• Public Policy and Policy Processes
• Social and Political Theory
• Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Institutions
• Agrarian Change and Rural Development

• Ph.D.: University of Delhi (2004).
  Title of the thesis: Capitalist Development and Agrarian Politics in Andhra Pradesh, 1960-1990.

• M. Phil.: University of Delhi (1991).
  Title of the thesis: Depeasantisation and Marxist Theory: With Reference to Some Case Studies From the Third World.

• M.A. in Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1988).

Books

• Decentralised Governance and Planning in Karnataka, India, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011 ( With S.N.Sangita).

• Institutional Design for Tackling Child Labour Problem, New Delhi: Concept Publishers, (With D.Rajasekhar and K.G.Gayathri Devi), 2011.

• Decentralised Governance and Developmental Politics in South India: A Study, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, (Germany) 2009.

• Drinking Water in Rural Karnataka: Issues and Problems, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, (Germany) 2008.

* Also published as
The Unquenched Thirst: Drinking Water as a Right in Rural Karnataka, an  e-book published by www.ideaindia.com and COOPERJAL Ltd., London [on 31st August, 2007].

• Land, Labour and Caste: Agrarian Change and Grassroots Politics in Andhra Pradesh, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, (Germany) 2008.

       (Reviewed in [The] Sociological Bulletin Vol. 58, No.3, September- Decemeber, 2009)

* Also published as
Land, Labour and Caste: Agrarian Change and Grassroots Politics in Andhra Pradesh, an  e-book published by www.ideaindia.com and COOPERJAL Ltd., London [on 21st July, 2007].

Book Chapters

• 'Political Regimes and Public Policies in South India' in Harishankar Upadhyaya and Anjani Kumar Malaviya (eds) (2010) Inspiring Winds and Rainbow of Ideas: Essays in Honour of Professor Rajen Harshe, Allahabad: Prayag Pustak Bhavan.

• 'Farmers' Suicides and Rural Institutions in Andhra Pradesh' in Prasenjit Maiti (ed)(2008) From Negations to Negotiations: Solving the Puzzles of Development, New Delhi: Pragun Publications, pp 617-640.

• 'Emergence of Backward Castes: Structural Change and Grassroots Politics in South Telengana'. 1999. In Dalits and Peasants: Emerging Caste-Class Dynamics, edited by Ashish Ghosh, New Delhi: Gian Sagar Publishers.

Articles

• 'Inequality and Exclusion: As If the System Mattered' Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.XLVI,Nos. 44&45, November 5th, 2011, pp21-23.

• 'Interpreting the World in a World of Interpretation', MySociety: Biannual Refereed Arts Journal of the University of Mysore, Vol 1-4, March-September, 2008-9(Published in August 2011) pp195-199.

• 'Rights-Based Approaches to Poverty Alleviation and Social Development in India', Journal of Parliamentary Studies, Vol.2 No.1, Jan-June 2011.

• 'Conflicting Truths and Contrasting Realities: Are Official Statistics on Agrarian Change Reliable?',  ISEC Working Paper-263, Bangalore: Institute for Social and Economic Change, 2011.

Also published at:

www.ideaindia.com and Cooperjal Ltd, London, UK at: http://www.ideaindia.com/product_detail.php?pid=1925

• 'State, Civil Society and the Eradication of Child Labour in Karnataka' Economic and Political Weekly,Vo.XLVI No.3, January 15, 2011.

• 'Political Sociology of Democratic Decentralisation in India' Journal of Polity and Society, Vol.3.No.1, January-June 2010, pp 41-53.

• 'Social Power and Political Movements: The Quest for Rights' in [The] Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol LXX, No.4, Oct-Dec, 2009, pp983-992.

• 'Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution' in [The] Indian Journal of Human Rights and Social Justice, Vol 4 Nos.1&2 Jan- Dec, 2009, pp225-231.

• With Shyam Singh, 'State, Social Security and Economic Reforms in India', (2009) [The] Journal of Polity and Society, Vol. 2 No. 1 January-June 2009, pp 75-87.

• 'Popular Participation in Primary Education in Rural Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh' (2009) [The] Journal of Karnataka Studies, Vol.3.No.2&Vol.4.No.I pp 71-85.

• 'Comparing Rural Decentralisation Across Indian States: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh'  [The] Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol.LXX. No.1, Jan-March, 2009, pp21-30.

• 'Revisiting Indian Federalism in the Context of Economic Reforms' [The] Indian Journal of Federal Studies, No.1,2009 pp41-46,  Published by the Centre for Federal Studies, New Delhi.

