PRESENT POSITION
1. Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy, Hyderabad
2. Professor, Hindi Department, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
3. Chairman, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Visakhapatnam, (Institute of People’s Education, Ministry of H.R.D Govt. of India)
4. Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.

POSITIONS HELD
1. Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) (1996-2002)
2. Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Official Language
3. Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry Of Petroleum and Chemicals
4. Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry of Defence
5. Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines
6. Member, Consultative Ministry of Culture and Tourism
7. Member, Press Council of India

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1977-80 Lecturer in Hindi, K.V.R.College, Nandigama, A.P.
1980, Head of the Dept. of Hindi, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, A.P.
Since 1985 Lecturer and Reader, Dept. of Hindi, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
From 2005 Professor, Dept. of Hindi, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

No. of Ph.D
Candidates Produced 8

No. of M.Phil
Candidates Produced 6

BOOKS
HINDI
1. “TELUGU KE AUDHUNIK KAVI BHAIRAGI” (Critique on the poetry of famous Telugu and Hindi Poet Bairagi) Sahayog Prakasan, Vijayawada – 1980.
2. HINDI KAVITA KO ANDHRON KI DEN (The Contribution of Andhras to Hindi Poetry) Lokmanya Hindi Pustak Mandir, Governorpet,
Vijayawada-2, 1985
3. VAICHARIK KRANTI KE AGRADOOT KAVIRAJ TRIPURANENI RAMASWAMY (A Critique on the life and literature of Social Reformer and Telugu poet Kaviraj Tripuraneni Ramaswamy chowdary), Telugu University – 1987
4. KAVIRAJ TRIPURANENI KE DO POURANIK NATAK (Translation of Kaviraj Tripuraneni Ramaswamy’s Telugu Drama “Sambhuka Vadha” into Hindi)- 1989 Rashabacharanjain Avam Santati; Delhi – 1988
5. MUKTI SANGRAH (Translation of Dr.Bezwada Gopala Reddy’s Telugu Poetry) Rashabacharanjain Avam Santati; Delhi – 1990
6. GNANA PEET PURASKAR VIJETA DR.C.NARAYANA REDDY (A Critique on the Life and Literature of Dr.C.Narayana Reddy) Lokamanya Hindi Pustak Mandir, Governorpet, Vijayawada, 1991.
7. AATMA HATYA (Hindi Translation of C.Narasimha Rao’s Telugu Novel)
8. “DRAUPADI” translation of own book from Telugu

TELUGU
1. SAPTA SWARALU (Collection of Radio Talks) A.B.C Publication, Hyderabad, 1980
2. JATI NETA JAYA PRAKASH (A Biography of Jaya Prakash Narayan) Chaitanya Publications, Vijayawada, 1980.
3. VARTAMANA RAJAKEEYA DUSTITI (Translation of Madhu Limaye’s speeches from Hindi) Navya Bharaty, Hyderabad, 1992
4. GRAMEENA PRAJAVANI (Ed.) 1985
5. KERATALU (Telugu Translation of Aarigapudi Ramesh Chowdary’s Hindi Novel “Nadi Ka Shor”) Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy – 1987
6. IRAVAI OKATO SATABDAM LO KI (Collection of articles published in News Papers) Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Visakhapatnam- 1987
7. TAMAS (Telugu Translation of Bishm Sahani’s Sensational T.V. Serial and Novel.) Navyajyoti Publications, Vijayawada – 1989
8. PRAJALA EDURATENNULU PALUKULA TEERUTENNULU (Translated and edited the Lok Sabha speeches of Sri Vadde Sobhanadreswara Rao- 1987)
9. ALURI BAIRAGI GAJANAN MADHAV MUKTIBODH KAVITVALA TULANATMAKA PARISEELANA (Ph.D Thesis in Telugu) Published in 1994.
10. ADHUNIKA TELUGU KAVITA (A Critique on 100 years of Modern Telugu Poetry) – 1995
11. VEDANA BHARITAM – ABALA JEEVITAM (Translation of Suneeta Budhiraja’s Hindi book “Tees Ka Safar”- 1996)
12. BHARAT AMERICA SAMBANDHALU (Telugu Translation of sri.K.R.Narayanan, Former President of India’s English Book “India and America”, essays in understanding)
13. ASAADHARANA NETA ATAL BIHARI (Life of Prime Minister, Vajpayee)
14. YAYATi (Telugu Translation of V.S.Khandekar’s Mrathi Novel)
15. ADVANI JAIL DAIRY (Telugu Translation of L.K.Advani’s – A Prisoner’s Scrap Book)
16. HINDI SAHITYA CHARITRA (History of Hindi Literature)
17. DR.RAM MANOHAR LOHIA (Life and Works of Socialist Leader Dr.Ram Manohar Logia)
18. “DRAUPADI” Historycal Novel based on Draupadi.
19. HARIVAMS RAI BACHCHAN ATMA KATHA (Abridged Translation of Famous Hindi Poet Bachchan’s Autobiography)
20. PUTCHALAPALLI SUNDARAYYA (Life of great Communist Leader Putchalapalli sundarayya)
21. “KATHANALA VENUKA KATHALU” Telugu translation of “SCOOP” (life sketch of Kuldeep Nayyar)
22. “MANA GOVERNOR NARAYANADUTT TIWARI”
23. “ATTADUGUNUNCHI AGRASTHANAM VARAKU” (Susheel Kumar Shindey’s biography)
24. “NAA DESHAM – NA PRAJALU” (Telugu translation of L.K.Adwani’s autobiography)
25. "KARAN SINGH ATMA KATHA"
26. "SATYABAMA"

