lessons as part of teaching learning process, pertaining to UG & PG courses of the university. The faculty has published its research books and articles in referred national journals and UGC-CARE listed journals. The Department members have been part of academic committees, Board of Studies of degree colleges and universities in Hyderabad and Telangana. They have also served as referees of articles of periodicals both India and abroad. They have also been Adjudicator for M.Phil dissertations of Osmania University and External Examiners for Ph.D evaluation of other universities in Telangana.

    The department is proud to state that Political Science UG & PG SLMs, particularly the Telugu medium books are widely used by aspirants of Civil Services of TSPSC, APPSC and UPSC. The SLMs are rated as high-standard by all the individuals who prepare for various competitive examinations. The Audio-Video lessons prepared by faculty which are uploaded in the YouTube channel of the university are equally rated high with thousands of views across the cloud.

Photograph	Name	Designation	Highest Qualification	Area of Interest/Research	Contact Details
	Prof. Gunti Ravinder	Guest Faculty & I/c Head	M.A,BL, Ph.D and PGDHR	Tribal Development and Human Rights	040-23680-472
	Dr. Malkagalla Chiranjeevi	Asst. Professor (PT)	M.A., Ph.D., UGC-NET, APSET	International Relations, with a focus on Foreign Policy, Bilateral Relations, South Asian Studies, and the Indian Political Process	9030794345