Academic Qualifications:

Ph D - March 2001 -. Osmania University, Hyderabad Thesis titled- “War Craft, Arms and Amour in Medieval Deccan- from 1500AD - 1700 AD”
M Phil - June 1991 - Osmania University, Hyderabad Dissertation titled - “Qutb Shahi Arms” 
M A - April 1979, Osmania University, Hyderabad

Professional career:  

Lecturer in History 
From 2-8-1982 to 28-2-2013, SLNSA Oriental Degree College, Dharmapuri 
Principal from 1st January 2011 to 28th Feb 2013

Research Projects Undertaken: 

“Iron and Wootz Steel Industry in Telangana”- 
“Forge welded iron cannons in the forts of Deccan
“Pioneering Metallurgy in South Indian Sub-Continent” - Sanctioned by UK-I ERI - Lead Investigators Prof. Gill Guelf, Exeter University, UK and Dr. Sharada Srinivasan, NIAS, Bangalore, India. 
The Project for the Documentation & Antiquities of Built Heritage Sites of Karimnagar district, commissioned by the National Mission on Monuments from March 2011
Papers presented in National and Regional Conferences, seminars and Workshops: 260
Extension Lectures: 80
Papers presented at International Conferences: 40
Papers Published: 180
Invited Articles in Books:  8

Foreign Countries Visited: 

UK (2009,2010,2011),For research collaboration with Exeter University, Exeter, UK
USA (2009) 
Sri Lanka (2010), 
Japan (2013),present research papers in BUMA
South Koreato present research papers in BUMA (2017)
Thailand (2017)
Presented Research papers in BUMA (2022)

Membership in Academic Bodies:

Life Member in Indian History Congress (2005)
Life Member in South India History Congress (2002)
Life Member in Member in Andhra Pradesh History Congress (2001)
Life Member in Telangana History Congress (2009)
Member in Hyderabad Historical Society, Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad (since 2003)
Member, INTACH Karimnagar District Chapter, (2001-2011)
Adjunct faculty in National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) (Aug 2011-2018)
Member, Indian National Academy of Heritage Engineering (INAHE)-
Honorary Research Faculty, Dept. of Archaeology, Extern University, UK (2013-2018)
EC member in Beginnings and Use of Metals and Alloys (BUMA) International Organization, USA. (From 2013 to ) 
Board Member, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad (from January 2019)

Awards and Honors: 

Best NSS Camp Convener by APCM Chandra Babu Naidu-2003. 
Felicitated as District Historian, 23 March 2003 by J. Ramanaiah Educational Trust,
Jagtial, Karimnagar District. 
Honored by Vishal Andhra daily on its Golden Jubilee celebrations
Gold medal by J. Ramanaiah Educational Trust for Achieving research merit in regional history, 2008 at Jagtial, Karimnagar Dist.
Honored by National Artisan Association, at Nagpur in 2012
Honored as District Historian, Karimnagar on the Telangana State formation day, 2015
Dr. Daram Nagabhushanam Smaaraka Charitika Parishodana Puraskaram, Samaikya Sahiti, 2019

Field experience:

Surveyed about 4000 villages in 9 districts of Telangana State.
Recorded several new archaeological sites in Telangana
Extensively traveled in the country and visited 200 forts