Publications
a. Books
b. Papers
c. Short stories, poems, translations, and feature articles
- Action Research for Professional Development in ELT (Ed.), published by the Loyola ELT Centre (2010).
- Reflective Practice in the English Classroom (Ed.), published by the Loyola ELT Centre (2008).
- An Anthology of Indian Short Stories (Ed.), published by Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada (2003).
- Stories for All Times (Ed.), published by Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada (2003).
- Champion English, Primer 2 Book A, and Primer 2 Book B, (2 books), published by Zee-Education, Mumbai (1998).
- Access to Essential English, Book 1 and Book 2 (2 books), published by Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada (1998).
- Champion English, Primer 1 Book A, and Primer 1 Book B (2 books), published by Zee-Education, Mumbai (1997).
- A Rainy Day and Other Stories (ed.), an English translation of Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah’s short stories in Telugu, published by Rajahamsa (1997) -- co-edited with Nageswari Paladugu.
- Maidanam (ed.), an English translation (by Ramana AV) of a Telugu novel of the same name by Chalam, published by Orien Consultants (1997) -- co-edited with Nageswari Paladugu.
- Champion Reading, Levels 1 to 5 (10 books), a supplementary reading programme in English for school children, published by Zee-Education, Mumbai (1996).
b. Papers
- 'Developing expertise through reflective practice,' in Continuing Professional Development of English Language Teachers, ed. S. P. Dhanvel, 2022 (ISBN: 978-981-19-5068-1). Singapore: Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-5069-8
- 'Peer feedback in L2 writing' in Critical Issues in ELT, ed. R Kaushik & AL Khanna, 2022 (ISBN : 9789350027721), Delhi: Aakar Books
- 'Trendy talk and traditional practice: Exploring the mismatch between ESL teachers’ received knowledge and their classroom practice’ in The Teacher Trainer (ISSN 0951-7626), Vol. 31, No. 3 (2017) (Oxford: UK) https://www.tttjournal.co.uk/.
- 'Peer feedback in the ESL writing classroom,' in FORTELL (ISSN 2229-6557), Issue 29 (July 2014)
- ‘Building a digital library system in academic libraries in India: Fantasies, realities and possibilities,’ in Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management (ISSN 2277-7938), jkcm-3-2-003 (2013).
- ‘Towards an alternative form of feedback’ in IATEFL Voices (Issue 233, July-August 2013) , UK (ISSN 1814-3830). http://origin.misc.pagesuite.com/pdfdownload/83f46f82-ee6d-471c-9e6d-bb587757fefd.pdf
- ‘Realizing the possibilities of the ESL textbook,’ in GRIN Publishing GmbH: November 2011 (ISBN 978-3-656-05705-5).
- ‘Ready for Reading,’ in English Teaching Professional (a peer-reviewed international ELT journal published from the UK), 62/2 (May 2009).
- ‘Professional development in ELT: problems and possibilities’, in Reflective Practice in the English Classroom’ (2008), published by the Loyola ELT Centre.
- ‘The changing library scene: The lament of an old bookish soul’, PEARL: I / 2 (2007).
- ‘The use of the mother tongue in the ESL classroom’, The Journal of English Language Teaching: XXXIX / 4 (2003).
- ‘Is streaming the best organizational principle for developing language? : a discussion’, The Journal of English Language Teaching: XXXIX / 4 (2003).
- ‘Materials design: paradigm shift or patient pursuit of the possible?’, The Journal of English Language Teaching: XXXIX / 1 (2003).
- ‘A coursebook with a difference’, The Journal of English Language Teaching: XXXV / 6 (2000).
- ‘The (hard-luck) story of a reading programme for young learners’, The Journal English Language Teaching: XXXV / 1 (2000).
- ‘Harmonizing the self’, The Book Review, New Delhi: XVIII (1994).
- ‘Myths about teachers and teaching’, Sunday Chronicle: March 27, 1994.
- ‘Dreaming Indian: acting as writer?’, The Hindu (Literary Review): April 25, 1993.
- 'Academic staff orientation: exercise in futility?’, University News: XXXI / 15 (April 12, 1993).
- 'Academic Staff Orientation', University News: XXXI / 37 (September 13, 1993).
- ‘MT in L2 teaching: Don’t perpetuate illusions’, The Journal of English Language Teaching: XXVIII / 4 (1993).
c. Short stories, poems, translations, and feature articles
- Published over 200 articles as a regular columnist for the Deccan Chronicle for three years till March 2005.
- Contributed feature articles to Span, The Hindu, the Indian Express, the Deccan Chronicle and Jesuit Parivar.
- Published poems in English and Tamil.
- Written short stories in English and Tamil, published by The Hindu (Sunday Magazine), the Indian Express (Magazine), the Sahitya Akademi, and Kanaiyazhi, Solvanam, & Thinnai, Tamil literary magazines.
- Translated into English one of my Tamil short stories (titled 'The Great Culture') for the Sahitya Akademi. Published in Indian Literature.