• 'Federalism and Decentralisation in India: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu'. 2009. ISEC Working Paper:208. Bangalore: Institute for Social and Economic Change.

Also published at:

www.ideaindia.com , Cooperjal Ltd. London, UK. with the title,
'Federalism Yes, What About Decentralisation? Some Aspects of Politics and Governance in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu'
http://www.ideaindia.com/product_detail.php?pid=1928 

• 'Governance Where Children Matter: NGO-GO Partnerships in Eradicating Child Labour in Karnataka' Participation and Governance, Vol 2, No.1, January, 2009, pp 34-46.

• 'Administrative Decentralisation and Development in a Complex Democracy',  Think India Quarterly, Vol. 11. No. 2, April-June 2008, pp 60-79.

• 'Government--NGO Partnerships and Beyond: The Experience of Child Labour Eradication Project in Karnataka', The Indian Journal of Public Administration, October- December, 2007, Vol.LIII, No.4,pp.842-853.

• 'Rationing Rights and Pricing Commodities-Right to Drinking Water: A Conceptual Exploration’  Think India Quarterly Vol.10, No.4.October-December, 2007, pp72-96.

• 'Decentralisation as a Policy Process in India' in www.esocialsciences.com [on 12th December, 2007].

• Discussion Note: 'Suicides by Cotton Farmers in Andhra Pradesh' in  www.esocialsciences.com [on 26th March,2007].

• Discussion Note: 'Why Telengana? Why Now?' in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLII, No.9, 3rd March, 2007, pp 790-791.

• 'Gramsci and Freire: Bridging the Divide in Indian Context: An Exploratory Essay' in  www.esocialsciences.com [ 8th November, 2006].

• 'Irrigation,Agrarian Change and Local Politics in South Telengana, 1960-1996' in  www.esocialsciences.com [17th January, 2006].

• 'Policy Processes and Policy Advocacy'. In  www.esocialsciences.com [20^th November 2005].
  *Also published (2007) as Governance and Policy Spaces Project Working
    Paper: 7. Hyderabad: Centre for Economic and Social Studies.
  *And also published in the  Indian Social Science Reiview:A Multidisciplinary  Journal of Indian Council of Social Science Research,
    Vol.7, No.2. pp135-154.

• 'Farmers’ Suicides in Andhra Pradesh: The Response of Rural Political Institutions'. 2005. Governance and Policy Spaces Project Working Paper: 3. Hyderabad: Centre for Economic and Social Studies.

• With Shagun Mehrotra. 2004. 'Making Panchayats Accountable'. Economic and Political Weekly 39(37): 4139-4141.

• With Venkatesham Cheruku and Savita Kodali. 2002. 'Primary Formal Education and Panchayats: Experience of Andhra Pradesh'. Participation & Governance 8(25): 28-30.

• 'Panchayati Raj Institutions and Janmabhoomi in Andhra Pradesh'. 2001. Participation & Governance 7(21): 6-9.

• 'Emergence of Backward Castes in South Telengana: Agrarian Change and Grass Roots Politics'. 1999. Special Article, Economic and Political Weekly, 34(7): 425-430.

• In Telugu language. 'Shramikeekarana'. 1994. In Telugu, Telugu Academy Journal (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) 8, (3): 42-48.

• 'Dual State Process and Multiple Popular Processes: Grassroots Movements and Democracy'. 1992. In Teaching Politics 18, (2): 23-33.

• Political Regimes, Governance and Social Security in Four Southern States (With Professor S.N.Sangita)

• Child Labour Survey at Havery District

• Urban Governance and Planning in Karnataka

• Civil Society and Governance in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

• Independent (decentralised) Budgeting and Planning at the District Level

• Economic Reforms and Political Decentralisation: A Comparative Study of Some Selected Indian States During Post-Reform Period

• Institutional Design for Elimination of Child Labour in Karnataka: A Study of State Initiatives of Eradication of Child Labour in Karnataka

• Drinking Water Supply and Rural Institutions in Karnataka: A Study from Rights Perspective

Published Reports

• With K.Srinivasulu and K.S.Vijayasekhar. 2004. 'Proceedings of the Workshop on Crisis in Handloom Sector in Andhra Pradesh: The Ways Forward'. Governance and Policy Spaces Project Work Shop Proceedings: 1, Hyderabad: Centre for Economic and Social Studies.

• Report of the Grassroots Politics colloquium of the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. 1995. 'Development Programmes and Peoples' Responses.' In Neera Chandhoke and Ashish Ghosh (eds) Grassroots Movements and Social Change, University of Delhi: Developing Countries Research Centre (DCRC).

