Nagaraju Gundemeda
Biographic Data
| ID | 1247943 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nagaraju Gundemeda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nagaraju |
| FAMILY NAME | Gundemeda |
| SIGNATURE | GUNDEMEDA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hyderabad |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8045-092X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Collective Memories and Contesting Legitimacies
Peerla Panduga, the local Telugu term for Muharram, occupies a distinct role in Deccan India. Unlike the Shia traditions of Muharram, which centre on mourning rituals, it unfolds as a carnival, except on Ashura day. Based on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in a village in Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh, India, this study employs participant observation, casual conversations and semi-structured interviews to examine the belief systems s…
The Making of Odia Identity
The celebration of the nation and the state is a defining feature of school textbooks across the country. The present article aims to understand the textual means and pedagogic methods used in evolving a pan-Odia identity in the school textbooks of Odisha. The study has used Odia language and social science textbooks prescribed by the state as sources of sociological analysis. It aims to analyse patterns of regional representation, cultural and r…
Educational Endeavours and Unheeded Tales
This article analyses the nature of the relationship between scientific research, gender, and caste questions. It aims to present the lived experiences of Dalit women scholars in science from a sociological perspective. Masculinist, self-fashioned gendered ideologies have dominated the scientific practice of natural sciences in general. The participation of Indian women in scientific research is a very recent phenomenon. Women students from margi…
Dalits and Choice of School
Why parents prefer private schools when the government schools provide education free of cost is the major question confronting the social scientists in contemporary India. What constitutes school choice and what is the nature of the relationship between the socio-economic background of the children studying in government and private schools are some of the key research questions addressed in this article. What is the response of the Dalits towar…
Food choices and Social distinctions among University Students in Hyderabad
Based on empirical study, designed to capture the views of students in a leading Indian university on diverse types of dietary choices, this article specifically examines the extent of acceptability of beef and pork in hostel menus. The study found that while only widely accepted vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items like chicken and mutton featured in mess menus, the scale of social tolerance for beef and pork consumption among students is ac…
The Idea of a University
What is the role and relevance of universities in the contemporary Indian society is the fundamental question that bothers students, intellectuals and policy makers. A brief review of literature on university education reveals that universities are in a transition phase and undergoing a crisis across the nation states including India. The primary aim of the paper is to analyse to what extent the universities in India reflect the centre of univers…
Youth and Marriage
Each social group in the Indian context, whether it may be a caste or religion or tribe, has its own rules and regulations that define the practices of social relations within the group and outside the group. Marriage as a social institution establishes a social relation with the members of two families. It is largely regulated by the norms and values of the groups and society. In the same way, choice of marriage is also much influenced by caste …
The Idea of a University
What is the role and relevance of universities in the contemporary Indian society is the fundamental question that bothers students, intellectuals and policy makers. A brief review of literature on university education reveals that universities are in a transition phase and undergoing a crisis across the nation states including India. The primary aim of the paper is to analyse to what extent the universities in India reflect the centre of univers…
Classroom as a Site of Learning
Higher education gained critical importance in the developing countries in the post-colonial era. The young adults of India attach utmost value to higher education in order to attain social mobility. However, a critical appraisal of the reports on the current status of education in India reveals wide disparity in learning abilities and achievement. The current paper based on an empirical study, conducted at a central university in India, seeks to…
The Idea of Social Justice
The reservation policy has been one of the contentious issues in India. This issue is being discussed and debated among politicians, media, students, and various other social players. Universities also offer a social space wherein students’ opinion on this issue is shaped by different forms of affiliations and associations inside the campus. At this juncture, this study attempts to analyse the opinion of university students on different forms of …
Life as a Dalit
The epistemology of sociology and social anthropology of caste in India has been dominated by the perspectives of dominant castes; one of the first social anthropologists who developed the theory o
Food choices and Social distinctions among University Students in Hyderabad
Based on empirical study, designed to capture the views of students in a leading Indian university on diverse types of dietary choices, this article specifically examines the extent of acceptability of beef and pork in hostel menus. The study found that while only widely accepted vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items like chicken and mutton featured in mess menus, the scale of social tolerance for beef and pork consumption among students is ac…
Educational Endeavours and Unheeded Tales
