• Educational Management
• School Education, Teacher Education, Higher education,
  Distance education

B.Sc,. M.Ed,. Ph.D., D.D.E (IGNOU), D.H.E (IGNOU)

Ph.D, 1992, Univeristy of Mysore through Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore

Books

• Trends & Patterns of Migration: Interface with Education - A Case of the North Eastern Region (with U.A.Shimray), ISEC Monograph No.15, May 2009.

• Adult Education (with A.S Seetharamu) 1995, Ashish Publications, Delhi.

• School Education in Rural Areas: Constraints and Prospects (with A.S. Seetharamu), 1985, Ashish Publications, Delhi.

Articles (since 2000)

• Internationalization of Higher Education: Social Fallout  University News Vol.47 (30), July 27-Aug 02, 2009, pp 11-12.

• Universal Education for the Vulnerable and Marginalised Children: Bridging the Policy Intentions with Meaningful Operational  Strategies In: Paradigm Shift in Health and Education in India (Ed).K. Gangadharan., Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2009, pp.159-178..

• Alternate Education for the Vulnerable and Marginalised Children: Concerns & Challenges Journal of the  Institute for Research in Social Sciences & Humanities, Vol.3 (1), Jan-June, 2008, pp.35-50.

• Decentralised Management for Enhancing Quality and Accountability in School Education: The Netherlands Experiences and Lessons for India IDPAD News Letter Vol. IV, No.1, 2006, Pp. 58-63.

• Women in Grassroots Participatory Structures in Decentralised Educational Administration: Creating Space and Building Capacities South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies, Vol.5 No.2, June 2005. Pp-38-44.

• Grassroots Structures in Decentralized Management of Elementary Education in Karnataka: Critical Issues in Capacity Building Indian Social Science Review, Vol 5(2) pp.317-337. Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2003.

• Teaching Profession and Teacher Preparation: Gearing up to the Emerging Challenges University News,  Vol.41.No.25.  June 23 - 29, 2003. pp1-5.

• Participatory Institutional Structures in Decentralised Management of Elementary Education in Karnataka, 2002 ISEC Working Paper No. 105

• External Supervision Support for Enhancing Quality in Primary Education 2001, ISEC Working Paper No. 86

• Poverty Database in Education: Strategies for Monitoring Poverty Reduction Economic And Political Weekly, 2001 July 21-27, Vol XXXVI No 29, pp 2775-79.

• Developmental Schemes for Women in the Field of Education (in regional language) 2000 July  20, Mahila Adhyayana Dakshinayana Sanchike Vol 2(2).

• Learning through the Distance Mode: Challenges for Canadian Women in Higher Education, 2000 Jan—June, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 7:1, Sage, New Delhi.

• Trends & Patterns of Migration: Interface with Education- A Case of the North Eastern Region (2008)

• Assessing Performance of Elementary Education in Karnataka through Census Data (2007)

• Pre-Service Teacher Education in the Diverse Education Context-A Study of B.Ed Programme in Karnataka (Sponsored by NCERT/MHRD/GoI) (2006)

• Migration from North East Region: A Study of Educated Youth from NER in Bangalore & Delhi (ICSSR sponsored)

• A Study of Management Development Programme (MDP) – A Formative  Evaluation of the On-going Programme for Block and Cluster level Educational Functionaries (sponsored by Azim Premji Foundation-Policy Planning Unit, Education Dept. Karnataka)

• A Study of Delivery and Outcomes of Akshaya Patra Foundation School Meal Programme in Karnataka (sponsored by ISCKON, Bangalore)

• Chairperson, State Advisory Committee for Research & Development, SSA Mission, Govt. of Karnataka

• Academic Expert, Faculty of Education, Bangalore University, Mangalore University & Karnatak University

• Resource Person, NCERT/MHRD-GoI), New Delhi

Outreach Activity

• Monitoring of SSA Programme in Karnataka (sponsored by MHRD/GoI)

• Technical Support & Appraisal of SSA Plans in Karnataka (sponsored by MHRD/GoI & GoK)