Faculty

The people who bring laurels to the centres

Professors

 J. Prabhakara Rao, Ph.D. (Moscow)(Head, Centre for Study of Foreign Languages)

Specialisation: Systemic Linguistics and Systemic Typology, Mathematical and Computational Linguistics, Methodology of Linguistics, Translation Studies, Russian Linguistics and Russian as a Foreign Language.

K. Rajyarama, Ph.D. (UoH)

Specialisation: Derivational Morphology, Language Teaching and Testing, Machine Translation, Semantics, Syntax and Translation Theory and Practice.

S. Arulmozi, Ph.D. (UoH) – (Head, CALTS)

Specialisation: Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Language Endangerment Studies; Corpora and Translation Studies.

Associate Professors

Gracious Mary Temsen, Ph.D. (Delhi University)
Specialisation: Syntax; Linguistic Typology; Language Documentation; Khasi Linguistics; Descriptive & Comparative Linguistics.

S.B. Rathna Kumar, Ph.D. (UoH)

Specialisation: Speech-Language Pathology; Cognitive Hearing Sciences (Speech Perception); Phonetics; Psycholinguistics; Neurolinguistics.

N. Ramesh, Ph.D. (Bharathiar University)

Specialisation: Tribal Linguistics; Language Endangerment; Language Documentation; English Language Teaching.

Nagaraju Mandly: Ph.D. (MANUU, Hyderabad)

Specialisation: English Language Teaching; Translation Studies.

Sriparna Das, Ph.D. (UoH)
Specialisation: Translation Theories, Gender and Translation, Oral Traditions and Translation, Literatures and Translation, Multilingualism and Translation

Morey Dipak Tryambak, Ph.D. (EFLU)
Specialisation: Phonetics; Linear and Non-Linear Phonology; Socio-phonetics; Socio-phonology; Language Contact and Bilingualism.

Naresh Annem, Ph.D. (UoH)
Specialisation: Translation Studies; Audio-Visual Translation; Postcolonial Literature; Indian Literature in English Translation.

Assistant Professors

K. Parameswari, Ph.D. (UoH) – (on EOL)
Specialisation: Computational Linguistics & Machine Translation; Linguistic Divergence.

Y.Viswanatha Naidu
Specialisation: Linguistics & Computational Linguistics; Semantic Typology.

Venkanna Ithagani, Ph.D. (EFLU)
Specialisation: Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Semantics

Former Faculty

Udaya Narayana Singh 

Specialisation: TG Grammar, Lexicography, Translation Studies, Sociolinguistics, Language Planning, Stylistics.

Formerly: Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan & Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore.

Currently: Chair-Professor & Head, ACLiS (Amity Centre for Linguistic Studies), Amity University Haryana

Probal Dasgupta

Specialisation: TG Grammar, GB Theory, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Stylistics, Semantics, Esperanto Studies, Comparative Literature.

Formerly: Professor of Linguistics & Head, Linguistics Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

P.R. Dadegaonkar

Specialisation: Marathi Language and Literature, Sanskrit Language and Literature, Comparative Literature, Translation Studies, Computational Linguistics, Lexicography.

B.R. Bapuji

Specialisation: Social Theory, Sociology of Language, Translation Studies, Political Sociology, Gender Studies, Literacy Studies.

Panchanan Mohanty

Specialisation: Language Teaching and Testing, Psycholinguistics, Phonology, Morphology, Sociolinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Quantitative Linguistics, Translation Studies, Language Endangerment Studies, Formerly: Professor, School of Languages and Literature, Nalanda University, and Professor, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University.

G. Uma Maheswar Rao

Specialisation: Historical Linguistics, Derivational Morphology, Non-linear Phonology, Computational Linguistics & Machine Translation

Shivarama Padikkal

Specialisation: Translation Studies, Cultural Studies, Kannada Language & Literature.

Gautam Sengupta

Specialisation: GB Theory, Philosophy of Language, Computational Linguistics & Formal Semantics and Linguistic Cognition.

N. Krupanandam

Specialisation: Language Teaching, Semantics, Lexicography, Field Linguistics, Translation Theory and Practice.

K. Subrahmanyam

Specialisation: Paninian Studies, Sanskrit Language and Literature, Telugu Grammar and Literature, Comparative Literature, Translation Studies, Literary Criticism, Lexicography and Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Indian Philosophy, Ayurveda, Rajaniti.

Bhimrao Bhosale Panda

Specialisation: Stylistics, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Poetry, Critical Theory, Translation, Ambedkar Studies, Comparative Literature.

Currently: Professor, Dept. of Linguistics, Central University of Karanataka, Kalaburagi.

Chitra Panikkar

Specialisation: Literary Theory, Translation and Culture Studies,

Currently: Professor, Department of English, Bangalore University.

Damodar Panda

Specialisation: Chinese Language; Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy.

Currently: Professor, Department of Chinese and Tibetan Languages, Panjab University.

Somasukla Banerjee

Specialisation: Cognitive Linguistics, Semantics, Language Deficit Studies.

Mimi Kevichüsa Ezung

Specialisation: Linguistic Typology, Syntax, Tibeto-Burman Linguistics.

Currently: Associate Professor, Department of Tenyidie, Nagaland University.