• (Review Article) 'The twin guide to Telangana' the Financial Express, 12th of September, 2010.

• 'A tectonic shift in Telangana' in the Indian Express, 4th of August, 2010.

• 'It's More about Telangana Identity than Development' Deccan Herald, 24th of February, 2010.

• 'A Universal Paradox: Can Market Economy Become Inclusive?' The Hindu, 9th of February, 2010.

• 'Civil Society and Citizenship: A Different Perspective'

at the seminar on 'Citizenship, the State and Expanding the Boundaries of Democracy' at the ISEC during 28th of December, 2011.

• 'State Child Labour Project in Karnataka: Lessons from Evaluation'

two-day Seminar on Eradication of Bonded Labour and Child Labour in Karnataka, 17-18 December 2011, Department of Labour, Department of RDPR and Human Rights Commission, Vikasa Soudha, Bangalore, Karnataka.

• 'State, New Developmentalism and Political Processes'

at the seminar on 'Neo-Liberal State and Its Challenges’, 20-21 December,2011, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Assam.

• 'Urban Governance and Planning in Karnataka'

at the national seminar on 'Small Cities and Towns in Global Era:Emerging Changes and Perspectives' held by the Centre for Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai during 29th to 30th August,2011.

• 'Inequality and Exclusion'

at the International Seminar on ‘Social Exclusion: Meanings and Perspectives’ held by the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, during 23rd to 25th of March 2011.

• 'Rights-based Approaches to Poverty Alleviation and Social Development'

at the Fifth Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management,titled 'Beyond the Macroeconomic Crisis- Towards Inclusive Growth and Sustainability' organized by the Centre for Public Policy (CPP), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore during 8th -11th August, 2010.

• 'Going to the Roots: Governance Problems in Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India'

at the International Conference on 'Governing the Asian Giants: The Search for Good Governance and Sustainable Development in China and India' Organized by the Centre for Governance and Citizenship,The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong;The University of Hong Kong and The University of Oslo during 29th -30th March 2010, at Hong Kong.

• 'Political Sociology of Democratic Decentralisation in India'

at the two day national seminar on ‘Political Processes and Governance in India: Toward a New Paradigm’ organised by V.K.Sukumaran Nayar Chair for Parliamentary Affairs, Department of Political Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram during 28th-29th January, 2010.

• ‘Politics and Public Policies: Politics of Human Development in Uttar Pradesh, India’

Paper co-authored with Mr. Shyam Singh and presented at the Fourth Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management, organized by the Centre for Public Policy (CPP), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore during 9^th -12^th August, 2009.

• ‘State, Civil Society and the Dilemmas of “Mainstreaming” Child Labourers in Karnataka’

at the International Seminar on ‘Childhoods and Children’s’ Rights’ Conducted under the aegis of United Kingdom and India Education Research Initiative(UKIERI) by Lokniti/CSDS, New Delhi during November 10-11, 2008.

• ‘Revisiting Indian Federalism in the Context of Economic Reforms’

at the national Seminar on ‘Political Regimes in Indian States: Parties, Social Bases and Public Policies’ organized by the Centre for Advanced Study in Political Science by the Department of Political Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad during  27^th to 29^th March, 2008.

• ‘Decentralisation as a Policy Process in India’

at the seminar on ‘Development through Planning, Market or Decentralisation? Organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, India during January 21-23, 2008, Bombay, Mumbai,

• ‘Rationing Rights and Pricing Commodities: Right to Drinking Water: A Conceptual Exploration’

at the  International seminar organized by SACIWATERS( South Asia Consortium for Inter-disciplinary Water Studies), Hyderabad, in association with the Centre for Water Resources, Anna University Chennai. The title of the Seminar was ‘South Asia Water Conference’ on ‘Water Access and Conflicts: Implications for Governance in South Asia’ during 21^st to 22^nd March 2007.

• ‘Administrative Decentralisation and Development’

in a national Seminar at Thiruvananthapuram on ‘Democracy, Decentralisation and Participatory Development: Decentralised Governance in Kerala, a Decade and Beyond’ Conducted by the Department of Political Science, University of Kerala during 24th to 25^th  of April 2007.
 

• Member Editorial Board, International Journal of Social and Economic Research
• Member, National Observatory for Anthropological Research (NOAR), Karnataka, India
• Member, SAARC Forum of Social Scientists
• Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
• Life Member, Indian Political Science Association (IPSA)
• Life Member, Indian Sociological Society
• Life Member, Indian Political Economy Association (IPEA)