I am a teacher of English and a teacher educator. In a career spanning three-and-a-half decades of teaching and faculty training in India, I have taught English as a second language and English literature; conducted over 150 workshops on various aspects of ELT, professional development, exploratory practice and action research; and given plenary talks at national and international ELT conferences.

My research work covers a diverse range of interests within ELT: materials evaluation (for a PhD degree); a 2-year ZEE-Education-funded materials-production project about which papers have been published in reputable ELT journals, national and international; and action research projects. Besides being a research supervisor and examiner, I have guest edited research journals; served as a member of the editorial board of three international journals; published 23 books, 16 research papers, and over 500 feature articles as a columnist and a freelance writer; and edited the newspaper ('Loyola Today') of Andhra Loyola College for 26 years.

I hold degrees/diplomas in English Literature, Education, ELT and Creative Writing from five Indian universities.

My administrative experience includes: (a) Head, Dept of English; Dean of Humanities; and Director of the Loyola ELT Centre at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, India; (b) Director (Training) at Vignan University, India; and (c) Director (ELT Centre) at Gudlavalleru Engineering College, India.

Currently, I am Director, English Language Teaching Centre, and Senior Professor of English at Gudlavalleru Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Specialties: Teaching (English Language, Literature, English language Teaching, Journalism, Creative Writing), action research, ELT consultancy, ELT course design, materials writing, freelance writing, teacher professional development, educational administration