ARTICLES
More than 100 articles published in various leading Dailies and Journals such as Indian Express, Andhra Patrika, Andhra Jyothi,
Andhra Prabha, Udayam, Yuva, Telugu Vidyardhi etc.

RADIO TALKS
More than 75 talks were broadcast both in Hindi and Telugu
through A.I.R Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam since 1974

SEMINARS
1. Participated in the Seminar on “Premchand and Modern Indian Literature” conducted by Sahitya Academy at MADRAS in 1981
2. Participated in the seminar on Counseling conducted by AIACHE at Bangalore in 1982
3. Participated in the Seminar on National Educational Policy conducted by ACTA and Nagarjuna University at Vijayawada in 1996.
4. Participated in the seminar on “Value Orientation in Education”, conducted by A.L.College, Vijayawada
5. Participated in the Seminar on “Biographies and Auto- Biographies in Indian Languages jointly conducted by Central Hindi Directorate and Hindi Department, Jodhpur University, Jodhpur in 1987
6. Participated in the seminar on “Kaviraj Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary”conducted by Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy at Vijayawada in 1987
7. Participated in the Symposium on the Impact on M.N.Roy in Telugu Literature conducted by Indian Academy of Social Sciences – A.P. Branch at Osmania University, Hyderabad – 1987
8. Participated in the seminar on “Hazari Prasad Dwivedi” Conducted by Hindi Dept. of B.H.U. Varanasi, 1986
9. Participated in the International Seminer on Peace, Philosophy and International Understanding jointly conducted by U.G.C. and I.C.P.R at Delhi in 1987
10. Participated in the Seminar on “Right to Work” conducted by Central Hindi Directorate 1991 at Calcutta.

CONFERENCES
1. Participated in the Third World Hindi Conference held at New Delhi in 1983
2. Participated in the 5th conference of TANA held at LOS ANGELES, USA in July 1985
3. Participated in the 6th Conference of TANA held at St.LOUIS, U.S.A. in June, 1987
4. Participated in the 7th Conference of TANA held at Houstan, TEXAS, U.S.A. in 1989
5. All Indian Official languages Conference at Gangtok, Sikkim – 1991
6. Participated in the 9th conference of TANA, held at New York – 1993
7. Participated in the XIVth congress of INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ASSOCIATION (ICLA) held at University of ALBERTA, CANADA – 1994
8. Participated in the World Hindi Conference held at Mauritius – 1994
9. Participated in the 1st conference of European Telugu Association held at Burmingham (U.K.) – 1995
10. Participated in the 10th Conference of TANA held at CHICAGO – 1995
11. World Press Council’s Conference at CAIRO (Egypt) – 2000
12. Participated in World Hindi Conference, U.S.A. – 2007

MEMBERSHIP
1. Member, Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy, Hyderabad - 1986-87
2. Member, Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India, 1986
3. Member, Advisory Committee, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam, 1989-90
4. Member, Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1990 – till date
5. Member, Board of Studies in Hindi, Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous) Vijayawada 1989 – till date
6. Member Board of Studies in Hindi, P.B. Siddhardha College (Autonomous) Vijayawada – 1989 till date

FOREIGN TOURS
Visited U.S.A., Malaysia, Canada, Thailand, Singapore, U.K., France, Belgium, Mauritius, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt and UAE.