This article analyses the nature of the relationship between scientific research, gender, and caste questions. It aims to present the lived experiences of Dalit women scholars in science from a sociological perspective. Masculinist, self-fashioned gendered ideologies have dominated the scientific practice of natural sciences in general. The participation of Indian women in scientific research is a very recent phenomenon. Women students from margi…
Dalits and Choice of School
Why parents prefer private schools when the government schools provide education free of cost is the major question confronting the social scientists in contemporary India. What constitutes school choice and what is the nature of the relationship between the socio-economic background of the children studying in government and private schools are some of the key research questions addressed in this article. What is the response of the Dalits towar…
The Idea of a University
What is the role and relevance of universities in the contemporary Indian society is the fundamental question that bothers students, intellectuals and policy makers. A brief review of literature on university education reveals that universities are in a transition phase and undergoing a crisis across the nation states including India. The primary aim of the paper is to analyse to what extent the universities in India reflect the centre of univers…
Youth and Marriage
Each social group in the Indian context, whether it may be a caste or religion or tribe, has its own rules and regulations that define the practices of social relations within the group and outside the group. Marriage as a social institution establishes a social relation with the members of two families. It is largely regulated by the norms and values of the groups and society. In the same way, choice of marriage is also much influenced by caste …
The Idea of a University
What is the role and relevance of universities in the contemporary Indian society is the fundamental question that bothers students, intellectuals and policy makers. A brief review of literature on university education reveals that universities are in a transition phase and undergoing a crisis across the nation states including India. The primary aim of the paper is to analyse to what extent the universities in India reflect the centre of univers…
Classroom as a Site of Learning
Higher education gained critical importance in the developing countries in the post-colonial era. The young adults of India attach utmost value to higher education in order to attain social mobility. However, a critical appraisal of the reports on the current status of education in India reveals wide disparity in learning abilities and achievement. The current paper based on an empirical study, conducted at a central university in India, seeks to…
The Idea of Social Justice
The reservation policy has been one of the contentious issues in India. This issue is being discussed and debated among politicians, media, students, and various other social players. Universities also offer a social space wherein students’ opinion on this issue is shaped by different forms of affiliations and associations inside the campus. At this juncture, this study attempts to analyse the opinion of university students on different forms of …
Life as a Dalit
The epistemology of sociology and social anthropology of caste in India has been dominated by the perspectives of dominant castes; one of the first social anthropologists who developed the theory o
Food choices and Social distinctions among University Students in Hyderabad
Based on empirical study, designed to capture the views of students in a leading Indian university on diverse types of dietary choices, this article specifically examines the extent of acceptability of beef and pork in hostel menus. The study found that while only widely accepted vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items like chicken and mutton featured in mess menus, the scale of social tolerance for beef and pork consumption among students is ac…
Dalits and Choice of School
Why parents prefer private schools when the government schools provide education free of cost is the major question confronting the social scientists in contemporary India. What constitutes school choice and what is the nature of the relationship between the socio-economic background of the children studying in government and private schools are some of the key research questions addressed in this article. What is the response of the Dalits towar…
The Making of Odia Identity
The celebration of the nation and the state is a defining feature of school textbooks across the country. The present article aims to understand the textual means and pedagogic methods used in evolving a pan-Odia identity in the school textbooks of Odisha. The study has used Odia language and social science textbooks prescribed by the state as sources of sociological analysis. It aims to analyse patterns of regional representation, cultural and r…
Educational Endeavours and Unheeded Tales
This article analyses the nature of the relationship between scientific research, gender, and caste questions. It aims to present the lived experiences of Dalit women scholars in science from a sociological perspective. Masculinist, self-fashioned gendered ideologies have dominated the scientific practice of natural sciences in general. The participation of Indian women in scientific research is a very recent phenomenon. Women students from margi…
Collective Memories and Contesting Legitimacies
Peerla Panduga, the local Telugu term for Muharram, occupies a distinct role in Deccan India. Unlike the Shia traditions of Muharram, which centre on mourning rituals, it unfolds as a carnival, except on Ashura day. Based on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in a village in Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh, India, this study employs participant observation, casual conversations and semi-structured interviews to examine the belief systems s…
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Caste (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 works) · Identity (music (3 works)