DEPARTMENT OF TELUGU
The Department of Telugu was established in the academic year 1975-76. B.A. (E.M.S.), B.Com. (General), B.Com (Tax (A&F)), B.Com (Computers), B.Com (Honors), B.B.A. B.B.A.B.A., B.Sc. (M.P.C.), B.Sc. (BZC), B.Sc. (M.P.Cs.), B.Sc. (CA.M.S.), B.Sc. (M.E.Cs), B.Sc. (M.S.Cs), B.Sc. (M.E.Cs) are Under Graduate Courses with Telugu as one of the subject and got autonomous status in the year 1988.
The Department has highly qualified and well experienced teachers since the inception, Sri Nagalla Guru Prasada Rao, Sri Meka Narasimha Rao, Dr. Adusumalli Srinivasa Rao, Dr. Thati Srikrishna are faulty who worked and retired from the department. Sri Nagalla Guru Prasada Rao is a great teacher and an eminent critic in Telugu language and literature. His essays were widely published in many reputed Newspapers. He delivered many Radio Talks and did Television Programmes in various channels. He presented Telugu Literature and its greatness in a scholarly manner in many national and international forums. Sri Nagalla Guru Prasada Rao is an established teacher and is praised by many linguists and language experts of not only Telugu but also of other langauges. He rendered his services as a Principal for “P.B.SIDDHARTHA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES” and also as a Chief Secretary of “SIDDHARTHA KALAAPEETAM”. He received prestigious “BASHA SAMMAN AWARD” sponsored by Kendra Sahithya Academy in 2017. Sri Meka Narasimha Rao served as a skilled Public Speaker from 1977 to 1993 and acted as Head of the Department Telugu from 1993-1996. He is an inspsiring teacher who shaped the Department of Telugu as the Best Department. He taught not just the lessons to students but life. In his tenure as a Head of Department many new courses were introduced. To mention a few Computer Science, Electronics, MBC, BBM, TAX, EEM etc., For B.Com. Tax and EEM unique syllabus is designed. Dr. Thati Sri Krishna rendered his services in Siddhartha Degree College from 2000 to 2009. He manifested his expertise in Telugu literature. He is inspired by communist ideology. He published many of his essays and poems in various newspapers. He worked on a Research Project entitled “VISALANDHRA NEWS PAPER – LITERARY SERVICE” and publilshed it. Dr. Adusumalli Srinivasa Rao joined Degree College in 1996 by promotion. From 1996 July to 2010 he rendered his services as Head of the Department. Apart from heading the department of “DRAMATICS AND FINE ARTS”. He acted as a convener for Srujanotsav and Technical Education. He received State Best Teached Award. He did a joint venture of UGC sponsored Minor Research Project on “VILLAGE DIETIES-WORSHIPS” along with Sri K.Manmadha Rao, Lecturer in Telugu and submitted to UGC.
